Diversity isn't just about numbers. It’s about real people. It’s ongoing, messy and requires candid and sometimes uncomfortable conversations. Moreover, too often, the formal responsibility of diversifying newsrooms rests solely on the shoulders of Human Resources, when it should instead be a priority for everyone in the news organization, including those with “editor” in their job title. more

In this 111th episode of “E&P Reports,” Publisher Mike Blinder goes one-on-one with TV ad sales expert Jim Doyle to learn more about his new book: “Selling with a Servant Heart” and how any salesperson, sales manager or media company as a whole can benefit from adopting this approach to advertising sales. more

There is a sudden swell of optimism about the state of journalism in Chicago, where local journalists are about to answer a question I posed on these pages several years ago: Why can’t newspapers create a business model similar to public radio stations? more

More than 300 respondents who identified as editors, reporters, publishers and other disciplines described life at the nation's small-market local newspapers in this study conducted at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. more

An intense, 10-day media sales and operations training program is preparing its graduates for immediate advertising and operations sales jobs with major broadcast media companies. And, through its partnership with the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters Foundation and the National Association of Broadcasters, it's helping to bring diversity to the media workforce. more

There’s no shortage of leadership and can-do spirit in newspaper production departments and printing plants around the country. That’s what the industry revealed to the International Newspaper Group (ING) and Editor & Publisher (E&P), co-sponsors of the 2021 Operations All-Stars Awards, which this year received four times the number of nominations compared to the previous year. more

On this 110th episode of E&P Reports, Publisher and Host Mike Blinder sat down with the National Newspapers Association’s (NNA) chair, Brett Wesner, and E&P contributing editor Gretchen Peck to talk about the urgency for advocacy for the Local Journalism Sustainability Act (LJSA). more

In Oregon, newspaper publisher Pamplin Media Group decided to take a stand to support the Local Journalism Sustainability Act (LJSA). On Wednesday, Nov. 3, they published a mostly blank front page with a simple line of copy: "What if there were no local reporters?" more

Larry Graham fell into journalism. A music student at Loyola University New Orleans, he hoped to become a teacher. Then one day, while he was watching an episode of “Friends” on TV, friend and fellow Loyola student Joe Danborn, sports editor at The Maroon, the student newspaper (and now deputy director of The Associated Press), interrupted to complain that writers were bailing on him. Graham said he’d be happy to cover a game, so long as Danborn got out of the way so he could continue watching “Friends.” His journalism career began! more

In this 109th episode of "E&P Reports," Publisher Mike Blinder goes one-on-one with Adam Darsky to learn about his leap from major market, network news TV producer to head of content for over 90 hyper-local, online only news Websites. more

Finding growth opportunities is one of the newspaper industry's biggest challenges. Still, Judi Terzotis, president and publisher of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans and The Advocate, published in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, has already established herself as a growth leader — and it’s why she has been chosen as Editor & Publisher’s 2021 Publisher of the Year. more

The team at Editor & Publisher wants you to know that we are so grateful for you, our readers and advertisers. The amazing stories that we hear across our industry keep us excited about our collective future. And the November issue is jam-packed with stories about what is best in news publishing! more

In this 108th episode of "E&P Reports," Publisher Mike Blinder explores Native American news publishing and its challenges in providing free and unfettered news to the indigenous American populations it serves. more

The Dart Center Style Guide for Trauma-Informed Journalism is intended to be "an educational tool for all journalists to increase their knowledge and interest in this topic as well as improving their skills and boosting their professional integrity,” says Executive Director Bruce Shapiro. more

To say that the relationship between publishers and technology giants has intensified in the last few days, weeks or months is putting it lightly. Regardless of the way forward, the trends, developments and products pouring out of Silicon Valley should have publishers’ undivided attention, says Edward Roussel, Innovation Officer at Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal. more

Consider the opportunities that might unfold if news media companies reinvested in themselves — perhaps dedicating space and resources to offering marketing, advertising and promotional services to other businesses in the community. Local businesses could benefit from our expertise in content and storytelling, driving revenue, digital marketing and audience building. What might that new business model mean to the news organization and its short- and long-term profitability? more

In this 107th episode of “E&P Reports,” Publisher Mike Blinder moderates, live from America's Newspaper's Senior Leadership Conference, a panel of industry executives that includes Heidi Wright, COO and Publisher, EO Media Group; Tim Prince, Senior Vice President, Boone Newspapers, Inc; PJ Browning, President and Publisher, The Post and Courier and John Rung, President and CEO, Shaw Media who address some important predictions on what the future holds for news publishers. more

Ask any journalist what makes their blood pressure go up on deadline. It is being routed to a public affairs office without getting the interview, missing a deadline, or just getting a pre-screened department-organized message. Lately, the public — and even local reporters who have not covered a Washington, D.C. beat — are unaware of how restricted access has become at the federal level. more

Ghosting is a relatively new term that describes a phenomenon familiar to most salespeople, especially those of us in advertising sales. To “ghost” someone is to abruptly cut off contact, with no warning nor explanation. Here are some strategies that help keep the lines of communication open. more

America is often described as a country constantly reinventing itself. If this is correct, then loud and often violent discourse is the forge of that reinvention. Journalists of all stripes and persuasions report on the issues feeding the forge's fire but do so according to a set of journalistic core values. more