Alan Fisco, president and chief executive officer of The Seattle Times, was honored with the Frank W. Mayborn Leadership Award on Wednesday during the Senior Leadership Conference of America’s Newspapers. more

A US appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling for information services company Thomson Reuters in its copyright dispute with former legal-research rival Ross Intelligence over Ross' alleged misuse of copyrighted material to train an AI-powered legal search engine. more

Max D. Lederer, Jr. is Editor & Publisher’s 2026 News Executive of the Year. Lederer is the longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes, where he spent more than three decades in leadership roles, including general counsel, general manager and chief operating officer. He became acting publisher in 2007 and was formally named publisher in 2009. more

Pat Dorsey, publisher of The Santa Fe New Mexican, was elected Tuesday to a full-term as chair of  America's Newspapers.  Dorsey was named chair earlier this year after Matt McMillan accepted a role outside the newspaper industry.  He now will serve a full term as chair.  more

Top honors in three categories of the Carmage Walls Commentary Prize competition were awarded today to Inez Russell Gomez, opinion page editor of The Santa Fe New Mexican; Bridget Grumet, editorial page editor of the Austin American-Statesman; and Dick Yarbrough, columnist with The Marietta Daily Journal. more

Since 1991, 44 very deserving individuals have been presented with the Inland Foundation Distinguished Service Award.  This year’s recipient — Charles Pittman — has not only distinguished himself as a respected newspaper and publishing executive, but also as an All-American student-athlete and professional football player. more

New benefit is available to all digital and print subscribers of the Strib. more

Eliza Gaines, publisher of WEHCO Media, will be nominated as treasurer of America’s Newspapers next Tuesday during the annual meeting at the Senior Leadership Conference. more

Participate in a virtual webinar on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 1 p.m. CT. more

Tuesday morning’s Senior Leadership Conference will kick into high gear with a fast-paced series of 20-minute rotating idea sessions designed to spark conversation, challenge assumptions and generate practical ideas. more

Report for America is now accepting applications from local news organizations interested in hosting a corps member beginning in July 2027. Applications are due Oct. 19. more

This year’s America’s Newspapers Senior Leadership Conference and News/Media Alliance Fly-In in Washington, D.C., Sept. 27-30, could not come at a more important time.

The Senior Leadership Conference will focus on the issues that determine whether local news organizations can thrive, including sustainable business models, audience and revenue growth, innovation, artificial intelligence, technology, copyright, legal and regulatory developments, and effective leadership. These are no longer theoretical issues that may happen someday; they are now survival issues facing news organizations today. more

This year’s America’s Newspapers Senior Leadership Conference and News/Media Alliance Fly-In in Washington, D.C., Sept. 27-30, could not come at a more important time.

The Senior Leadership Conference will focus on the issues that determine whether local news organizations can thrive, including sustainable business models, audience and revenue growth, innovation, artificial intelligence, technology, copyright, legal and regulatory developments, and effective leadership. These are no longer theoretical issues that may happen someday; they are now survival issues facing news organizations today. more

Text-to-Vote is more than a new way to collect votes. It is a bridge between advertiser promotion, audience participation and new revenue. more

Fall is the busiest stretch on any local calendar — back-to-school nights, festivals, markets and a wave of concerts before the holidays. For publishers, that surge is either a revenue opportunity or a missed one, depending on your calendar strategy right now. more

The digital media crisis isn’t a lack of audience — it’s a failure to monetize the attention publishers already have. A unified approach to advertising, registration and subscriptions can turn more of that existing audience into meaningful revenue. more

Bryan Varblow, COO of AdvantageCS, talks about the capabilities subscription organizations need to build now to remain flexible, efficient and customer-focused in the years ahead. more

Lately, BellCornerstone, having helped repurpose more than 1,000 newspaper buildings across North America, is doing an awful lot of work selling properties in tertiary markets. Tertiary America is made up of thousands of smaller cities and communities outside major metropolitan areas. more

Angela Mackay, chief commercial officer and managing director, Asia Pacific at the Financial Times, shares lessons from the FT’s revenue diversification journey and explores how media organizations can build more resilient businesses while protecting the value of their core brand. more

Unregulated AI use isn't a shortcut to efficiency; it's a slow leak in the trust, accuracy and legal standing that local journalism depends on. Governance isn't red tape. It's the framework that lets publishers use AI both aggressively and safely at the same time. more