Cox Enterprises has announced that Scott LeTourneau has been named vice president of corporate development. LeTourneau will be responsible for the company’s long-term growth strategy to diversify its core businesses, while also serving as an adviser to existing portfolio companies. more

First Person View (FPV) drone technology has been the playground of drone racing and thrill-seekers in general. But there’s a case to be made that this tech has newsroom applications. Here’s a list of reasons you might want to put on the goggles and fly an FPV drone for your next story. more

CNHI, LLC has acquired The Transylvania Times of Brevard, North Carolina, from The Transylvania Times, Inc., a family-owned company for the past 80 years. The sale closed May 6. more

The first edition of The Newport Daily News in Rhode Island was four pages and published on May 4, 1846. The price was one cent per copy, or $3 for a yearly subscription. It was believed by many in town to be a frivolous enterprise, but after publishing several editions, the paper always sold out. more

Once again, Colorado is staking out new ground in the battle to save local news, this time with a first-in-the-nation effort to keep newspapers locally owned and thriving. more

Dan and Cindy Hammes, second generation family owners of the St. Maries Gazette Record in St. Maries, Idaho, have sold the newspaper to Jesse and Sasha Mullen of Deer Lodge, Montana, according to John Thomas Cribb of Cribb, Greene & Cope, who represented the Hammes family in the transaction. more

In a memo this week to staff, Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Sally Buzbee announced several changes to The Associated Press senior leadership team in News, aimed at keeping AP's news report strong, mission driven and sharp, and aligning more closely with products and technology to drive AP’s overall success.  more

Operations is the heart and soul of our industry. And the pros working in the pressrooms not only understand every department's mechanics (beyond presses and equipment) they often contribute new thinking and concepts to help uncover profitability! Help E&P and ING (in conjunction with America's Newspapers) recognize these innovators by nominating a colleague today, so we can share their ideas and salute them to the global news publishing industry! more

If your readers are looking for inspiration, we believe these stories will be rewarding. Each week, the Pass It On series will feature a new story to hopefully provide an uplifting moment in someone’s day and then ... pass it on. These articles are available to members of America's Newspapers to reprint at no cost. more

After three years as news editor for the Jasper County weeklies, Jamee A. Pierson has been named editor of the Newton Daily News in Iowa. The announcement was made following the departure of former editor Pam Pratt. more

All newspaper employees (managers and non-managers) are encouraged to participate in a quick America's Newspapers survey on The Future of Remote Working.  Publishers and managers: Share the survey link with your staffs and encourage them to take part. more

Veteran newsroom leader and Auburn University alumna Paige Windsor has been named executive editor of the Montgomery Advertiser, as well as the Alabama state editor for parent company Gannett, a job that includes oversight of the Gadsden Times and the Tuscaloosa News. more

Three newspapers have been welcomed into membership! more

Tricia Johnston has been promoted to West Virginia publisher of the Times West Virginian in Fairmont, The Register-Herald in Beckley and the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. more

Steve Strickbine, publisher and president of the Tempe-based Times Media Group, on Tuesday announced he is acquiring Tucson Local Media from Thirteenth Street Media.  more

Gary Tyler, who recently was named publisher of the Richmond (Kentucky) Register, has served as the paper’s general manager/advertising director since August of 2019. He will continue his advertising position in addition to his new responsibilities. more

Starting at The Daily Independent 30 years ago, Lisa Callihan has been promoted to publisher, the top position at the Ashland, Kentucky, paper. more

At a Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing on Wednesday, April 21, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) urged the nominee for deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration to correct issues that have prevented some newspapers and broadcasters from applying for critical assistance from the Paycheck Protection Program. Sen. Cantwell will be among the presenters next month during America's Newspapers Spring Conference — PIVOT 2021.  During a talk scheduled for Tuesday, May 11, at 3:30 p.m. EDT, she will be discussing her legislative priorities for the news media. more

McClatchy Co., which owns several local news organizations in South Carolina, voluntarily recognized The State News Guild on Monday, making the newspaper in Columbia the largest paper in the state to unionize. more

As news media organizations hustle to publish today’s news, it can be a struggle for them to think about how to keep their digital content from disappearing. Today, the news industry faces competition from other digital media platforms, political challenges to media credibility, and, most of all, financial viability. Digital news preservation may not be top of mind, but it SHOULD be. more