In a memo to staff on Wednesday, it was announced that Sara Gillesby will lead global video for AP and Josh Hoffner will direct U.S. news coverage. more

USA TODAY announced Francesca Chambers, an eight-year veteran covering the White House, will be joining as a White House correspondent starting May 9. more

Adams Publishing Group of Southern Wisconsin has announced upcoming staffing changes at the Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent and the Herald-Independent and McFarland Thistle. more

The Athens (Ohio) Messenger welcomes its newest staff writer, Nicole Bowman-Layton. more

Jeremy Speer, publisher of The Courier in Findlay, The Advertiser-Tribune in Tiffin and Review Times in Fostoria has been promoted to group publisher of Ogden Newspapers’ five papers in northwest Ohio, adding the Sandusky Register and Norwalk Reflector to the publications he oversees. more

Stacker, a news agency offering a newswire that provides data-driven feature content to thousands of news outlets across the country, has appointed Micah Cohen to the newly created role of editor-in-chief. Cohen will oversee Stacker’s growing newsroom, leading content strategy and managing data reporting and editorial. more

Former circulation manager for The Sand Mountain Reporter, Jonathan Bottomlee, has jumped back into sales, taking the lead as advertising director. more

In her new role, Roxanna Scott will work closely with sports editors across the country on coverage plans, recruiting and staff development. more

John Wagner will succeed Rachel Kytonen, who has resigned to become the city administrator for the city of Braham. more

Valerie Secor, advertising director of The Daily Star in Oneonta, New York, has been promoted to general manager of the paper, Publisher Fred Scheller announced Tuesday. more

One new director and four incumbents were named to The Associated Press board of directors, it was announced following the news cooperative’s annual meeting at its New York headquarters. more

Veteran newspaper executive Jim Wilson, who served as the publisher of Waco Tribune-Herald from 2012 until his retirement in 2020, died April 15 after a battle with cancer. He was 68. more

Jack Ronald, the former editor and publisher of The Commercial Review in Portland, Indiana, and a member of the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame, has died at age 73. more

Cathy Culler Hughes is retiring after 50 years with The Times and Democrat in Orangeburg, South Carolina, 23 of the years as the newspaper’s publisher. more

Washington Bureau Chief Anna Johnson announced that U.S. Political Editor Steven Sloan is now deputy Washington bureau chief for U.S. politics and elections for The Associated Press. more

Hearst Newspapers has named Patty Michalski senior vice president of content strategy and innovation. The announcement was made by Hearst President and CEO Steven R. Swartz and Hearst Newspapers President Jeffrey Johnson. more

Cox Enterprises announced that Andrew Davis has joined the company as senior vice president of strategy. In this role, Davis will oversee strategic planning, new business development and the company’s sustainability teams, to ensure the best use of resources for growth and profitability. more

The Huntsville (Texas) Item has welcomed editor Liz Adams to its news team, Regional Publisher Jake Mienk announced. more

Jim Crutchfield, an accomplished journalist who has led newsrooms across the country as both an editor and publisher, will become head of The Marshall Project's local news operation in Cleveland. more

Joe Worley, former Tulsa World executive editor and one of the most revered and respected figures in Oklahoma journalism, died April 13 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 74. more