Bob Gruters has joined USA TODAY Co. as head of Off-Platform and Omnichannel Revenue Strategy. In this role, he will lead the company's revenue growth strategy beyond its owned-and-operated platforms, overseeing monetization and go-to-market efforts across social, video, newsletters, podcasts and emerging distribution channels. more

The summer Collier Spotlight award, a quarterly certificate recognizing groundbreaking reporting on state government institutions, is awarded to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) for its investigation into wellness and alternative medicine clinics in Georgia that promote expensive and sometimes dangerous treatments. more

Shaw Media has purchased The Free Press Newspapers, which include the Braidwood Journal, Coal City Courant and Free Press Advocate. more

OpenAI’s chatbot isn’t just imitating the magazine’s style. It’s also falsely attributing AI-generated images to real artists. more

Melissa Bell discusses the progress and challenges of the landmark 2022 merger of the Chicago Sun-Times and NPR station WBEZ — and how she weathered the federal defunding of public broadcasting. more

Unpaid public notice invoices tie up cash and consume staff time. Tomorrow join E&P to discover what new payment and collections data reveals—and where your publication could improve. Hear how one publisher changed its collections process, explore when prepayment and digital payments may help, and bring your own billing challenges to the live conversation. One hour. Practical ideas for collecting the revenue you’ve earned. more

As data centers spread across the country, communities are asking urgent questions about water, power, land use, tax incentives and public benefit — and local journalists are being called on to find the answers. In this E&P exclusive, reporter Tandy Lau explores what it’s like for reporters on the front lines of the data-center boom — how they’ve mastered an emerging beat, navigated public concerns and uncovered the local consequences of Big Tech’s far-reaching expansion. more

Mark Thompson, who has led CNN for the past three years, will remain at the helm as the Ellison family acquires the news network’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery. more

Donald Trump criticized Fox News for giving limited coverage to a series of recent rallies and warned the network could face ratings declines. more

New reporting from InvestigateWest and RANGE reveals the staff concerns behind Rob Curley’s previously announced suspension from The Spokesman-Review — and raises questions about the newspaper’s planned nonprofit transition. more

“The press is the people’s best friend,” Rep. Jamie Raskin told news media executives gathering in Washington, D.C. for the News/Media Alliance and America’s Newspapers joint conference. In a recap, E&P’s Editor-in-Chief Gretchen A. Peck reports on Raskin’s calls for industry solidarity, renewed momentum for the PRESS Act, greater AI oversight and rigorous government accountability. more

Gov. Kay Ivey dismissed five of the Alabama Educational Television Commission’s seven members Friday evening. more

Ex-Panorama editor Rachel Jupp has been named director of BBC News and Current Affairs starting this month. more

Paramount Skydance Corporation Chairman and CEO David Ellison and Co-CEO Ynon Kreiz announced their CEO Leadership Team expected to lead the combined company, to be named Skydance, following the anticipated close of Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. more

Tess Owen is joining WIRED as a senior writer on the politics desk. more

After a series of bargaining meetings concluding in September, the Current Affairs staff union has ratified and signed a new contract with the magazine, covering the next two years.  more

Karoline Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network. more

As an independent nonprofit organization, States Newsroom relies on grants and donations to make its statehouse reporting possible.  Caitlin Sigal, States Newsroom’s development director, is highlighting several recent gifts. more

The 2026 midterm elections are a referendum on where the country is headed, and Mother Jones is capturing that energy and uncertainty in “Stress Test,” a new pop-up podcast tracking the fight for power, the money involved and the major issues across the nation all the way through Election Day.  more