Here’s an idea to steal and adapt: Gannett’s Knoxville News Sentinel in Tennessee is telling more diverse, authentic stories that are making an impact, thanks to a new audience engagement initiative called the Digital Advisory Group, or “the DAG.” more

Three faculty members will help support students of the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University as they prepare for career-building activities. more

A state appeals court said a judge’s order preventing publication of the documents would not be enforced until a formal appeal could be heard. more

Star Tribune Media Co. has named Suki Dardarian its new editor and senior vice president. Dardarian assumes this position from Rene Sanchez, a New Orleans native, who has been named vice president of news and executive editor of the Times Picayune/The Advocate/Nola.com newsrooms. more

Reporters who cover the US military are alarmed by a lack of access right now. more

A federal judge has approved a settlement prohibiting Minnesota authorities from arresting, threatening to arrest, or using force against journalists. more

The advocacy group Southern Poverty Law Center on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to reject a church's request to reconsider longstanding precedent requiring public figures to prove “actual malice” in order to prevail on defamation claims. more

In written testimony submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Competition, Antitrust and Consumer Rights, the WGA East urged the subcommittee “to examine the huge, negative impact of Big Tech companies on the ability of news organizations to raise enough revenue to employ professional journalists to do their essential work.” more

The numbers still pale in comparison with print’s heyday, but the increase is giving some publishers an unusual feeling: hope. more

The entry period is now open for the 2022 Brechner Center for Freedom of Information Award, recognizing excellence in news reporting across all media platforms that was aired or published during 2021. more

Here are things we keep in mind when copyediting any story about crime. more

Would you like to know how to better execute your ASO strategy to grow your mobile app’s audience and engagement? Join Team Pugpig on Thursday, Feb. 10, for a free masterclass on the importance of a result-driven ASO strategy and its impact on the long-term growth of your mobile app. more

Promote a pub crawl, give "Shop Local" an Irish twist or shop around with "Lucky 17 Sales." These are just a few of the 17 ideas we have for attracting new advertisers on St. Patrick's Day. more

As a result of its recent acquisition of Minibar Delivery, by ReserveBar, Arrandale Ventures' media partners realized substantial returns on their in-kind marketing investments by way of cash payouts last month. Many members of America's Newspapers are part of the Arrandale Media Network, which comprises thousands of print, digital, television, radio and out-of-home media outlets. more

At AffinityX, we provide technology-agnostic, digital advertising solutions that are customized to suit our partners’ and their advertisers’ businesses. These solutions are designed to rapidly increase our partners’ revenue, while simultaneously supplying their advertisers what they need to compete in this ever-evolving market. Just ask Josh Richardson, our partner at Influence Digital Agency, about the success he has seen with us! more

Spending on event marketing is on the rise and on a per-event basis reached an all-time high in 4Q21. It is imperative for publishers to provide event organizers with a variety of promotion options to capture this potential spending.  Now is a good time to do a review of your online calendar promotion options. more

When the Sun-Sentinel in South Florida outlined the challenge it faced in building subscriptions for three very different target audiences, GoalGetters created three Rewards Cards as incentives — one for each audience. The result: The newspaper reported renewal subscriptions of 15-25% between the three different markets. more

America's Newspapers is honored to welcome the following new members this week. more

The old journalism adage says, "If you leave, you can never come back." But for many journalists, that’s no longer the case. more

Last year, a group of former journalists, community leaders and funders in Delaware came together to launch the Local Journalism Initiative, an effort to find new ways to strengthen local journalism. more