April 22, 2024 - A bill that would place public notices on a government website, depriving local newspapers of revenue and readers of transparency, critics argue, is now on the governor’s desk in Maryland.  more

On Saturday, April 20, Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature unveiled the final state budget, which included a payroll tax credit for local news outlets. This credit was modeled on the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. With the passage of this bill, New York is now the first state in the nation to incentivize hiring and retaining local journalists. more

John Brewer, whose coast-to-coast journalism career spanned 50 years, including nearly two decades at The Associated Press, has died. He was 76. more

A courageous correspondent who reported from the world’s trouble spots. A supporter of humanitarian causes. A good friend. Those were among the reactions to the death of Terry Anderson, the former chief Middle East correspondent for The Associated Press. more

Here’s an idea to steal and adapt: The Seattle Times’ successful newsroom mentorship program boosts staff engagement and contributes to professional development. Here are five tips for starting a successful mentorship program in your organization. more

Here’s an idea to steal and adapt: The Keene Sentinel added video and transcripts to a local health podcast to make each episode as accessible as possible. more

New Iberia Newsmedia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carpenter Media Group (CMG), has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire The Daily Iberian (New Iberia, Louisiana) from Wick Communications of Sierra Vista, Arizona. Work to complete the transaction is underway. more

Choozle lowers publishers' total cost of integrating programmatic advertising. more

Friends2Follow helps newspapers monetize advertisers’ social media. more

Ganjingworld.com is the newest digital platform providing family-friendly entertainment for all ages. more

Audience.io is your all-in-one promotions platform designed to boost your revenue, first-party data and user engagement. more

Here's an idea to steal and adapt: The Times Union partnered with a nearby university to build a data-rich, low-cost weather and climate product. more

April 8, 2024 - OpenAI, Google and Meta ignored corporate policies, altered their own rules and discussed skirting copyright law as they sought online information to train their newest artificial intelligence systems. more

Rep. Randy K. Weber Sr. has joined as a co-sponsor of a bill intended to provide support to community newspapers and small businesses. more

April 5, 2024 - Virginia has become the first state in the nation to approve the publication of legal notices in online-only local news sites. more

During a panel at the ACES: The Society for Editing national conference in San Diego on Friday, AP Stylebook Editor Paula Froke announced that Merriam-Webster is now the Stylebook’s official dictionary, among other updates.  more

Vaughn Burnheimer has been named The Tribune-Democrat’s new general manager, CNHI Regional Executive and Tribune-Democrat Publisher Chip Minemyer announced Thursday. more

Washington’s journalism fellowship program is starting on time, mostly, which is how it goes sometimes with news deadlines. Six of the fellows were hired as of Monday to fill two-year state-funded positions at newsrooms from Tri-Cities to Long Beach. more

April 3, 2024 - Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed three bills last month that will impact the state’s public notice laws. When it takes effect on July 1, the most significant bill will make Indiana the first state to authorize government units to publish primary notice on some newspaper websites or e-editions. more

El Diario is among 150+ local newspapers advocating to save local news in New York. more