President Donald Trump keeps holding midterm election rallies, and Fox News keeps choosing not to air the rallies live. more

The event will air just weeks before Michigan voters go to the polls for a hotly contested Senate race. more

Spotify has re-upped with star podcaster Joe Rogan, securing licensing rights and ad sales for his show in a multiyear deal. more

A Silicon Valley nonprofit close to the AI safety movement is pledging $10 million by the end of 2027 to fund mainstream and independent coverage of artificial intelligence. more

Digital devices are now the main way Americans get news. And many U.S. adults don’t just read news online; they also engage with it in various ways. more

President Trump said he will help pay for his administration's campaign-style ads after the Democratic National Committee sued Wednesday over their use of taxpayer money. more

Jay Curran oversees RCN's print and digital titles across Arizona, California and Nevada, including the Mohave Valley Daily News, Kingman Daily Miner, Parker Pioneer, Wickenburg Sun, Needles Desert Star and Laughlin Nevada Times. On Dec. 1, the group will add four publications from Western News&Info: the Verde Independent, Williams-Grand Canyon News, Navajo Hopi Observer and Kudos. more

Reporters Committee attorneys are representing The Associated Press in a First Amendment challenge to a federal court rule that makes it difficult for the press and public to monitor the Trump administration’s nationwide immigration enforcement operations, a matter of intense national interest. more

Dee Anne Finken is too diplomatic to say so outright, but she’s gobsmacked by a new report on how to support local news in Washington. The Clark County grandmother spent much of the last five years working to save local journalism, as a volunteer with the League of Women Voters of Washington. more

USA TODAY Sports, part of USA TODAY Co., Inc. (NYSE: TDAY) and PlayVS, North America’s leading scholastic and collegiate gaming platform, announced the official launch of the USA TODAY Sports National High School Esports Championship. The event builds on the momentum of the USA TODAY SUPER 25 Esports Rankings, launched by USA TODAY Sports and PlayVS in 2024, to recognize North America’s top high school esports teams. more

The Aiken Standard is welcoming new leadership and an upcoming focus on multimedia reporting. more

What if local newsrooms could expand their coverage and reach simply by sharing more of their journalism with one another? In this E&P Quick Reads exclusive, Alyssa Choiniere introduces readers to Plucky Wire, a free collaborative newswire connecting more than 400 newsrooms and helping publishers find, share and amplify local reporting from around the country. more

Veronica de Souza will lead on-platform efforts to deepen engagement and build reader relationships with New York Times journalism. more

Ronda Kaysen, a savvy and relentless reporter, will join the Books desk. more

A federal judge in D.C. on Tuesday declined to immediately rule on whether the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should be stopped from conducting an early review of broadcast licenses belonging to a handful of local ABC stations across the country.   more

The Pathways to Sustainability program is designed to help move local public media organizations from short-term stabilization to long-term sustainability while preserving essential local service. more

Sinclair, one of the nation's largest local broadcast groups, is launching a subscription-focused, national news brand on Substack called The National Press, executives told Axios. more

How people connect with local news can influence how they understand and respond to issues affecting their communities. New findings from local newsrooms across Michigan, Mississippi and the Gulf South offer practical insights into what can shape those connections. more

The Wall Street Journal’s Joe Flint shares insights about David Ellison and what his recent string of decisions — like the choice to hire the ex-toy company leader who drove the hit Barbie movie project — tells us. more