CherryRoad Media has acquired The Claxton Enterprise from owner Mitchell “Mickey” Peace. The transaction closed Feb. 26, allowing the 112-year-old paper to continue to serve its communities. more

Newsroom resources are limited. Local stories are endless. United Robots can help.  With United Robots’ automated content products, you can provide coverage where previously there was none. More stories, closer to home. more

If you have not met Kellie Caskey with The Newspaper Manager, be sure you meet her in the Mega-Conference Town Square at The Newspaper Manager booth. more

The Associated Press has announced that it will provide its U.S. elections results to Kalshi, the world’s largest prediction market. more

The Associated Press has announced that Lauren Easton has been promoted to senior vice president and chief communications officer. She will lead all aspects of AP’s reputation and brand integrity. more

Last summer, The New Mexican, one of the oldest newspapers in the West, embarked on a new frontier — as operating partner of Searchlight New Mexico, a digital-only statewide investigative news nonprofit that was facing extinction.

This session at the Mega-Conference focuses on lessons learned from this unique merger, the business side of public-service journalism, and what the future means for audience growth and product innovations. more

America’s Newspapers has formalized a new partnership with the News/Media Alliance, aligning two national organizations around shared advocacy and business priorities for the news industry. more

At Mega-Conference, John Garrett, founder and CEO of Community Impact, will share the company’s journey from startup to one of the largest hyperlocal news organizations in Texas. more

New Mexico is poised to become the latest state to save local newsroom jobs through policies approved by its Legislature. The Land of Enchantment offers another model for states that believe local journalism is essential to their civic health and want to help their news industries survive and grow. more

Glide Publishing Platform delivers world-class content and audience management technologies and has decades of experience delivering critical technologies that solve problems for media and publishing industries. more

Artificial intelligence is moving faster than most policies — and in many newsrooms, faster than shared understanding. At the Mega-Conference, BLOX Digital, Adams MultiMedia and Times Journal Media bring together operators who are working through AI decisions in real time. This session looks beyond hype and focuses on execution: where AI is delivering measurable value, where caution is warranted, and how to integrate these tools without compromising editorial standards. more

For 116 years, Metro Creative Graphics, Inc. has been a leading provider of advertising, creative, editorial and sales support resources designed to help media companies boost revenue and streamline production with their print and digital products. more

redbankgreen was launched on June 1, 2006. Its mission: to capture as fully as possible the vitality of the people and events of the Red Bank, New Jersey area, both for immediate consumption and for posterity. more

Base Media Cloud is a managed cloud service provider helping news media publishers (as well as broadcasters and content owners) manage their media content at scale using cloud native tools and cloud hosting/storage. more

The Media Resilience Network (MDRNet) is a newly launched initiative from Vita Activa designed to provide free, confidential mental health and peer support to journalists, especially those from underrepresented communities and newsrooms under strain. more

Workbooks is a software company providing an integrated platform for publishers that want CRM and much more. The platform spans sales, marketing, customer service and commercial operations — helping teams manage the full revenue and fulfilment lifecycle in one system. more

If mobile isn’t converting, it’s costing you. At Mega,  Pugpig  can show you how publishers are turning mobile audiences into measurable subscription growth and premium ad inventory. more

At Mega, Lineup joins The Post and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina) for a session titled “Ad Ops Revolution.” President and Publisher PJ Browning and CRO Chase Heatherly will outline their move from a fragmented ecosystem to a unified system — and why it was a critical business decision, not just a technology upgrade. more

Mega-Conference is built for leadership teams focused on revenue protection and sustainable growth. With more than 20 fast-paced sessions, the agenda is structured to deliver practical frameworks you can evaluate and apply immediately. more

As part of its longstanding commitment to state and local news in the U.S., The Associated Press has introduced the Global Indigenous Reporting Network (GIRN), a collaborative initiative designed to expand the reach of Indigenous affairs coverage.   more