Joe Imel has been named the publisher of Bluegrass Newsmedia, the parent company of the Advocate-Messenger (Danville, Kentucky). more

"California legislators negotiated what should have been a groundbreaking deal to get tech giants to start paying for local news benefiting their platforms. ... But it needs to be said that this should not be the template for other states, and Congress, as they consider policies to help publishers get fairly paid." — Brier Dudley, Seattle Times Free Press editor more

Veteran newspaper executive Mike Kellogg is returning to Oklahoma as publisher of the Enid News & Eagle. He is replacing longtime publisher Jeff Funk, who is retiring after 47 years in the newspaper industry. more

TikTok has been so popular among young Americans that presidential campaigns are using it for voter outreach. And some young adults are using TikTok to keep up with politics or get news, a March Pew Research Center survey shows. more

The News/Media Alliance has successfully prompted the removal by several online code repositories of illegal web browser add-on software offerings from their websites. more

The Florida Press Association and Intersect Media have announced the appointment of Bruce Faulmann as the vice president of revenue, effective Aug. 30. more

Times Publishing Company, publisher of the Tampa Bay Times, announced the hiring of Bala Sundaramoorthy as its new president and chief operating officer to replace Joe DeLuca, president, who will retire on Oct. 1.   more

The Seyfarth Shaw Wage Hour Litigation Practice Group has published its "Reclassification Guidebook: Planning & Managing Changes to Exempt Status Under the FLSA." more

Times Publishing Company, publisher of the Tampa Bay Times, has announced plans to launch the St. Petersburg Beacon in early 2025.  more

The Minnesota Star Tribune relaunched today under a new brand platform for its audience as “The Heart and Voice of the North.” Following a reimagination of its technology products, reporting focus and growth strategy, the company has positioned itself for a new chapter in a dynamic and challenging time for journalism. more

The National Labor Relations Board is asking a federal judge to force Pittsburgh Post-Gazette management back to the bargaining table and to restore health care benefits and other terms of a labor agreement that expired in 2017. more

The Star Tribune Media Company, the largest news organization in the Midwest, announced today that it has launched Strib Voices, a new hub for opinion content from across Minnesota. With a new approach to commentary and editorials, Strib Voices also brings forward a robust new slate of contributing columnists that represent a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds. more

Jeffry Couch, editor and general manager of the Belleville (Illinois) News-Democrat, is retiring after 20 years leading the newsroom. His last day on the job is Friday, Aug. 23. more

A non-partisan, grassroots organization called the Media and Democracy Project has just published an open letter to executives, publishers and union leaders of major media organizations. more

A former central Kansas police chief who led a raid last year on a weekly newspaper has been charged with felony obstruction of justice and is accused of persuading a potential witness for an investigation into his conduct of withholding information from authorities. more

The Knight Foundation has invested $5.4 million to create the Knight Growth Challenge Fund. It’s designed to support selected news outlets that have proven journalistic and business prowess and a solid business plan for sustainability. The fund will help support their efforts to expand into new markets and, in doing so, help fertilize news deserts and expand access to local journalism. more

A prominent advocate for policies to sustain local journalism, Francis Wick, is resigning as CEO of his family’s publishing business. Wick isn’t ready to discuss what he’ll do after stepping down in October. But he readily shared his perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing local news, legislative support, Google and more. more

The Biden administration on Monday outlined new proposals to make it easier for Americans to cancel unwanted subscriptions. more

Not that many years ago, the best way you could find out about businesses in town would be through your local newspaper. Your local newspaper is still a great source of advertising information, but if you’re looking for something chances are you're going to start by "Googling it." Have you ever wondered why that's become our go-to move? Well, a recent court ruling has shed some light on this, and it's not a pretty picture.

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Dennis Lyons has announced he will step aside from his responsibilities as CNHI vice president and national editor on Sept. 1 to focus on consulting roles with the company and other news outlets.  more