Coverage of the Bondi Beach and Brown University attacks grappled with terror, trauma and accountability. more

The Associated Press today introduced AP Verify, a verification dashboard combining AI-powered features with established digital verification tools to transform the way newsrooms authenticate online photos, videos and other digital content. more

WSRE’s nonprofit fundraising foundation just filed a first-in-the-nation federal lawsuit to stop Pensacola State College from taking control of millions in private donor dollars that have sustained the station’s community service for nearly 60 years. more

NewsNation has announced that multiplatform journalist and political analyst Katie Pavlich is joining the network as the host of a new primetime program airing weekdays at 10 p.m. ET.  The new program, focusing on the day’s biggest political news stories, will debut in early 2026. more

The Villages Daily Sun, the tenth-largest daily printed newspaper in America, has named Dan Sprung as publisher. Sprung, who has served as the newspaper’s general manager since 2020, succeeds Philip J. Markward, who is assuming an executive consultant role after 29 years at the newspaper’s helm. more

NewsNation and Emmy Award-winning journalist Ashleigh Banfield have announced  a new partnership in which Banfield will lead the network’s true crime digital vertical. As part of the new agreement, content from Banfield’s hit podcast, “Drop Dead Serious with Ashleigh Banfield,” will be made available on NewsNation. more

Mark Puente didn’t go to j-school — he drove trucks for 15 years before stepping into a newsroom. But when a judge tried to block him from observing a public court hearing, Puente didn’t flinch. Armed with experience, instinct, and a phone call to his editor, he stood his ground — ready to risk contempt rather than walk away. What followed wasn’t just a clash over access, but a moment that reveals why blue-collar grit still matters in American journalism. more

Parin Behrooz has a new role as an associate editor for The World. more

Kalley Huang, an accomplished beat reporter, is now a tech reporter based in San Francisco covering Apple. more

The Washington Post’s top standards editor Thursday decried “frustrating” errors in its new AI-generated personalized podcasts, whose launch has been met with distress by its journalists. more

More than 70 grantees — operating over 180 radio and television stations — nationwide will receive crucial funding in first wave of grants designed to sustain vital local news and cultural programming. more

The commission that oversees public television in Arkansas voted Thursday to sever ties with PBS, making it the first state to end its contract with the broadcast giant that provides popular television programs such as “Sesame Street,” “Nova” and “Antiques Roadshow.” more

The Pulitzer Prize Board has decided to make several changes and clarifications in Journalism categories for the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes. Such modifications are undertaken by the Board after careful examination of changes in the field, requests from news media and types of entries received in recent years. more

For the first time since 2017, pay-TV subscriptions actually grew quarter over quarter, adding 303,000 net new subscribers in the most recent period, according to new data from equity research firm MoffettNathanson. more

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that blocks states from enforcing their own regulations around artificial intelligence and instead aims to create a “single national framework” for AI. more

Reddit is taking the Australian government to court to block its social-media ban for children under the age of 16, saying the ban infringes on their freedom of political discourse. more

The Association of Independents in Radio has announced a new five-year partnership with the Ford Foundation. This $1.5 million investment will strengthen AIR’s organizational capacity, expand support for independent audio creators and build long-term sustainability in the audio industry. more

NewsNation has put the bulk of its resources into coverage of events taking place in the United States, but in 2026, it will commit to chronicling affairs around the globe by naming Robert Sherman its first international correspondent. more

Gray Media, Inc. is marking the 250th anniversary of the United States of America with a company-wide storytelling project that showcases how local people, places and moments have shaped the American story. Through its “We the People” initiative, Gray stations across the country are producing hundreds of original stories that connect national history to hometown experiences. more