World News Day’s September 28 campaign is calling on publishers to explain the value of reliable reporting and demonstrate its impact on their communities. The 2026 initiative encourages audiences to seek verified information and choose trusted journalism, according to the campaign’s official website. more

Newspaper executives are gathering in Washington this week for a coordinated series of meetings organized by America’s Newspapers and the News/Media Alliance. The Senior Leadership Conference opens Monday evening, September 28, with a joint reception and the Support Journalism Awards Dinner, according to the official program more

A Boston Globe Magazine feature brought in several thousand new subscriptions in roughly three days, a Globe spokesperson told Nieman Lab. Annalisa Quinn’s reporting examined a dispute over masking … more

Local advertisers are reducing their use of X while increasing activity on LinkedIn, Radio Ink reports, citing Borrell Associates’ small and midsize business panel. Among businesses still using X, 38% said they were using it less; just 4% of surveyed businesses bought advertising there. more

The New York Times is evaluating AI partnerships around compensation, lasting collaboration and control over how its journalism is used, Digiday reports. Adam Greenberg, the company’s vice president of strategic partnerships, describes a market in which pricing and licensing structures are still developing. more

Press Forward South Florida has awarded $760,000 to more than a dozen newsrooms and media partnerships in its first grant round, WLRN reports. The funding supports journalism and stronger business operations across Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. more

Publishers see potential benefits in changes to Google’s advertising technology business, but remain uncertain about their practical impact, Digiday reports. Seven senior publishing and sell-side executives assessed selected remedies, producing an average score of five out of 10. more

The News/Media Alliance has urged the Federal Trade Commission to distinguish harmful pricing practices from publishers’ legitimate use of personalized offers. The association submitted comments on … more

Central Penn Business Journal has launched a redesigned website built around eight industry sectors, the publication announced. The sections cover health care, finance, construction, legal affairs, real estate, education, manufacturing and technology. more

Jeff Schnick will join The Dallas Morning News as business editor on October 5, Talking Biz News reports, citing a staff announcement. The appointment brings him back to a newsroom where he previously served as night business editor. more

Phil Pina has been named managing editor of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, according to Talking Biz News. He brings experience at both of the Twin Cities’ major daily newsrooms. more

Greg Barr will retire in December as editor-in-chief of the Phoenix Business Journal after two decades with American City Business Journals, Talking Biz News reports. He has led the Phoenix newsroom since 2018. more

FOX Business Network’s (FBN) Larry Kudlow will host “Sunday Morning Futures” (10-11 AM/ET) through the weekend after the midterm elections (Sunday, Nov. 8). more

Every week seems to bring another announcement of a newspaper closing, a newsroom shrinking or another community joining the growing list of America's news deserts. Against that backdrop, launching a new local news organization might seem like a risky proposition. Expanding into print less than a year later might sound almost unimaginable. Yet that's exactly what Alabama Newswire has done. During this episode of E&P Reports, founder Scott Centers and publisher Jackson Kimbrell shared why they believe local journalism still represents an opportunity for entrepreneurs willing to meet communities where they are. more

The White House on Friday night blocked CNN from accompanying President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee, a network spokeswoman confirmed, in the latest twist in a weeklong standoff between Mr. Trump and the Washington press corps. more

Judge Timothy Kelly’s temporary restraining order blocking Trump’s ban on the three outlets only is scheduled to last 14 days. Kelly will entertain a request from the media organizations to issue a longer-term order. more

The American courts keep defending the First Amendment despite President Donald Trump’s best efforts to crack down on free speech and the free press. more

BBC director-general Matt Brittin has hinted that the broadcaster is preparing to close TV and radio networks as it looks to save money and better serve audiences online. more

RedBird Capital Partners has completed its deal to become the lead investor in the digital media company Puck, valuing the enterprise at $250 million. more