Speaking at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York on Thursday, Executive Editor Julie Pace outlined several challenges facing the news industry and steps news organizations must take to address them. more

Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed, or 62%, said they use their smartphones to get local news all the time or often, compared to 52% who watch news on television all the time or often. more

Editor Kelly J. Boldan has been named site manager of the West Central Tribune (Willmar, Minnesota), effective June 3. more

BetMGM, a leading sports betting and iGaming operator, and The Associated Press have announced an agreement that makes BetMGM the official sports odds provider across the AP global sports report. more

Carpenter Media Group (CMG) and CNHI, LLC have reached a preliminary agreement for CMG to acquire 10 newspapers spread across Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, as well as a print facility in Valdosta, Georgia. more

Legislative sausage-making is creating some drama around proposals to save local journalism. Kerfuffles are inevitable with so much at stake. They should not distract from the bigger picture, which is that major, bipartisan solutions to the local journalism crisis are emerging and taking effect — at the state level, at least. more

The bipartisan Deliver for Democracy Act would help news outlets overcome the current crisis of local journalism by incentivizing reliable postal service and limiting excessive rate increases. In recent years, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has consistently raised rates for periodicals under the guise of increased efficiency and improved service. However, local news has yet to receive those benefits and instead continues to face persistent postal delays.   more

Longtime journalist and editor Sarah Jane Weaver has been named editor of the Deseret News, joining Executive Editor Doug Wilks and Publisher Burke Olsen in top leadership positions of the nearly 174-year-old publication. more

Flipp is a retailer technology company that powers the digital circular experiences for North America's major retailers, including Kroger, Albertson, Loblaws, Publix, Dollar General and more. more

Here’s an idea to steal and adapt: Gulf Coast Media and The Sumter Item revamped their Athlete of the Week contests to attract corporate sponsors and reader engagement. more

The owners of the Daily Gazette have agreed to the framework of a deal to sell the company to Gazette publisher John DeAugustine, the Hume-Lind family announced Wednesday. more

Wick Communications veteran Ken Harty has been named publisher of the Madison (South Dakota) Daily Leader. more

Virginia Black will start in her new position on June 3, and will be based in Lafayette. more

May 17, 2024 - Journalists participating in the pilot program will use AI to produce bulleted “key points” of their story. more

Most Americans say it is not important that the news they get comes from journalists who share their political views, age, gender or other traits. But people are more likely to say it is important for journalists to share their politics than any other characteristic we asked about. And certain demographic groups place more value than others on the personal traits of their journalists. more

The study focused on the Raleigh-Durham community and specifically sought to discover what barriers non-English speakers face in accessing news. more

Twenty-five $1,000 awards are available for faculty starting and growing news-academic partnerships. more

The Florida Press Association (FPA) and Intersect Media (IM) have announced the appointment of Carolyn Nolte as their new president and chief executive officer. more

"The centerpiece of our idea — also articulated by Steven Waldman, head of the Rebuild Local News coalition — is that journalism needs to be treated more like critical infrastructure." more

The decision will save the company an estimated $5 million a year and is a step toward returning to profitability. more