Belinda Mills, a publishing veteran who has worked at newspapers across the Southwest, has been named publisher of the Eastern Arizona Courier and Copper Era. more

Managing editor, arts and culture editor, education, enterprise and investigative journalists are among the first to join The Baltimore Banner newsroom. more

Alan Miller, 62, who announced his retirement in September, left the paper on Monday after 37 years in the newsroom, and he will move into a new role teaching journalism at Denison University. more

Northeast Arkansas news veteran Gretchen Hunt has been promoted to a new position as regional editor for Paxton Media Group, taking over newsrooms in Jonesboro, Paragould, Newport and Walnut Ridge. more

As weekend revelers rung in the new year, The Aspen (Colorado) Times also ushered in a new chapter with a new publisher, Allison Pattillo, and new ownership. more

Tom Claybaugh also will serve as the vice president of sales for Southwest Florida, including Fort Myers. more

Don Lovelace previously served in the same role with Lakeway Publishing from July 2005 to June 2019. more

Elizabeth Conner Stephens will lead the newsroom’s coverage while working with community newspapers around the state to improve local news coverage. more

The University of Arizona School of Journalism is excited to welcome two new professors to its faculty. Associate Professor Monica Chadha and Assistant Professor of Practice Liliana Soto will join the School of Journalism faculty in January. more

Winchester (Virginia) Star Circulation Manager Bill Green has retired after nearly 20 years with the newspaper. more

Susan Goldberg, editor in chief of National Geographic and editorial director of National Geographic Partners, will join Arizona State University with a joint appointment in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory’s College of Global Futures. more

Michael Keever, the long-time senior vice president and chief marketing officer of NTVB Media, died Saturday from complications related to COVID-19. He was 55. more

Dec. 31 marks John Lampinen's retirement after 48 years at the Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois), including the last two decades as editor. more

The Morning News in Florence, South Carolina, has a new managing editor — Chris Day, who started his duties Monday. more

The Philadelphia Inquirer has announced the appointment of newsroom leader and experienced storyteller Kate Dailey as its deputy managing editor, features — effective Jan. 17. more

Nancy Meyer, a veteran newspaper leader and president of the Miami Herald, has been named the next publisher of the Houston Chronicle. more

Richard J. Cichelli, 77, of Upper Nazareth Township, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 9,  at home following a stroke. more

Murray Cohen, 92, of Delphos and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 7. more

Anne Applebaum, author and staff writer for The Atlantic, and Gabriel Escobar, the editor and senior vice president of The Philadelphia Inquirer, have been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University announced today. more

Jim Kennedy, the longtime chairman of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises, announced Wednesday he will step down as the board’s top officer at the end of the year, passing the baton to the next generation of family leadership. more