Report for America has surpassed a major milestone: 100,000 stories published by its corps member reporters since its founding in 2018. These stories, reported in every state across the U.S., reflect not just the volume of work, but a profound and growing impact on the communities they serve. more

America’s Newspapers has named Tony Baranowski as its new state policy director, a key leadership role created to support the work of the State Advocacy Coalition — an alliance of press associations and advocacy groups working together to protect and promote local journalism through unified legislative action. more

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) has released its updated Cultural Competence Handbook, a practical, in-depth resource to help journalists improve accuracy, fairness and inclusivity in coverage of Latino communities and other diverse populations. more

Baumann’s journalistic passion continued after retirement in 2007, teaching photojournalism, newsroom leadership and picture editing at Southern Illinois University. He also started a free online magazine focused on the stories of his beloved Posey County. more

More than 20 Tennessee news organizations in Tennessee have joined together in a lawsuit to try to block part of a new state law they assert restricts their ability to report on critical issues of public safety by allowing police officers to create 25-foot buffer zones around themselves. more

Different people will have different ways of remembering George M. Ewing Jr., the former Canandaigua Daily Messenger newspaper president and publisher, said his son, Brendan Ewing.  Ewing died unexpectedly July 12 in Minneapolis. He was 72. more

Prosecutors dropped felony charges against two journalists arrested at a protest that originated in Cincinnati over the detention of an Egyptian man by immigration authorities. more

DallasNews Corporation, the holding company of The Dallas Morning News and Medium Giant, has announced that its board of directors, following consultation with the company’s legal and financial advisers, reviewed and rejected the unsolicited, non-binding proposal received on July 22 from MNG Enterprises, Inc., an affiliate of Alden Global Capital, to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of the company’s common stock at a price of $16.50 per share in cash. more

Heather Burns has joined USA TODAY as its first women's sports editor. She will lead women's sports content strategy across the USA TODAY Network collaboratively with national and local editors and writers to build on its industry-leading coverage and the recently launched USA TODAY Studio IX. more

Robert A. Daugherty, whose four-decade career with The Associated Press captured history including President Lyndon B. Johnson writing the speech in which he declined reelection, Richard Nixon flashing “V for Victory” signs before leaving the White House in disgrace and Jimmy Carter clasping hands with Middle East leaders after cementing a peace treaty, has died after a lengthy illness. He was 86. more

In a memo to staff, National Security and Foreign Policy Editor Courtney Bonnell announced that Konstantin Toropin will join AP’s Washington team as a Pentagon reporter. more

Allison Shirk, director of digital content and engagement for WEHCO Media, Inc., will step into a new role in August as vice president of content & newsroom strategy for the company's newspapers. more

Family-owned and independently operated newspapers are not just part of this industry — they’re the heart of it.

These companies are deeply invested in their communities, often operating with lean teams and long histories. They are committed to trusted local journalism, driven by strong values and responsible for sustaining news in places where no one else will.

At the same time, they’re facing some of the most complex challenges in our business — rising costs, shifting revenue models, generational transitions and the daily pressure of running a company that’s both a public service and a family legacy.

That’s why we’re expanding our Family Owners program in a meaningful way.

This fall, America’s Newspapers will offer two distinct meetings for family-owned and independently operated newspapers — each with a different structure, focus and purpose. more

The Jonesborough Herald & Tribune will publish its last issue Aug. 13. Six Rivers Media announced this week the paper, among Tennessee’s longest continuously operating if not the longest, will be absorbed into the Johnson City Press. more

They share an owner that sometimes gets forgotten — but which dominates much larger peers in web traffic. Here’s Nieman Lab's first monthly ranking of the top 25 local newspaper websites in the United States. more

July 24, 2025 - The remarks, which came during a keynote speech at a summit hosted by the “All-In” podcast, follow President Donald Trump’s newly released AI Action Plan. more

The U.S. Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied an appeal by The Associated Press for a hearing on its efforts to restore full access to cover presidential events, not ending its case but allowing the White House to continue its control over access to President Donald Trump. more

The investment firm’s MediaNews Group, the country’s second-largest newspaper publisher, put in a bid for the publication nearly two weeks after Hearst agreed to buy it. more

In late 2024, CatchLight partnered with Prism Photo to survey nearly 70 newsrooms to create a fuller picture of the current state of visual journalism in local media. The findings, which build on the 2024 CatchLight x Rural News Network survey, offer high-level insights into the resources and challenges surrounding access to visual journalism. more

A Pew Research Center report published this spring showed that Google users were less likely to click on result links when visiting search pages with an AI summary compared with those without one. For searches that resulted in an AI-generated summary, users very rarely clicked on the sources cited. more