The journalism schools at four of the nation’s leading universities — Stony Brook University, the University of Georgia, Northwestern University and Arizona State University — announce that they will become inaugural solutions journalism hubs, charged with ensuring that journalism focused on responses to problems is integrated into the teaching, research and service of leading journalism programs. more

The Wyden-Khanna-Massie legislation reaffirms First Amendment protections for journalists who publish classified information, and ensures whistleblowers can effectively report waste, fraud and abuse to Congress. more

Candace Wolf, a 24-year veteran producer of daily newspapers, has been named editor and publisher of The Daily Mining Gazette in Houghton, Michigan. more

Today marks five years since we launched the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a project of Freedom of the Press Foundation and the Committee to Protect Journalists. more

As Facebook cuts back on its payments to publishers, Meta-owned sibling Instagram is opening up its wallet as the platform continues its controversial pivot to short-form video with TikTok clone Reels. more

More than a dozen major news organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Public Safety to obtain public records relating to the Robb Elementary School massacre. more

In order to fully cover our communities, we must reflect them. And it’s why the USA TODAY Network has a goal of doing just that by 2025 — to have our newsroom teams match the racial and ethnic makeup of the communities we serve. more

The massive lawsuits filed by newspapers alleging monopolistic conduct by Google and Facebook have been joined by Capital Region Independent Media LLC, a publisher in the Albany, New York area. more

Natalia Wiita, formerly the company's regional vice president of sales, succeeds Ava Thomas, who has been promoted to a group president position within Lee Enterprises. more

The Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University has named Kali-Ahset Amen, Ph.D., as its inaugural executive director. more

Twitter warned Thursday that governments around the globe are asking the company to remove content or snoop on private details of user accounts at an alarming rate. more

Wednesday, July 27, was Michael McDermott's first day on the job as executive editor of the Worcester (Massachusetts) Telegram & Gazette. more

Google said in a statement that it will once again delay the replacement of third-party cookies — a practice long used by advertisers to target advertisements to consumers. more

Here’s an idea to steal and adapt: Flip the narrative and add solutions-oriented reporting to your coverage, rather than solely focusing on problems in your community. The solutions journalism beat can include stories about people, programs and processes working to fill gaps in equity, break down barriers and make your region a better place. more

Meta on Tuesday began telling its news partners in the U.S. that the company no longer plans to pay publishers for their content to run on Facebook's News Tab, sources tell Axios. more

AP Education Reporting Network Director Chrissie Thompson has announced two additions to the network aimed at deepening education coverage by the AP and across the news industry. more

As newspapers cut print editions, lines blur between dailies and weeklies. more

Digital platform Money announced today that it is now the exclusive provider of personal finance content for national media company McClatchy and its 29 iconic local news platforms. more

A consortium of news publishers wants federal regulators to update Community Reinvestment Act rules so banks do more for local, minority-owned media. more

Longtime journalist Sheila Rayam has been named executive editor of The Buffalo (New York) News, the first Black journalist and the second woman to hold the position in The News’ 142-year history. more