The gubernatorial campaign of Republican Tom Tiffany blocked two reporters for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel from entering an event in Milwaukee Thursday, preventing the state’s largest newspaper from covering the campaign.  more

When The Galveston County Daily News prepared to change wire services, Publisher Michelle Robinson needed to protect a financial feature readers counted on and a longtime advertiser supported. With the transition approaching, she turned to DigiChief for customized market tables that would fit the newspaper’s print edition. Within about two weeks, the new presentation was ready—and Robinson says the sponsor prefers its layout. The relationship is still new, but the newspaper has kept a valued reader service and a profitable sponsorship in place. more

Wayne Lawson, Vanity Fair’s longtime executive literary editor, died in New York City of natural causes at age 94 on Sept. 23. more

A fight over taxing digital advertising that has been playing out in statehouses is moving to Capitol Hill, where a new proposal would impose a federal tax of as much as 50% on advertising revenue generated by the largest algorithm-driven social media platforms. more

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday took a first step toward crafting regulations that, if enacted, could require online platforms to take steps to combat fraudulent ads by scammers who impersonate businesses and government agencies. more

The unusual ad, which says it was paid for by the U.S. government, aired on Fox News in major TV markets. more

Pope Leo XIV told reporters they were welcome to cover him, as he responded to the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House and affirmed the importance of journalists covering public figures. more

FOX News Media has signed podcast and television host Billy Bush as a contributor, where he will appear across all platforms. He made his debut Sept. 22 on FOX News Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime” (8 p.m./ET). more

Change may be inevitable, but constant disruption doesn’t necessarily make an organization better. In his September “The Corner Office” op-ed column, Doug Phares contends that effective leaders know when change is necessary and when stability is the better strategy. He explores how leaders can guide their teams through uncertainty, minimize needless disruption and provide a steady hand when change arrives without warning. more

Lisa Ryan will be joining BBC Studios as head of strategic audience development, effective Oct. 1. She arrives as BBC Studios continues to grow its bbc.com audience globally and build on the momentum of its subscription offering in the United States and Canada. more

Amsterdam News is expanding its partnership with Column to strengthen its legal notice operations, create more capacity for growth, and gain access to new high-volume notice business from the large organizations in Column’s Automated Placement network placing across New York. more

Justin Lessman will serve as the next executive director of the Minnesota Newspaper Association and Minnesota News Media Institute. more

Reporters from three news outlets banned from the White House by President Donald Trump were back on the grounds Thursday afternoon, hours after a federal judge ordered the administration to reinstate their access. more

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from the White House, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO must have their access restored. Reporters from all three outlets, however, said they remained blocked a few hours after the ruling. more

The White House TV pool has suspended its coverage of President Trump since he banned CNN, MS NOW and OLITICO the White House. more

Anjali Singhvi has been promoted to assistant editor, with a focus on visual and spatial investigations. more

Mehron Abdi joins the team as a vertical video editor, and James Robinson and Andrea Betanzos take on new roles. more

Federal Judge Timothy Kelly has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO’s access to the White House after they were banned from the premises by President Donald Trump. more

An Iowa state court on Wednesday dismissed President Donald Trump’s frivolous lawsuit against veteran pollster J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register newspaper. more