The combined editorial boards of The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) welcome Sara Pequeño to the North Carolina Opinion team. more

State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters: "We are working on all possible options to effect their safe departure from Afghanistan." more

Texas is about to make it illegal for big social media companies to ban users based on their political viewpoints. more

What are key strategies for aligning 50,000 global employees to one set of values? more

As the world watches intently for clues on how the Taliban will govern, their treatment of the media will be a key indicator, along with their policies toward women. more

America's Newspapers is honored to welcome three new Solutions Partners into membership this week: Brandpoint, Field Level Media and Grafsolve. more

The group, 124 people including families, flew to Houston from Mexico City after their escape from Kabul. One Afghan journalist in the group has not been cleared by U.S. border officials. more

Having already sued Google for alleged antitrust violations in the search arena, U.S. Department of Justice officials are now preparing an action focused on Google’s alleged monopolistic behavior in digital advertising, according to a Bloomberg source. more

Two bipartisan senators — Democrat Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Republican Mitt Romney of Utah — want the Biden administration to step up their work protecting Afghan journalists in the wake of the U.S. exit from their country. more

The FBI’s Washington Field Office has released a new video of suspects in an assault on a member of the media during the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and is seeking the public’s help to identify them. more

Newspapers, websites and TV and radio stations are exerting tremendous effort to keep operations going and enable journalists to cover developments on the ground. more

A collection of powerful photos from The Associated Press documenting the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and their aftermath will go on display on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 at the Huntsville Museum of Art in Huntsville, Alabama. more

If you are editing a story, your goal is to shorten and enliven the article so it will attract (and keep) the attention of your readers. more

During WAN-IFRA's recent Digital Media Asia conference, three publishers discussed their successes and learning points from using the audience funnel to increase subscriptions. more

The announcement means publishers will no longer have to give Apple a big cut of the subscription revenue they generate — and publishers can truly own the relationship with their customers. more

Study: 90% of Americans say the internet has been essential or important to them, many made video calls and 40% used technology in new ways. But while tech was a lifeline for some, others faced struggles. more

The podcast advertising market continues to rise steadily, quarter after quarter. By next year, the global podcasting industry is anticipated to reach $1.6 billion. more

Sarah Scire of Nieman Lab spent the past week talking with a handful of local journalists who have partnered with Facebook's new newsletter platform and found that, while they’re aware of Facebook’s mixed history with publishers, they also are hopeful. more

Until a new executive director is named, API’s deputy executive director and executive vice president, Jeff Sonderman, and executive vice president and chief of news transformation, Amy Kovac-Ashley, will serve as co-acting leads for the organization. more

The Washington Post on Wednesday walked back a requirement for student internship applicants to have prior experience in a “major newsroom.” more