Tampa Bay Times sportswriter Joey Knight passed away on Friday morning, leaving behind a legacy of compassion and coverage. more

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed the Review-Journal another legal victory in its long-running dispute with the Las Vegas Sun, declining to take up the Sun’s petition asking justices to overturn a lower-court ruling that the companies’ joint operating agreement is “unenforceable.” more

SingleComm is a premier contact center software company built by industry veterans to deliver flexible, native-built, cloud-based solutions. more

As part of this year’s Mega-Conference, attendees have access to an added Texas Ranch Bonus Experience — an offsite afternoon just outside Austin that brings together authentic ranch traditions with relaxed hospitality presented by OwnLocal. more

This year’s Mega-Conference agenda is designed to maximize your time and deliver practical value. With more than 20 sessions across strategy, revenue, AI, audience and operations, the program gives you clear choices — and clear takeaways.

Sessions are fast-paced and focused. Each one blends forward-looking perspective with practical insight, giving leadership teams both strategic direction and ideas that can generate results now.  Check out what’s planned at https://www.mega-conference.com/schedule.html. more

The Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs, Arkansas) has announced a public fundraising campaign aimed at strengthening and expanding its local newsroom, launching what it calls the Community Journalism Project with an initial goal of raising $75,000. more

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism has announced a $150,000 grant to The San Francisco Standard to develop an AI-powered news app designed to reimagine how audiences interact with local information. more

Times Media Group, a leading community news publisher with operations across the Southwest, and Moser Community Media — also known as Texas Local Media Company —  jointly announced the acquisition of Moser Community Media’s portfolio of 32 community newspapers serving markets throughout Texas. The transaction will become effective Monday, March 2. more

The Center for Integrity in News Reporting (CFINR) has extended the submission deadline for its national journalism awards honoring objective and impartial news reporting published in 2025. The new submission deadline is Friday, Feb. 20 (11:59 p.m. ET). more

“Slow creative turnaround has held print back as a sales accelerator,” says Simon Gannon, marketing director at Mediaferry. To address this, publishers are turning to AI-powered production. Mediaferry’s platform enables the automatic generation of print-ready advertisements, allowing sales teams to move at the speed of the market. more

Managing digital, print and bundled subscriptions at scale now requires far more than basic billing or access control. It demands flexibility, deep subscriber insight and seamless integration across the publishing ecosystem. This is where Kayak by Atex plays a critical role. more

AlignSimple has wrapped up a hands-on partnership with the Potter Digital Ambassador program at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, helping small, community-focused newsrooms move faster, work smarter and publish better in an increasingly digital-first world. more

Local advertisers are looking to minimize fragmented digital experiences and maximize value. This means focusing on vanity metrics like leads, clicks or engagement has to be replaced with proof of business outcomes like deals closed, revenue generated and loyalty increase. more

Reuters is hosting a webinar, “Elevate Your FIFA World Cup 2026™ Coverage with Reuters” on March 5, a concise, one‑hour webinar focused on supporting fast, reliable and standout tournament coverage. more

The advertising related to the 2026 election cycle is moving into activation sooner than many realize. This is the moment for publishers to clearly and confidently demonstrate the value of their print and digital news audiences at the voting district and ZIP code level. This is exactly what we deliver to publishers through our DigitalZip programs at Tactician Media. more

Publishers can now protect their brand environment earlier in the ad submission process with a new AI-powered content safety checker embedded in Ad2order. more

Teams want to understand how to measure success across their website, mobile apps and other digital properties, without improving one indicator in a way that undermines another. This article explores why subscription growth requires a systems-level approach and what that means for how publishers think about metrics and product decisions. more

The Center Square serves original, straight-news journalism to 53% of all Americans through the more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcast outlets with which it partners. How the brand reached this level of distribution provides a prime example of how partnerships bridge the gap between lean newsroom operations and expanded reach. more

Creating effective landing pages has traditionally required multiple tools, design resources or manual workarounds. Mirabel Technologies' new AI-Powered Landing Page Builder removes those barriers by allowing users to generate complete landing pages in just a few clicks. more

Eric Larson of The ORG Detectives says newspapers must find a way to bring new value to those who have money to spend and not just rely on the benevolence of billionaires. His team has been experimenting with new marketing and business services that newspapers can package, sell and fulfill for their clients. And, he’s encouraged by the reception he is getting. more