Local news was once a small segment of nonprofit news — but that is no longer the case. A total of 33 local outlets launched from 2018-2020, including 11 during the COVID crisis in 2020. more

Gannett stock rose 4% on Monday after the company announced another round of refinancing of its existing debt to bring down its interest costs. more

A Democrat running for attorney general in Arkansas, where health officials have struggled with resistance to the coronavirus vaccine, on Monday vowed if elected to take social media companies to court for spreading COVID-19 misinformation. more

Twenty-five media and transparency groups are asking the Washington Supreme Court to allow the release of the names of the Seattle police officers who attended events in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6 — the day of the insurrection. more

Law professor Dorit Reiss, whose research focuses on vaccine mandates and religious exemptions, offers advice on how journalists should think about and cover these issues amid COVID-19. more

The National Archives has identified hundreds of pages of relevant documents, which will be sent to Biden and Trump lawyers. more

Here is an overview of some of the recent changes that have impacted us all and are being hotly debated by SEO experts and publishers alike. more

Facebook is putting a hold on the development of a kids’ version of Instagram, geared toward children under 13, to address concerns that have been raised about the vulnerability of younger users. more

Even before the pandemic accelerated newsroom layoffs and newspaper closures, Canada stepped up to address the journalism crisis. more

Rich Shumate hopes his new book will be a bridge to a more nuanced perspective on the question of media bias. more

Pacific Northwest native RJ Benner has been named the publisher of the Whidbey News-Times (Oak Harbor, Washington) and the South Whidbey Record. more

It’s the job of the media to tell the story and share the developments, the updates. more

The big takeaway from the survey, titled "The First Amendment: Where America Stands"? Amid our disagreements on everything from politics to the pandemic, one value unites the vast majority of us: 94% of respondents — across generations and the political spectrum — view the First Amendment as “vital.” more

The directives for journalists include rules against publishing topics in conflict with Islam or insulting to national personalities. more

America's Newspapers is honored to welcome Tactician Media LLC into membership this week. more

The Boston Globe announced today the launch of "Black News Hour," a new one-hour radio show that will bring local Black stories and historical moments to the forefront of conversations. more

CherryRoad Media Inc. announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 20 newspapers from Gannett Co., Inc. The newspapers, which include five dailies, are published in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri. more

In Brazil — home to the Amazon rainforest, the Pantanal wetlands and diverse species of flora and fauna — environmental journalism is not a new beat. But it is a beat that has had to evolve rapidly in the past few years. more

Mark Katches, editor of the Tampa Bay Times, said launching this panel has been an objective of his since he arrived in Tampa Bay three years ago. The panel was assembled from more than 750 applicants. The paper's goal: To listen and engage with readers. more

A journalist who was badly beaten by the Taliban has lost his eardrum and nearly half of his vision in one eye. more