Ron Martin, a former longtime editor of the Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution who oversaw the merger of those newspapers after he edited USA Today, died Saturday, May 14, according to his family. more

There is strong support among the American public for lawmakers to take action and preserve the future of local journalism. The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) would do just that, allowing local news outlets to come together to negotiate the terms for how their content is accessed online. more

Google is ramping up its opposition to the federal government’s Online News Act, warning the proposed new law would “break” its popular search engine. more

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter can’t move forward unless the company shows public proof that less than 5% of the accounts on the social media platform are fake or spam. more

May 17, 2022 - Michigan newspapers need to post notices of public meetings or other similar announcements online in a manner that is free for everyone, according to a pair of bills Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed into law. more

To coincide with the 80th anniversary of the removal of Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island during World War II, The Seattle Times published its first “A1 Revisited” project in late March. As part of the package, Seattle Times Executive Editor Michele Matassa Flores wrote a column to apologize for the paper's inaccurate and incomplete coverage of the Japanese American incarceration. more

Lobbying groups representing Facebook(FB.O), Twitter(TWTR.N), Google (GOOGL.O) and other tech companies filed an emergency request with the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, seeking to block a Texas law that prohibits large social media platforms from banning users based on their political views. more

A new UNESCO policy brief led by ICFJ calls for urgent action to address the news media viability crisis. more

As Israel and the Palestinians wrangle over the investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, several independent groups have launched their own probes. One open-source research team said its initial findings lent support to Palestinian witnesses who said she was killed by Israeli fire. more

A declining share of Americans favor more government regulation of major technology companies, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Still, a plurality of U.S. adults favor greater regulation of these companies, and a large majority believe it is at least somewhat likely that social media sites censor political viewpoints they find objectionable. more

Robert W. Decherd will move into an executive chairman role until his retirement to the board next year. more

Jelani Cobb has been named dean of Columbia Journalism School, as of August 1, 2022. Professor Cobb is the Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism and Director of the Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism and Civil and Human Rights. more

Elon Musk said he wanted to confirm Twitter’s findings that spam and fake accounts make up less than 5 percent of its users. more

A veteran Des Moines Register editor, Gage Church, has been named editor of the Ames Tribune. more

James Dao has been named the editorial page editor of The Boston Globe. He will lead the Globe's Opinion team, one of the highest profile positions at New England's largest media company. more

The Washington Post has launched an open-source design system, making the fundamental code that powers The Post and its features available publicly for the first time. more

Zeina Karam, The Associated Press’ current news director for Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, has been named deputy news director for Europe, rounding out the region’s leadership team. more

The kickoff session of the new Executive Development Program hosted by America's Newspapers and funded by the Inland Press Foundation was held April 9-10 in Orlando, Florida, in advance of the Mega-Conference. more

Tracie Powell, journalist and founder of a new venture philanthropy organization, shares five podcast episodes about funding, sustaining and growing community news outlets. more

Interactivity and efficiency can change how readers interact with politics. more