Column, the fastest-growing public notice software platform, has reached an agreement with Forum Communications to acquire Modulist, a software company focused on celebrations, obituaries and announcements. This deal will expand Column’s platform in 2024 to include categories available on Modulist, as well as classifieds.  more

Today is a cynical time, and trust is challenging for all media. But what if you could rebuild the trust in the community toward your newspaper, including all the diverse parts of the community that most media didn’t care enough about in the past? Here are five steps that will begin to get you there. more

When I was asked to write some predictions for the upcoming year in journalism, the name Clifford Stoll immediately began ping-ponging around my brain. Stoll, an astronomer, systems manager and professor, wrote an infamous column in Newsweek in 1995 where he predicted the internet would have no impact on newspapers and called the then-emerging worldwide web a “trendy and oversold community.” more

Applications are open for more than 50 journalism positions in newsrooms of all types — digital startups, daily and weekly newspapers, radio and TV stations, a wire service and more. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31. more

In this episode of “E&P Reports,” we go one-on-one with twice Emmy nominated, documentarian Rick Goldsmith to learn why he spent more than 2-years creating his latest work: “Stripped for Parts “a film that tells the tale of how newspapers business model is faltering, not just because of the loss of advertising and digital disruption; but also to capitalist greed, as hedge funds and corporate America buy them, sell their assets and leave the communities they serve without their local “voice” and a final check on power. more

Perfect strangers feel like they know Ayesha Rascoe. Currently, Rascoe hosts NPR's “Weekend Edition Sunday,” and she co-hosts NPR’s “Up First” podcast with Scott Simon. The roles allow her to tell stories across genres. She interviews artists, authors, musicians, public officials, politicians and experts in a spectrum of subject matters. more

2023 has been a year rife with layoffs, buyouts and a continuation of a difficult media sales environment. It takes resilience, grit and out-of-the-box thinking to succeed. The 2024 class of E&P Media Sales Superstars stand out in their ability to stand up against these challenging times, stay focused and get the job done for their customers, their communities and the companies they represent. more

In 2023, Amsterdam News partnered with Column to streamline its legals. Siobhan “Sam” Bennett, the President and Chief Revenue Officer of Amsterdam News in New York, NY, highlighted three stand-out reasons why their choice to go with Column has paid off. The three most impactful payment features that Column offers are payment alerts, invoice reminders, and the option for prepayment. Read about the solutions. more

In this episode of “E&P Reports,” we chat with Paul Deegan, the president and CEO of News Media Canada, and Danielle Coffey, the president and CEO of the News/Media Alliance, about "big tech" compensation to North American news publishers, now that Canada's Online News Act goes into law, requiring Google to pay 100 million Canadian dollars a year to the Canadian news media industry, and the current complexity of two similar bills being considered by the California legislature and the U.S. Congress. more

A bodyslam punctuated the action at a September 2023 fundraiser in Flatwoods, Kentucky, which featured a gospel sing followed by wrestling. more

The Boston Globe is evolving how they report and deliver the news and expanding geographically and technologically to serve their loyal readers and reach today's more diverse audiences. The Globe has focused on building its digital presence for many years, resulting in more than 245,000 digital-only subscribers. And in April 2023, the Globe launched "Boston Globe Today," a 30-minute news broadcast jointly produced with the New England Sports Network (NESN). more

Everyone is a laborer, regardless of job or profession, so everyone has a stake in economic justice issues. Exposing more Americans to those issues and how they directly affect working Americans is the mission of More Perfect Union, a small 501(c)(4) social welfare organization that primarily creates video content to reach a wide audience. It has had more than 450 million total views in less than three years which includes 600,000+ TikTok subscribers. more

Advertisers, especially local advertisers and local media sales teams, must understand consumers' spending priorities. However, it is equally important to know where those local advertisers spend their ad dollars and plan to spend future dollars. Without these insights, media ad sales teams can’t help local advertisers maximize their sales and gain a greater share of their ad spending. more

Are we all going to be replaced by computers? There's an understandable fear of artificial intelligence in journalism, with computers quickly able to do many of the basic writing tasks that until recently were the exclusive domain of us humans. Here are some AI-powered tools that can benefit reporters and editors right now, while we all still have jobs. more

In this episode of “E&P Reports,” we chat with respected media executive Shannon Kinney about the entrepreneurial advice she offers that is derived from her 25+ year journey, starting as an integral part of legacy media's early adoption of the digital world to today's massively complex multimedia ecosystem. more

Local broadcasting stations want a seat at the streamers’ negotiating table. So, 600 local news stations have formed a coalition to push the government to give them more bargaining power. L I'm onocal broadcast station groups formed the Coalition for Local News to protect the future of local television news. more

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is being pressured in new ways. The Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization tracking First Amendment issues, defending the First Amendment and keeping protections in the public spotlight. Its services include training and programs for journalists to understand First Amendment issues better. more

Tragically, the year comes to an end with the world under the pall of war. Reporting on war is inherently high-risk, dangerous and challenging in many ways — logistics and communications, sourcing and finding trustworthy fixers. Like war itself, reporting on it is messy and volatile. more

At least one segment of the news media community is making measurable strides to create more diverse, equitable and inclusive newsrooms. According to a 2023 study, nonprofit news outlets are leading the charge. Published on Oct. 24 by the Institute for Nonprofit News, “The INN Index 2023: Report on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Nonprofit News Sector” summarizes a survey of INN’s members — more than 425 members from across North America. more

In this episode of "E&P Reports," we go one-on-one with newly sworn-in Society of Professional Journalists President Ashanti Blaize-Hopkins to discuss how she plans to keep the organization prospering during a time of lagging membership and conference attendance, as well as her plans for SPJ's success. We also hear her views on the news media ecosystem as a whole and how we can define what is journalism in a world of disinformation and "fake news." more