A key editor for The Dallas Morning News is leaving the newspaper to lead a growing public charter school network. more

Some readers find the new usage of “they” confusing and offer other options such as “que” and “s/he.” more

Russian authorities on Friday labeled nine more journalists and three media organizations as “foreign agents,” part of efforts to sideline critics — hours after a Russian journalist won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. more

OPC News LLC, formed by Graham, Kyle and Jack Osteen and a sister company to The Sumter (South Carolina) Item, has split into two companies. more

Carrie Colburn has been named publisher for the Columbus Telegram, Schuyler Sun and David City Banner-Press, and will continue as publisher for the York (Nebraska) News-Times. more

Owasso native and career journalist Kim Archer has been named editor of the award-winning Bartlesville (Oklahoma) Examiner-Enterprise. more

Lincoln (Nebraska) Journal Star President and Publisher Ava Thomas will succeed Julie Bechtel as president and publisher of the Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald, effective Nov. 1. Thomas also was named group publisher for Lee properties in Nebraska and Iowa, and she’ll remain president and publisher in Lincoln. more

A judge on Thursday ordered the release of police camera footage of an incident in which a Greeley officer is accused of using a chokehold during an arrest, siding with news media that argued a new Colorado law requires disclosure of video upon request involving alleged police misconduct. more

Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their fight for freedom of expression in countries where reporters have faced persistent attacks, harassment and even murder. more

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Google will ban advertisements and stop funding media that contradict scientific consensus on climate change, the company announced in a blog post on Thursday. more

The governor was asked if New Jersey will follow the example of local and state governments in New York City and California to dedicate substantial advertising and marketing funds to advertising in ethnic and community media. more

The report, “Why Black Media Matters Now,” analyzed the coverage of nearly 100 Black-owned news outlets over 15 momentous months between March 2020 and May 2021. In general, it found that Black media publishes as much as six times more coverage than mainstream outlets on issues of importance to Black communities, including racism, health disparities and voting access. more

In a guest essay for The New York Times, Roddy Lindsay, a former data scientist at Facebook, said there's a regulatory solution that addresses the key concerns of both Democrats and Republicans, respects the First Amendment and preserves the dynamism of the internet economy. Congress should craft a simple reform: make social media companies liable for content that their algorithms promote. more

Insights from the Digital Growth Summit 2021: The Next 10 Years in News more

You don’t need to be an engineer or web developer to make your work accessible to disabled audiences. more

Before delving into an interview, think about the impact of losing everything: family, home, country, livelihood, belongings, money, friends and wellbeing. more

“What is it like to work at a small-market local newspaper in the United States?” That’s the question at the core of this new research report, which seeks to capture the experiences of local journalists and people working at local newspapers across the country. more

Australia’s prime minister on Thursday described social media as a “coward’s palace” and warned that digital platforms including Facebook should be held liable for defamatory comments posted anonymously. more

More than 1,000 news outlets in 15 countries were touched by the program and bound by strict confidentiality clauses, the report said, but it found more than a dozen senior publishing industry sources willing to spill the beans. more