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Opinion | We need policy solutions to address the collapse of the media industry

"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."

Dallas Morning News moving to smaller printing plant with fewer workers, a new press

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

Grist acquires The Counter and launches food and agriculture vertical

Grist, an award-winning, nonprofit media organization dedicated to highlighting climate solutions and uncovering environmental injustices, has acquired the nonprofit news site The Counter. Launched in 2015, The Counter investigated the forces shaping how and what America eats, and ceased publication in May 2022 due to a funding shortfall.

Conservative operatives pour $1M+ into new Capitol Hill news outlet

A group of prominent conservative operatives and businesspeople are dishing out more than $1 million to launch a new media company aimed at reaching conservative members of Congress and their staffers, sources told Axios.

Gannett’s new contract language around AI unsettles local union

In recent contract negotiations with parent company Gannett, a local newsroom union is fighting over the extent to which generative AI will be used for news content generation.

The Athletic employees mull union

Staffers at The Athletic are in active discussions about forming a union, sources told Axios. The conversations have ramped up as The Athletic becomes further integrated with its parent, The New York Times.

Gulf Breeze News publisher seeks Florida Senate seat

"I think that anyone who puts their name on the ballot should have a plan to win. So I did it. I filed the paperwork to run for Florida Senate District 1 against the well-funded Don Gaetz, father of U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz." — Lisa Newell, publisher, Gulf Breeze News

PolitiFact launches Spanish-language website to serve more than 40 million U.S. Spanish-speakers

PolitiFact en Español is also active on WhatsApp, TikTok and Instagram to sort out political and social media claims.

Play-by-play and drawings on an iPad: How cable TV covers a TV-less trial

With no cameras recording Donald Trump’s criminal trial, anchors and producers are improvising to animate dramatic moments like Michael Cohen’s testimony.

Opinion | The media can’t help but pay attention to startling new Biden-Trump polls

They said they wouldn’t get caught up in the horse race coverage this year. But some new polls have the media buzzing.

Scripps News to partner with ProPublica to produce original investigative journalism

Scripps News, the national network owned by The E.W. Scripps Company, will partner with ProPublica to produce in-depth investigations on issues impacting people across the country. The journalism will be shown on air and across Scripps News and ProPublica digital platforms. Scripps News will also feature ProPublica reporters on local and national programming regularly to highlight the organization’s original reporting.

WGA East backs The Dodo, Thrillist in fight to merge unions with Vox Media employees: ‘one union, one contract’

The Writers Guild of America East council sent a letter to Vox Media brass Monday to demand the company allow employees at its publications The Dodo and Thrillist to merge into the Vox Media Union.

How many articles should you offer for free before the paywall?

It’s a million dollar question. And one that every publisher with a digital subscriptions model has asked themselves at least once.

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NYVT Media, a division of Capital Region Independent Media, is pleased to announce the promotion of Julie Fedler to the role of general manager, as well as corporate vice president of advertising for CRIM.
“Morning Edition” host Rupa Shenoy will leave the show in the coming months, nearly three years after succeeding longtime host Bob Oakes in the fall of 2021.
The E.W. Scripps Company has promoted Jeff Kiernan — a veteran journalist and general manager of Scripps’ Las Vegas stations — to its news leadership team in the new role of vice president of local news, effective June 10.
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A stage adaptation of the film is planned for next spring, with George Clooney playing the journalist Edward R. Murrow.
It’s a first for the annual CNBC Disruptor 50 list: a company landing at No. 1 for the second year in a row.
A study published Monday said staying off social media apps had nearly zero effect on how people viewed Biden and Trump in 2020 but did have other effects.
The Assembly, a three-year-old digital magazine on power and place in North Carolina, is announcing the launch of its Greensboro bureau and the team that will help make it a new journalistic force in the region. 
The tech giant is rolling out AI-generated answers that displace links to human-written websites, threatening millions of creators.
When Mondelez sought to promote a limited edition of its Oreo cookie earlier this year, it did something that would have been unthinkable not that long ago: It didn’t spend a dime advertising on TV. 
The whereabouts of a Chinese citizen journalist who served four years in prison for reporting on the early days of the pandemic in Wuhan and was expected to be released Monday are unknown, raising concern from activists.
Ten student newsrooms at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will receive nearly $200,000 to help improve campus newsroom technology, business operations, audience engagement and reporting.
Moms’ media habits reflect a heavy lean on the smartphone, which we have observed and tracked in our research for years. The very substantial 4 hours and 4 minutes that Moms average daily online is undoubtedly a result of having a smartphone at the ready.  Another byproduct of smartphone ownership for Moms has been high social media consumption.  This year, we have 97% of Moms who currently use some type of social media, with 96% saying they have used it in the last week.  Such commitment is made possible by the constant access a smartphone provides, where waiting for anything idly has been replaced with social media scrolling.   
Rudy Giuliani was suspended from WABC radio on Friday and had his show canceled, according to station owner John Catsimatidis.
Nick Wilson has closely followed news on the war in Gaza since October. But Mr. Wilson, a Cornell student, is picky when it comes to his media diet: As a pro-Palestinian activist, he doesn’t trust major American outlets’ reporting on Israel’s campaign in Gaza.
OpenAI and Microsoft are facing another lawsuit over the use of copyrighted material. Earlier this year, the New York Times sued the two GenAI powerhouses over the use of its articles to train their …
Former President Donald Trump will no longer be able to pose for cameras in the New York City courtroom at the center of his hush money trial.
Sinclair, one of the largest owners of broadcast stations in the U.S., is looking to sell more than 30% of its footprint, according to people familiar with the matter.
Sarah Leach, an experienced editor overseeing 26 Gannett community papers in four states, was fired via video conference first thing the morning of Monday, April 29. She was accused, she said, of “sharing proprietary information with (a reporter for) a competing media company.”
Challenges and opportunity for local news are spelled out starkly in a new survey by Pew Research Center. Most U.S. adults appreciate local news, Pew found, but fewer are paying close attention, only 15% pay for it and most don’t know it’s in a financial crisis.
The Esserman-Knight Journalism Awards celebrates and encourages outstanding investigative and public service reporting in South Florida. Now in its fifth consecutive year, the awards honor journalists who take risks to expose injustice and demand accountability in order to support a more engaged and informed South Florida community.
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has announced the recipients of this year’s Freedom of the Press Awards, which recognize the accomplishments of leaders in the news media and legal fields whose work embodies the values of the First Amendment.
A New Hampshire assistant county attorney motioned to vacate bail conditions for the two student journalists arrested during the May 1 protest.
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In a strategic move aimed at optimizing its public notice services, Wick Communications, a third-generation family-owned and operated media corporation, has embraced Column’s latest professional service offering — Column Pro. This shift has reallocated staff resources, cost savings, and increased operational stability. “Column is great about attending to the details, such as keeping our newspaper logos on the invoices. Their team works with us to ensure our long-standing clients understand that Column is our newspaper partner — that we’re all working together," stated Manuel Coppola of Wick Communications.
In 2023, Amsterdam News partnered with Column to streamline its legals. Siobhan “Sam” Bennett, the President and Chief Revenue Officer of Amsterdam News in New York, NY, highlighted three stand-out reasons why their choice to go with Column has paid off. The three most impactful payment features that Column offers are payment alerts, invoice reminders, and the option for prepayment. Read about the solutions.