Condé Nast is ending the year on a sour note.  It was hacked, and more than 2.3 million user records from Wired were released, including name, email, address and phone, but no passwords, Ken Fisher, editor in chief of Arts Technica, reported in a post.   more

The Minnesota Star Tribune has filed a lawsuit against the City of Minneapolis alleging repeated failures on the part of the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) to comply with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA), the state law that governs public access to government records.  more

Newsmax Inc. (NYSE:NMAX), through its subsidiary Newsmax Broadcasting, has announced a series of multi-year distribution agreements with major TV distributors across Europe and the eastern Mediterranean. more

Consumers between the ages of 18 and 29 in the U.S. are using TikTok more than any other social-media platform -- overtaking competing platforms like YouTube, Facebook and Instagram for the first time, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center. more

When a Substack executive approached former Vanity Fair and New Yorker editor Tina Brown about starting a newsletter on the emerging platform, she was hesitant to join.  These days, … more

Trump Media and Technology Group said on Wednesday it will distribute a new digital token to its shareholders, deepening its push into digital assets as policy support for cryptocurrencies builds in Washington. more

From megamergers to disruptive new technologies, the media industry has a lot to pack into the next 12 months. more

After George Clooney said he felt that newly-named editor-in-chief Bari Weiss was “dismantling CBS News as we speak,” Weiss has responded by inviting him to visit the CBS newsroom. … more

Media outlets including CNN and The Washington Post are accused of encouraging artists to cancel performances at the Kennedy Center, while publications includingThe New York Times are celebrating a string of recent cancellations, Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell has claimed without evidence across a series of X posts in recent days. more

Five years ago, Meta’s Reels was a TikTok copycat with no revenue. Now, it is set to bring in as much as Coca-Cola and Nike—and the company plans to expand to more screens in 2026. Meta … more

Local communities power the nation’s economy, and local media remain the essential link connecting consumers to the businesses that serve them. Even as economic uncertainty lingers into 2026, publishers and advertisers must stay focused and strategic, resisting the pessimism that only deepens instability. That’s why E&P turned to its marketing partners for insights, predictions and practical guidance to help local media navigate a challenging year with confidence. more

Leaders are often tempted to fix everything at once, especially when the list of needed changes keeps growing. In this Corner Office column, Doug Phares argues that real progress comes from restraint — knowing which lever to pull and when to pull it. Drawing on a classic business parable and firsthand executive experience, he makes the case for deliberate, measured change over constant motion. The payoff, Phares writes, is clearer insight, better decisions, and results you can actually trust. more

In this month’s editorial, E&P Editor-in-Chief Robin Blinder revisits a concern she raised last summer: the growing role student journalists play as professional newsrooms shrink or disappear. Building on E&P’s June 2025 reporting, she examines how campus newsrooms are facing rising pressure from censorship, administrative control and political scrutiny. As universities grow more restrictive, Blinder argues student journalists are being forced to defend not just their reporting, but the fundamental principles of a free press. The stakes, she writes, reach far beyond campus and into journalism’s future. more

As the news industry steps into 2026, E&P Editor-in-Chief Robin Blinder urges publishers to pause the scramble of daily deadlines and take a wider view of what’s possible. In her latest editorial, Blinder challenges news leaders to stop fixating on cracks and constraints and instead look for untapped potential across their organizations. From creator collaborations to new revenue ideas and emerging technologies, she frames the new year as an opportunity to experiment thoughtfully rather than retreat from change. Her message is both pragmatic and hopeful: progress begins by taking a breath, making a plan and daring to take the first step. more

As media companies search for more predictable, recurring revenue, many are discovering that growth problems aren’t about effort — they’re about structure. In this month’s Editor & Publisher feature, Todd Handy argues that the path forward lies in applying SaaS discipline to media business models, starting with the KPIs publishers already track. He introduces a practical “SaaSification GTM Audit” designed to help organizations assess their readiness for subscription-style growth and identify hidden leaks in their revenue engines. The result is a clear, actionable framework for turning metrics into momentum instead of noise. more

The Aspen Daily News announced that Hoffmann Media Group , the media branch of a Florida-based private equity firm, has acquired Aspen’s newspaper of record. more

The Baltimore Sun Guild announced via Instagram that it has filed additional unfair labor practice charges against The Baltimore Sun , accusing management of abandoning contract negotiations and … more

Disney has agreed to pay $10 million in civil penalties to settle claims over its data-collection practices with children, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday. more