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Keep your eyes peeled for County Highway as you travel around. It’ll cost you $8.50 for a print copy. There is, decidedly, no digital alternative. County Highway is a feature-filled magazine, produced six times a year as a 20-page broadsheet newspaper. more

Hamed Aleaziz will cover immigration and the Department of Homeland Security. more

This year’s EPPY Awards received more than 400 entries. Winners were selected from an international list of nominations to honor the best in digital media across more than 40 diverse categories. Entries came from media companies large and small worldwide, including local news publishing, broadcast networks, cable news and sports networks, pure-play international websites and niche content publishers. There were additional categories celebrating excellence in college and university journalism. more

Solving the news desert crisis will require dismantling the silos between academia and industry and creating a working group immediately dedicated to creating real solutions, a team of journalism professors recently concluded.  The team recently offered an online “News Desert U2: Solutions” conference that brought together local news experts from around the world to brainstorm practical solutions for what academia can do to help the news desert crisis. more

In this episode, we go one-on-one with industry veteran Marty Baron, where we discuss his recently released book, "Collision of Power,” which offers an inside view of his time as executive editor of The Washington Post under Bezos' ownership and during Trump's presidency. We also hear his thoughts on managing a newsroom in today's challenging news media ecosystem. more

Last January, I wrote “My top five predictions for 2023” in the editorial, based on what I had been seeing and expected to continue. They were all “no-brainers,” such as “The pace of business and life will continue to be swift and incessant” and “Trust will continue to be crucial to the health of news media.” more

Although daunting for some, budget season has always been a therapeutic and comforting time for me. It’s when our focus shifts to the outlook for the upcoming year. This is when we create comprehensive game plans involving contingencies, market nuances and gap analysis and align projects to meet potential objectives and stretch goals. We diligently put everything in place to view things in three dimensions: mitigate risks, address issues head-on and navigate relationships that contribute to the community's perceived value of the organization. more

Accuracy is the core principle of quality journalism. When editors and journalists are dedicated to reporting the facts in a balanced manner, the public is more likely to trust what they write and publish — and become better informed and more involved citizens. more

Duluth Denfeld wide receiver-safety KJ Pulliam kissed his mom, Sarah Nyen, on the cheek after being introduced during a Senior Night pregame ceremony prior to the Hunters' Northeast Red home game against Rock Ridge at Marv Heikkinen Field. more

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In this episode of "E&P Reports," we un-pack Medill's 2023 "State of Local News" report with co-authors Senior Associate Dean Tim Franklin and Visiting Professor Penelope Muse ("Penny") Abernathy as we investigate their latest findings and methodology, as well as what this data means when it comes to the future of local journalism in the U.S. more

Fear is an inherently defensive feeling. It can lead to hunkering down and weathering the storm, but staying safe and growing are two very different things. In business, these two actions may sometimes be mutually exclusive. more

Mobile apps are now used more than mobile web browsers. eMarketer estimated that in 2022, the average American spent over four hours a day on mobile devices, and over 90% of that time spent was using a mobile app. This ubiquity of mobile apps in everyday digital habits presents both risks and opportunities for news publishers. more

As we near the end of this year and look forward to 2024, we at E&P are interested in knowing your thoughts and plans for the year ahead. Please take a few minutes to participate in our survey. We’ll be reporting on the industry-wide results early in the new year. more

The National Press Institute for Audience Growth (NPIAG) along with Kelly Robinson, CEO of RedDot announced today they have partnered with Julian Placino, a professional recruiting consultant, to offer an innovative, cost-effective method, known as the Placino Carrier Recruitment Method, to identify, interview, qualify and contract newspaper carriers for any size market. more

The public’s voracious appetite for news and information, especially on digital platforms, requires the constant evolution of digital reporting tools so that news outlets can satisfy that appetite and attract more ad dollars and digital subscribers. Hearst Newspapers is leading that evolution with its DevHub program. more

When building digital newsrooms, we are all pioneers, no matter how much experience we've had over these past decades. And even after COVID drove the trend to home office and shared desks, as digital continues to evolve, there are no easy answers, roadmaps or owner’s manual. Sometimes, however, the answers reveal themselves in an “aha” moment. more

Once upon a time, newspapers had an easy-to-work gold mine: classified advertising. Then, the internet and new technologies made the recruitment process more accessible, and suddenly, the gold mine’s ceiling collapsed, and newspapers lost a lucrative revenue source. Fast-forward to the 21st century, and there are more sophisticated technologies and opportunities for newspapers and all media to re-open the recruitment gold mine with a robust job board. more

Industry executives in circulation audit and data mining say ZIP code-level data tied to e-editions have sparked more advertising interest. Newspapers armed with the correct data can report larger penetration numbers in crucial ZIP codes and recapture national advertisers who dropped their inserts. more