AccuWeather today announced it will launch a video streaming product later this summer called AccuWeather NOW. The streaming offering will feature 24 hours of continuous daily programming, dedicated to all things weather, including extreme and natural events, global forecasts, climate and weather-related long- and short-form documentaries from across the U.S. and around the world. more

Westplex Media Group has agreed to acquire the Moberly (Missouri) Monitor-Index from Gannett Co., Inc. It is the fourth community newspaper in Westplex’s portfolio. more

Mainstream journalists want their work to be perceived as fair-minded and nonpartisan. They want to defend themselves against charges of bias. So they equalize the unequal. This practice seems so ingrained as to be unresolvable. more

A South Coast university is launching what it’s calling a unique program in Southern California to train bilingual journalists. more

Leisa Richardson, executive editor, announced Wednesday the building will be put up for auction in September. The starting bid for the 135,000-square-foot building will be $400,000. The building has spent the past 10 years on the market. more

Jenny Rogers will oversee a talented and growing Lifestyle team that includes four editors (one in charge of each of its coverage areas — Wellness, Home, Parenting and KidsPost), three reporters, an editorial aide and a vast network of freelance contributors. more

Google will start requiring vaccines to work on campus and will extend voluntary work from home until Oct. 18. more

White House reporters will be wearing masks in the briefing room again, the White House Correspondents' Association told members on Tuesday. The mask requirement for the White House press pool is reimposed for all indoor spaces at the White House. It follows guidance that White House staff will also be wearing masks again indoors. more

Traditional conventions in reporting on crime can damage community trust. Our flawed coverage too often reinforces stereotypes and inequalities, stokes fear and paints fundamentally inaccurate pictures of our communities. more

Sexton Media Group has agreed to acquire the Neosho (Missouri) Daily News and the Aurora Advertiser from Gannett Co., Inc. Sexton Media Group is owned by Jimmy and Rhonda Sexton, of Neosho. The transaction is expected to close on Sept. 1. more

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The state of California. New York City. Hospitals and nursing homes. Colleges and universities. Employers are putting COVID-19 vaccine mandates into place and it’s getting attention. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden said a requirement is under consideration for all federal employees. But what happens if workers refuse? Federal legal guidance out this week suggests the law is on the side of employers. more

The death of NNA’s Postal Chair Emeritus Max Heath, Shelbyville, Kentucky, on July 28 set off a period of mourning across the community newspaper industry. more

Workers in the industry argue that nondisclosure agreements are a matter of workplace safety, making them “mandatory subjects of bargaining.” more

Louise Story, who oversaw digital strategy and technology at The Wall Street Journal, has decided to leave the paper after less than three years. more

The Washington Post will require all employees to provide proof that they have been vaccinated if they plan to return to the paper's newsroom this fall.  more

The Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund and the Agnes Freyer Gibbs Scholarship Fund of the Maine Community Foundation have awarded $335,000 in scholarships to 16 students, all graduates of Maine high schools. Students receive financial support for graduate and undergraduate studies at schools across the U.S. more

Each year, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press recognizes the accomplishments of leaders in the news media and legal fields whose work embodies the values of the First Amendment through its prestigious Freedom of the Press Awards. more

It's time to launch creative solutions to increase staff size and resources without sacrificing quality — and do it with an eye to the uncertain future,” reads a quote from an American Press Institute report on how local news outlets can rebound and prosper in 2021. Good examples of that work are not hard to find in the U.S. more

If you’ve been thinking about getting a new job, and especially if that thought frightens you because you’ve been in the same company for years, please, keep reading. more

July 26, 2021 - The Indiana Supreme Court is considering a change to Trial Rule 4.13 that would allow an attorney to place notice on a website controlled by the Supreme Court rather than publish the notice in a local newspaper. more