Interviewing parents whose babies died following failures in hospital maternity care is highly sensitive work and not something journalists are traditionally trained to handle. more

The award-winning former managing editor of the Miami Herald will lead and expand the prestigious investigative journalism prize. more

Proceedings in the secret trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich are set to resume Thursday, almost a month earlier than originally scheduled after a request from his defense team, according to the Russian court where he faces a false accusation of espionage.  more

Region’s largest news organization realigns newsroom leadership to drive enhanced coverage in five key topic areas. more

Abby Hooven, sports editor for the Henry County Local, was recently named a regional sports director for Paxton Media Group, the company announced. more

An award-winning scholar with an international reputation, Lindita Camaj has more than 10 years of experience as a faculty member and director of graduate studies at the University of Houston’s Jack J. Valenti School of Communication. more

Starting the week of July 15, the Anchorage Daily News will shift from publishing its print newspaper six days a week to two days a week. The move will enable the ADN, which has the largest digital news audience in Alaska, to focus on digital efforts and be sustainable into the future, leaders of the organization said. more

The Associated Press and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced they will work together to ensure AP’s election content and services are accessible to local newsrooms in battleground states ahead of the U.S. presidential election. more

Here’s an idea to steal and adapt: Wildcaster LIVE aims to connect fans with trusted reporters. more

This handy, one-stop reference helps staff get organized and stay in sync for live events. more

The role of local news has long included the power and function of convening, whether by design on the newsroom’s side or by demand on the community’s side. Today, journalists are more intentionally activating their roles as community convener, conversation facilitator and resource connector. more

The answer: Employing local journalists and focusing on solutions and specifics, according to a news organization called Global Press more

Time flies. One day, you are taking a short-term assignment. Turn around, and you find yourself as the senior surviving “former publisher" of The News. Bern Mebane invites you to a quick journey back in time, as The News aged from 97 to 125. more

The Sumter (South Carolina) Item's newsroom has a new face and said goodbye to another, though not completely. more

Report for America is looking to add more than 50 newsroom positions next summer and applications are now open for local newsrooms interested in partnering to host early-career and experienced journalists for up to three years. The application deadline is Sept. 13 and newsrooms will be publicly announced in December. more

July 9, 2024 - The Argus Leader is suing the City of Sioux Falls to reinstate this institution as the city’s official newspaper. more

J-school educators are turning to virtual reality, actor simulations and video “micro-learning” to better prepare journalists to cover disasters, violence and human suffering. more

Dave Flessner, business editor of the Times Free Press, has been a fixture of the Chattanooga Times and then the Times Free Press newsrooms for almost 43 years. He retired on Monday. more

Caren Bohan, USA TODAY’s executive editor for politics, was named interim editor-in-chief as the company conducts a national search for its next newsroom leader.  more

Kristine Goodrich is the new community editor for the Superior Telegram (Duluth, Minnesota) and Cloquet Pine Journal. more