Investment firm GSV is working on a bid to buy Forbes Media at a $620 million valuation as an alternative to Forbes' announced SPAC merger, Axios has learned. more

New data shows that the tech sector spends the most money by far on public affairs advertising in newsletters targeting D.C. decision makers. more

Fox Corporation, the owner of Fox News, told employees on Friday that those working in New York City would have to show proof they’d had at least one dose of the Covid vaccine by Dec. 27, removing the option to get tested weekly instead. more

Susan Goldberg, editor in chief of National Geographic and editorial director of National Geographic Partners, will join Arizona State University with a joint appointment in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory’s College of Global Futures. more

Artificial Intelligence is becoming an important part of many industries, but how should journalists and publishers understand it? Christopher Brennan, co-founder of Overtone.ai, spoke with researcher Carl-Gustav Lindén about why metadata, rather than automation, makes more sense as a focus. more

The News Industry Mega-Conference, the news media industry’s largest event, returns with an in-person meeting April 10-12, 2022.  The conference will be held in Orlando, Florida, at the JW Marriott Bonnet Creek Resort, one of the newest resorts in the Walt Disney World area. more

Glossy brands are situated for an increase in digital shopping, but it isn’t just for them. Local media organizations can offer their own twist. more

Plus, how to wrap your head around the meaning of exponential growth, experts advise on whether to cancel holiday travel plans, and more. more

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is urging a federal appellate court to allow enforcement of a new law that prohibits Facebook, YouTube and Twitter from suppressing posts based on the point of view expressed. more

The new agreement, which consolidates four previously separate contracts, will offer salary floors of $63,000 by the end of the contract and minimum annual raises of 3 to 3.75 percent. more

Montevideo, St. James, Crookston among publications changing hands. more

We spoke with current ICFJ Knight Fellows about what this year has taught them, and what advice they have for fellow media professionals heading into 2022. more

An Associated Press photographer was pushed and beaten by Israeli police in an unprovoked attack Friday while covering a protest in a tense Jerusalem neighborhood, sending him to the hospital with head injuries. more

Seventeen experts take stock in "Local Journalism: Shrinking Resources, Growing Challenges," a project of Medill and the German Foundation KAS. more

Michael Keever, the long-time senior vice president and chief marketing officer of NTVB Media, died Saturday from complications related to COVID-19. He was 55. more

Dec. 31 marks John Lampinen's retirement after 48 years at the Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois), including the last two decades as editor. more

Three media organizations and their reporters sued Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday, alleging she has repeatedly violated the state’s open records laws by ignoring requests for government records. more

A columnist shares her fears — and persistent hopes — about the future of local news. more

Four veteran journalists have been named the latest recipients of the McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism. Each of the winning projects will receive a grant of up to $15,000. more

According to Reporter Without Borders’ annual round-up, a record number of journalists — 488, including 60 women — are currently detained worldwide, while another 65 are being held hostage. Meanwhile, the number of journalists killed in 2021 — 46 — is at its lowest in 20 years. more