In the past, local newspapers dominated the local news ecosystem with large teams creating the most content. However, today, newsroom size is not necessarily associated with making more money. Being profitable and raising money is a challenge, but carving out distinctive beats may be a path to financial sustainability in an increasingly competitive market. more

The local news crisis has been widely chronicled. Why do so many seem unaware? more

Katherine Maher, who became the CEO of National Public Radio (NPR) in March, has turned down an invitation from House Republicans to testify before Congress this week regarding claims of left-wing bias at her network. more

Microsoft and OpenAI have announced the launch of a $2 million Societal Resilience Fund to further AI education and literacy among voters and vulnerable communities. more

TikTok filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of a new law that requires a sale or ban of the popular social-media app, setting up a court showdown over national security and free speech in the age of global information wars. more

Bloomberg Media and Emeritus are launching a suite of courses designed to deliver real-world insights from industry experts at the cutting edge of topics such as artificial intelligence, sustainability, finance and technology.  The first cohort of AI Strategy: Driving Impact for Business will launch this summer. more

El Rito Media, LLC has agreed to purchase from Gannett three newspapers in New Mexico: the Alamogordo Daily News, the Carlsbad Current Argus and the Ruidoso News. more

ProPublica was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for the work of Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott, Brett Murphy, Alex Mierjeski and Kirsten Berg. The award was presented for groundbreaking and ambitious reporting that pierced the thick wall of secrecy surrounding the Supreme Court to reveal how a small group of politically influential billionaires wooed justices with lavish gifts and travel, pushing the Court to adopt its first code of conduct.

See the full list of Pulitzer Prize recipients and finalists. more

"I recently wrote an extensive analysis and criticism of a proposed California link tax, offering many alternatives. A state senator just proposed his own alternative — and it is even worse." — Jeff Jarvis more

The Star Tribune Media Company, the largest news organization in the Midwest, today announced advancements of its newsroom structure to better serve Minnesota. Going forward, the news outlet will re-align news coverage and resources around its five key topic areas of News and Politics, Business, Sports, Food and Culture, and Outdoors. more

The inaugural report of the Pew-Knight Initiative reveals that despite fewer U.S. adults following local news and few paying for it directly, 85% still consider these outlets important to their community and 63% believe they are in good financial shape. more

Meredith Delaney has been appointed president and CEO of the Scripps Howard Fund, the philanthropic arm of The E.W. Scripps Company, effective May 8. She succeeds Liz Carter, whose retirement was announced in January. more

What’s important to watch, in this gnarly legislation filled with acronyms, are two simple things: Money In and Money Out. more

Pennsylvania is the latest state that could stop jurisdictions from paying newspapers for publishing their legal notices.  more

ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN all face questions about their future, just as one of the toughest journalistic assignments looms. more

Jeremy Gulban was trying to pause, after a spree of acquiring newspapers in small towns where Wall Street firms had milked their local papers dry. But he couldn’t resist the opportunity when Alden Global Capital closed a group of six Minnesota papers in late April. more

Some journalists at Italy’s state-run RAI went on strike Monday to protest budget streamlining and what they said was an increasingly repressive atmosphere in Italy for media under the government of Premier Giorgia Meloni. more

Here are some specific points for newspapers to consider as they evaluate how to build trust this year — plus resources and inspiration for getting started. more

Warner Bros. Discovery is staying on the sidelines of the Paramount Global acquisition drama — at least for now. That was the signal sent Monday by WB Discovery CEO David Zaslav during his appearance at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills. more