It appears the United States Postal Service (USPS) is jumping on the bandwagon, adding one more financial and operational burden to newspapers nationwide. Effective Aug. 29, the Postal Regulatory Commission approved raising rates for newspapers to 9%. The National Newspaper Association (NNA) and News Media Alliance pushed back on these increases.

The Scott C. Schurz Press Freedom Teacher Award celebrates teachers worldwide who educate young people about the need for journalism and the real-world dangers to journalists everywhere. This year, the award recognizes three outstanding educators from three continents.

News publishers have shared in the hardships along the way, struggling to balance the duty to inform the public about stats, guidelines and mandates with the need to operate responsibly and protect their employees from being harmed or from harming others, which was a concern for journalists working in the field. E&P felt it was vital to take the industry's pulse and understand the COVID-19 challenges that have passed and those that linger. So we asked our readers to take a short survey to let us know about their pandemic-related policies and how they're fairing today.

For too many years, reporting on gender, politics and policy and their effect on overlooked segments of society have not been seen “above the fold.” So the 19th, an independent, nonprofit newsroom, was created and is working hard to push these issues forward.

In recent years at least 1,400 local news publications, most of them digital, have begun to fill America’s large and growing local news desert. But are they really “greening” that desert by filling it with legitimate local news? Or are they just trying to exploit it financially and politically?

Whether it’s an expert on your team at maintaining great relationships with your local advertisers, a pro at representing your audience to regional and national buyers or that fantastic team leader who knows how to coach and maximize sales performance, help us recognize the industry's "Sales Superstars" by nominating yours today! We'll kick off the new year, saluting them in the January 2022 E&P Magazine!

There is a sudden swell of optimism about the state of journalism in Chicago, where local journalists are about to answer a question I posed on these pages several years ago: Why can’t newspapers create a business model similar to public radio stations?

The number of digital-only subscribers to BeaconJournal.com more than doubled in 2020 and again in 2021 with a month left in the year.

“Google monopolizes the market to such extent that it threatens the extinction of local newspapers across the country,” the complaint filed in U.S. District Court stated.

For their significant achievements and service to journalism and society, 13 individuals and one family will be inducted next year into the second class of the University of Arizona School of Journalism Hall of Fame.

The New York Times' climate coverage has grown to boast a team of 80 journalists, covering the emergency from around the world. However, “that’s just the tip of the iceberg,” says the paper's international president, Stephen Dunbar-Johnson.

A ruling blocking The New York Times from covering a far-right activist group has ominous implications for the First Amendment.

Government support would give the thousands of small, independently owned newspapers across the U.S. a much better chance of staying afloat.

A small paper like The Storm Lake Times in Iowa would receive a big tax credit. So would Gannett, the nation’s largest news publisher.

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated today commented on the purported notice submitted by Alden Global Capital, LLC seeking to nominate three candidates to stand for election to Lee’s board of …

Digital discussion to feature key storytellers behind The Attack: Before, During and After.

Recently, two identical bills were introduced in the New York state legislature in hopes of combatting the growing decline and disappearance of local newspapers.

Ron Rodgers retired this year after 16 years at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is leaving his post as chief executive officer. He’s been replaced by the company’s chief technology officer Parag Agrawal. Amid a handful of recent controversies and shrinking revenue margins, Twitter hopes the decision will usher in a new era of growth for the company.

Anna Phillips has been a journalist for a dozen years, most recently in the Washington bureau of The Los Angeles Times, where she covered federal environmental policy and how climate change impacts California.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is stepping down as chief of the social media company.

BlueLena has named Subtext as the preferred SMS vendor for its clients.

HINSDALE, MA. & CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (November 15, 2021) – Wallit, a state-of-the-art software firm based in Milwaukee, which provides paywall services to dozens of publishers throughout the United States, has sold a majority stake to MvWd Enterprises, a media group based in the Berkshires (western Massachusetts) and New York's Capital Region. MvWd Enterprises is headed by Warren Dews, Jr. and Mark Vinciguerra.

VoicePort, LLC, a leading customer self-service automation software provider serving the newspaper and subscription industry, acquired Innovative Systems Design Inc. (ISD Chatterbox), effective Nov. 1.