Registration is officially open for the 2026 Mega-Conference — and now is the time to lock in the best rate for the industry’s biggest gathering of ideas and innovation. more

Adams MultiMedia, a Minnesota-based company, is purchasing The Cedar Rapids Gazette and 11 community newspaper titles, the companies announced jointly. more

CherryRoad Media and Ogden Newspapers have entered into a shared services partnership centered on CherryRoad's circulation and distribution platform, LocalRoad. more

AP Fund for Journalism has announced significant commitments from several organizations, including the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc. and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, that will help power its first-of-its kind local news program to support the U.S. local news ecosystem. more

The Seattle Times has named Ryan Blethen publisher and current President Alan Fisco, chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1. These moves reflect organizational change with the retirement of Frank Blethen following 40 years as Seattle Times publisher and CEO. more

Warning: Several members of America's Newspapers have already reported receiving emails offering discounted hotel rooms for the 2026 Mega-Conference.   Do not book your hotel room in response to these fake promotions.   more

Courts dismissed dozens of strategic lawsuits against public participation targeting media in 2024, finds a new analysis from New York University’s First Amendment Watch. more

Local business owners have clear preferences regarding lead delivery methods, strongly favoring speed and actionability. Survey data from vcita shows that 36% of local advertisers prefer receiving leads through dashboards or push notifications, enabling immediate response rather than delayed follow-up. more

Real estate has evolved from a cost center to a cultural compass. It’s not about having space; it’s about using space to say something that matters. more

This latest report from FT Strategies examines how publishers can respond to emerging trends in discovery and audience behavior and build sustainable paths to growth. It outlines the business models, strategic frameworks and organizational capabilities needed to succeed in an AI-first future. more

If you haven’t added mobile to your advertising toolkit, now is the time before the holiday season. AdMessenger's mobile solution positions you not just as another publisher, but as a strategic partner who can deliver results through mobile advertising. more

Heading into 2026, innovative publishers are shifting away from “adding more” and moving to “optimizing what matters.” Consolidation isn’t about cutting corners; it’s about choosing fewer, stronger partners who can do more for your business and having partnerships that align with you strategically, not just technically. more

Enhanced platform lets business owners purchase ad placements, upload creatives and manage participation — all online. more

AI is reshaping how people discover content, and some publishers are seeing traffic drops of 50% or more as search results shift to summaries and answer boxes. To stay visible, publishers need to optimize content for AI summaries while also shifting focus to owned channels like email, apps and communities that build lasting relationships. more

Philanthropists are always looking for a way to double the impact of their support. Your newspaper’s efforts to (#1) increase literacy in the community fits with (#2) the Kid Scoop program to help children catch up in reading. Yes, two benefits for one source of new revenue! more

This book makes a simple case: the experience is the message. It explains why the industry has moved beyond the print and digital eras into something more promising — the Age of Experience — and how to act on it. more

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Matt McMillan, CEO of a group of 16 weeklies in Minnesota and Wisconsin, took the helm as chair of America’s Newspapers shortly after a report found America’s news deserts keep growing. Northwestern University’s Medill School found 213 counties now have no local news coverage and more than two newspapers are closing every week, on average.

McMillan acknowledged the problems but said the report made him think about advertising by wireless phone companies.

They brag about how much coverage they provide nationally, he said, instead of highlighting the relatively few underserved areas. Perhaps newspapers should take a similar approach since, by his calculation, they still provide coverage in 93.2% of U.S. counties. more

Reuters has announced the launch of two curated newsletters, “Reuters Arabic Briefing" and “Gulf Currents,” created to bring trusted insights to professionals in the Middle East. more

The closing session of the 2025 Senior Leadership Conference focused on how news publishers are adapting to the changing landscape of search traffic and AI's impact on content discovery. The presenters' focus was on strategies to address declining referral traffic from search engines. more