The Pugpig 2026 Media App Report delivers benchmarks, original data and publisher insights on engagement, monetization and audience strategy. more

The Pugpig 2026 Media App Report delivers benchmarks, original data and publisher insights on engagement, monetization and audience strategy. more

June 22, 2026 - Senate Bill 1167, signed into law June 19 by Governor Katie Hobbs, establishes a flexible, consistent framework for public notices across Arizona, improving accessibility while preserving the longstanding role of newspapers in promoting transparency and accountability.  more

Patrick Dorsey knows better than most about the newspaper industry’s painful disruption. Virginia newspapers he delivered as a boy are gone. Much of his career was in chain newspapers that shrank, merged and shrank again. Yet Dorsey strongly believes the industry will endure. more

In the fight for visibility in an AI-powered search era, USA TODAY Co. is betting that speed can still beat the machines. After using AI-assisted, pre-written “shell files” to help boost traffic to Winter Olympics coverage, it’s rolling out the same strategy for this summer’s FIFA World Cup 2026. more

June 19, 2026 - With so many ways to use AI, what does “AI-generated” mean, and how do audiences respond to different types and levels of AI use by journalists? And, if readers want news outlets to be transparent about their AI use (as previous research has found), but if knowing about AI actually use lowers their trust and perceived accuracy, how should publishers proceed? more

Organizers of Washington’s reworked news fellowship faced some tough questions from newsroom leaders on Tuesday. The fellowship is expanding to place temporary reporters in all 39 of Washington’s counties starting in January. Washington State University is operating the program with Boston-based nonprofit Report for America. more

In this column, Kate Riley, editorial page editor of The Seattle Times, says the editorial board is rethinking how it does candidate endorsements after readers criticized the paper for endorsing lawmakers who it had also criticized over state budget decisions. more

Ever-changing Best Of campaign proves that long-running programs benefit from new creatives, fresh sales packaging and a coordinated multi-channel strategy. more

Google’s transition from search engine to “answer engine” is sparking panic over a future of zero-click searches and disappearing referral traffic. But while commodity content producers face an existential threat, local and regional newspapers hold a powerful, natural defense: distinct, deeply localized journalism that AI simply cannot replicate. more

Video is the undisputed engine for digital revenue growth. If your newsroom cannot produce, edit and distribute massive volumes of video at lightning speed, you are handing your audience directly to your competitors. Let Base Media Cloud help you supercharge your video workflows to dominate the news media landscape. more

Publishers are navigating a new reality: the more they innovate with AI, the more they need to build transparency and accountability into how they’re using it. Here are five areas publishers should prioritize as AI governance continues to evolve. more

As traffic softens and growth gets harder to find, publishers are starting to see apps as a more important conversion channel. The question is how paywalls can respond to individual reader behavior, rather than treating every reader the same. more

Short on time and staff? The good news is that you can fill editorial gaps, reduce workloads and save time by finding free content and customizing the stories to make them relevant to your readers. Find high-quality, credible stories that are meant to inform, entertain and engage on BrandpointContent.com. more

D-R Media and Investments of Venice, Florida, has selected SCS’s Community Advertising System to update and enhance its advertising and production workflows. By implementing CAS, D-R Media will benefit from a unified, organization-wide solution that supports display, classified and digital advertising operations, as well as invoicing, accounts receivable and customer account management. more

Accessibility has been part of Textalk’s DNA since the very beginning. In 1979, its founder Henryk Rubinstein developed the world’s first digital newspaper for visually impaired readers, laying the foundation for what would later become Prenly. Textalk has continued running its so-called talking newspaper service ever since. more

Flip-Pay, the reader revenue platform for media organizations, has launched Supporter, an integrated donations solution designed to help publishers generate reader revenues, without relying solely on paywalls or subscriptions. more

Two leading organizations dedicated to press freedom launched JESS (Journalist Expert Safety Support), an AI-powered tool designed to give journalists, editors and news organizations working across the United States greater access to essential safety information and guidance. more

Report for America recruits, trains and supports talented journalists to serve in local newsrooms across the United States, focusing on under-covered communities and issues. We partner with newsrooms to build long-term sustainability through salary support, fundraising coaching and revenue development. more

In a rapidly evolving technology landscape, it’s easy to focus on features and releases in the short term. But the bigger question — one that defines long-term success — is how platforms adapt to deeper shifts in AI, identity, data and the structure of SaaS itself.  In this interview, Matt Varblow, CTO of AdvantageCS, talks about the forces shaping the next decade (and the bets that matter now).  more