Award-winning investigative journalist Mc Nelly Torres will continue leading the nonprofit newsroom after two months as interim editor. She brings years of experience uncovering inequality, mentoring reporters and building partnerships across newsrooms. more

The local broadcast industry is undergoing a fundamental transition, shifting from a period of “playing with AI” to a rigorous era of operationalizing it. For the past year, the Local Media Association Broadcast Transformation AI Lab has sought to catalyze this shift. more

Unionized employees of The Philadelphia Inquirer have overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract that includes new guardrails governing the newspaper’s use of artificial intelligence, the newspaper reported. more

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ordered the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to respond to the Media and Democracy Project’s (MAD) petition for a writ of mandamus. MAD is asking the court to force the agency to act on MAD’s long-pending appeal involving MAD’s challenge to the license renewal of Fox-owned television station WTXF in Philadelphia. more

The number of U.S. nonprofit news organizations has been growing by double-digit percentages year-over-year, with an estimated 550 such organizations in operation. It’s fair to question whether this is sustainable. Behind the scenes, it seems, there are cracks in the foundation, ones that appear to call for greater scrutiny to understand how sustainable and effective this model truly is moving forward. more

The Television Academy is moving its awards telecast to streaming, following the lead of the Oscars. more

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkey’s detention of a journalist who named a military commander and Azerbaijan’s suspended prison sentence for an editor covering a shooting violated freedom of expression. more

After more than a decade of transformative leadership at New York Post Media Group — including seven years as publisher and chief executive officer — Sean Giancola has announced he is stepping down from the company. A search for a new CEO is underway, and Giancola has agreed to remain with the Post through early next year to ensure a smooth transition. more

Trust rises from record low, but roughly two-thirds of Americans still have little or no confidence in the news media. more

What can open-door newsroom policies teach us about a healthy democracy? In his latest “Democracy Desk” op-ed column, Stuart N. Brotman reflects on Gloria Steinem’s philosophy of the editorial meeting — freewheeling, inclusive and open to unexpected voices — and considers what it can teach us about listening, challenging our assumptions and making room for different points of view in civic life. more

CNBC is expanding its economics coverage, bringing together a dedicated team to deliver deeper reporting and sharper analysis on the forces shaping the economy, markets and consumers. more

After a legal battle, Paramount has finally acquired Warner Bros. Discovery. The new company, Skydance, combines Hollywood studios, streaming services and cable networks. more

Yesterday (Oct. 5), the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s appeal of a ruling requiring the company to pay back its workers — members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh (TNG-CWA Local 38061) — for the cuts to pay, illegally implemented increases in health care costs, and other unilateral changes to their working conditions. more

On Tuesday, a federal judge will begin hearing arguments in Disney’s effort to stop the agency from reviewing its broadcast licenses. more

After more than 60 years of continuous family ownership, Publisher Robert B. Larson and General Manager Kyle Larson are pleased to announce the sale of Larson Newspapers, publishers of the Sedona Red Rock News and The Journal, to Wick Communications, a family-owned media company founded in Ohio by Milton and James Wick in 1926 before establishing its longstanding headquarters in Sierra Vista, Arizona. more

Effective Dec. 1, the print and digital publications of the Williams–Grand Canyon News, Verde Independent, Camp Verde Bugle and Navajo-Hopi Observer will transition to new ownership. WNI has owned 100% of these publications for more than 35 years. On the closing date, ownership will transfer to River City Newspapers, LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Wick Communications and Western News&Info. more

President Trump said Monday that reporters from The New York Times and other media outlets should be “arrested” over their coverage of his Saturday rally in Ohio. more

Mary Louise Kelly is stepping down as co-host of NPR’s “All Things Considered” and host of the network’s “Sources & Methods” podcast after more than eight years in the ATC anchor chair. more

Hearst announced that Chris Tribbey has been named editor of the Midland (Texas) Reporter-Telegram. Tribbey will lead the editorial side of the newspaper and its digital products. more