Ogden Newspapers has named John Kridelbaugh as the general manager of the Sandusky Register and Norwalk Reflector in Ohio. more

The daily print editions of the Opelika-Auburn News and its other Alabama Group products, including the Dothan Eagle, are now being printed in Montgomery by Gannett Publishing Services, which prints the Montgomery Advertiser as well as other newspapers throughout the state. more

Eugene Jackson has been appointed vice president of advertising and marketing sales for The Dispatch group of publications in central Ohio and for the USA TODAY Network Ohio news organizations in northeastern Ohio. He succeeds Chris Pettograsso, who has taken another job. more

Chip and Joanna Gaines are buying the 70-year home of the Waco (Texas) Tribune-Herald newspaper at 900 Franklin Ave., planning to make it their Magnolia brand’s corporate nerve center. more

Tribune Publishing Company today announced that the special committee of its board of directors, in consultation with its legal and financial advisers, has determined that a revised, non-binding proposal from Newslight, LLC, an entity jointly owned by Stewart Bainum and Hansjörg Wyss, dated April 1, to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Tribune common stock for $18.50 per share in cash would reasonably be expected to lead to a "Superior Proposal" as defined in Tribune's merger agreement with affiliates of Alden Global Capital LLC. more

Beginning in May, newspaper readers in four North Carolina counties (Columbus, Bladen, Robeson and Scotland) will see their community papers carrying in-depth investigative articles originating from a new online news source, the Border Belt Independent. more

In an attempt to prevent the Orlando Sentinel from being sold to hedge fund Alden Global Capital, two Florida businessmen have said they’re interested in buying the 145-year-old Orlando newspaper to keep it in local hands. more

Through interviews with prisoners, their families, the Minnesota Department of Corrections and criminal justice experts, The Rochester Post Bulletin, a Forum Communications company, found that inmates bore the brunt of a system ill-equipped to handle COVID-19. more

The Supreme Court has issued a unanimous decision in Prometheus Radio Project vs FCC, upholding 2017 reforms that streamlined and modernized the Federal Communications Commission’s media cross-ownership rules, including the repeal of a 1970s-era rule that banned the ownership of a newspaper and a television or radio station in the same market. more

America's Newspapers is proud to see so many young professionals from member newspapers on this year's E&P list of "25 Under 35," including our current Treasurer — Cameron Nutting Williams of Ogden Newspapers. more

The Sacramento (California) Bee has established a groundbreaking new beat at the paper focused on covering the city's Black communities.  Marcus D. Smith, the new reporter who will cover those communities for The Sacramento Bee’s Equity Lab, said his intentions are "to amplify Black voices in the Sacramento region, and in doing so, to contribute to the empowerment and advancement of Black people."  more

America's Newspapers is honored to welcome American Hometown Media into membership. more

Pete Rosengren, vice president of sales and digital strategies for the Daily Herald Media Group in Arlington Heights, Illinois, died Sunday during a family vacation in Florida after he hurried into the Gulf of Mexico to help his sons and other children being carried out to sea by a rip current. more

Rob Walters, an award-winning journalist with decades of experience, has been named editor of the Kingsport (Tennessee) Times News. Walters joined the Six Rivers Media family from the Bristol Herald Courier, where he had served as managing editor since 2016. more

Last week's introduction of Senate Bill 355 in North Carolina offers one of the most important transparency bills in the state's recent history, write Paul Mauney and Bill Moss in an editorial published Sunday. more

White County Cable TV, which is owned by WEHCO Media, will invest $14.2 million to deliver broadband service to residents in five north-central Arkansas communities by the end of 2022 — essentially doubling its investment in the area. more

Ken Romano has joined Stacker as vice president of distribution, where he will focus on growing publisher adoption of Stacker’s newswire through the creation of new products and partnerships. more

The redesigned State Journal-Register in Springfield, Illinois, features a custom font called Unify that was designed for Gannett, based on research to refine the typeface so that it would be easy for everyone to read. The new design also allows for more and larger photos. more

Gannett has put the three buildings owned by The Daily Telegram in Adrian, Michigan, up for sale. Whether the Telegram moves to new offices depends on if the buyer of its main building is open to a lease-back agreement. more

Sid Schwartz, editor of The Gazette in Janesville, Wisconsin, for the past six years, has announced plans to retire in April. more