It may be too dramatic to say newsletters are taking the newspaper industry by storm, but they are certainly a freshening breeze for readers and advertisers and publishers’ revenues. Across the country, newsletters have evolved into a new method to package and deliver the news. more

Rex Rust, co-president of Rust Communications, died Jan. 6 at age 52, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Numerous industry insiders communicated to E&P about their admiration of Rust’s dynamic presence as well as his Christian faith. more

Dr. Sherri Williams, who has led an effort to educate young Black journalists and others to diversify newsrooms, has been honored with the “Journalism Educator of the Year” award by the National Association of Black Journalists. Williams is an assistant professor in race, media and communication at American University and has worked as a newspaper reporter for a decade in three newsrooms, including The Associated Press in Jackson, Mississippi. more

On Wednesday February 16th at 12n ET, learn how many of today’s publishers (including E&P) have made the decision to improve productivity and profits by completely outsourcing all design and production services in order to improve productivity and gain major savings. Register for this FREE (sponsored) 1-hour broadcast where you will learn how 4 media companies are now benefiting from design subcontracting. more

In this 124th episode of “E&P Reports,” Publisher Mike Blinder interviews Larry Graham, founder and executive director of The Diversity Pledge Institute, along with Doris Truong, Director of Training and Diversity at The Poynter Institute, about the importance of achieving more diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within the news publishing industry and what resources are available now to help executives accomplish those goals. more

Despite the challenges, there are auto ad dollars available to media salespeople and ad agencies with a better understanding of today’s market and where it is headed. Mike Blinder, publisher of Editor & Publisher, and his guests discussed this opportunity during an Editor & Publisher January 2022 vodcast. They offered insights about how to reap more of those ad dollars. more

Editor & Publisher is excited to announce a new partnership with The Diversity Pledge Institute, a nonprofit organization addressing newsroom diversity by working with employers to improve hiring and retention of journalists of color and by identifying skilled journalists of color and preparing them for careers in news. more

One great thing about covering the media for a living is getting to nerd out with fellow journalists about interesting tools they use in their reporting. Here are a handful of apps and gadgets (along with one hack and a fun game) I hope can make some part of your job a tad bit easier. more

As news becomes a more competitive commodity, newspapers must evolve their delivery process to accommodate new postal regulations. The News Media Alliance and the National Newspaper Association, through its foundation, are jointly addressing these challenges. more

In this 123rd episode of "E&P Reports," Publisher Mike Blinder goes one-on-one with Joel Langton, the air force public affairs veteran who saved a Texas border town from becoming a news desert with a thriving, local news outlet publishing an ad packed, free weekly newspaper. more

Here are a few ideas of ways you can work on yourself and, by extension, your organization in 2022. more

The First Amendment is under attack. The formidable frontal assault came quietly, stealthily into state legislatures across the nation. The attackers wielded pens proving mightier than swords and signed laws that punish the refusal to sign a pledge of allegiance — not the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States; rather, a pledge of deference to a foreign government and a promise not to boycott the nation that government represents. more

Effectively leading a multi-generation salesforce requires 1) identifying universal traits of proficient sales leaders, 2) coaching and guiding your appointed leadership team and 3) adapting your organizational strategy to accommodate ownership and growth. Your opportunity is in your ability to bridge and align this strategy across all generations. more

The Journalism Competition & Preservation Act (JCPA) is a bipartisan bill that would help ensure news publishers receive fair compensation from Google and Facebook for use of their original content. Access recordings and re-cap of yesterday's (2/2/22) Senate hearing. Witnesses include: Trib Total Media CEO Jennifer Bertetto, WTOP News GM Joel Oxley, Hal Singer of Econ One Research and others. more

E&P maintains a dynamic page that is constantly updated with numerous resources, links and the latest stories about the The Journalism Competition & Preservation Act (JCPA)/ "Safe Harbor Bill" and the pending Google/ Facebook Antitrust Lawsuits. Access this information anytime at: http://www.EditorandPublisher.com/antitrust more

The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) hopes to bring Big Tech to the bargaining table with U.S. news publishers. On this 122nd episode of E&P Reports, Danielle Coffey, executive vice president and general counsel for the News Media Alliance (NMA), and economist Dr. Hal Singer, managing director, Econ One, discuss why this legislation is urgently needed and offer advance insight into this week’s Congressional hearing before the Senate's Antitrust Committee, where the JCPA will be debated and Dr. Singer will be testifying. more

The Journalism Competition & Preservation Act (JCPA) is a bipartisan bill that that would help ensure news publishers receive fair compensation from Google and Facebook for use of their original content. Today at 3pm (ET) the Senate Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights will hear arguments concerning this legislation. Witnesses include: Trib Total Media CEO Jennifer Bertetto, WTOP News GM Joel Oxley, Hal Singer of Econ One Research and others. Watch the hearings live at: EditorandPublisher.com/SafeHarborHearings more

There are more than 30 million hearing-impaired persons in the U.S. who can’t be part of the growing podcast audience. The pioneering transcript format used by the Vox Creative team is more visual. It shares more of the emotions and feelings of a podcast to create an experience more inclusive for the deaf and hard-of-hearing audience. more

As tiresome as it can be to talk about the struggles of the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has given some people another opportunity to shine. These 25 young professionals have used the difficult times to innovate, perform and stand out from their peers. No matter what comes next, we can be sure that, with these men and women on the watch, the future of our industry is looking up. more

In this 121st episode of "E&P Reports," Publisher Mike Blinder chats with industry technology veteran Kurt Jackson about his views on all aspects of news publishing, including cutting back on print frequency, how selling digital ads CAN support a local newsroom, why Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act should be repealed and lots more. more