Laura Morell joins as a vertical video editor and Kelsie Schrader as an editorial project manager. more

Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes for over six decades, has died. She was 92. more

About $1 billion in anonymous contributions is coursing through midterm races across the country. Figuring out where the funds are coming from is no easy task. more

Classifed job adverts were once a major revenue earner for The Guardian. more

David Covucci, founder of FOIAball, on using public records to break big stories about college football and what to try when readers assume someone else will pay. more

The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) is pleased to announce two-time TFAS alumnus Mark Sawyer ’24, ’24, as the recipient of the inaugural Journalism Excellence Fellowship at The Dispatch. more

The Orlando Magic and Gray Media have announced a partnership to telecast approximately 70 regular season Magic games for viewers in Gainesville, Panama City, and Tallahassee during the 2026-27 season. All regular season games, excluding national exclusives, will be broadcast over-the-air on WTGB 34.3 in Gainesville, WJHG 7.6 in Panama City, and WCTV 6.3 in Tallahassee. more

Is the press unintentionally providing free promotion every time it names President Trump’s social media platform? In his latest “Democracy Desk” op-ed column, Stuart N. Brotman argues that the launch of a lucrative Truth Social API should prompt news organizations to reconsider how they refer to the Trump Media platform. more

“We are pleased that the court has adopted most of the proposed behavioral remedies. But without a requirement to sell its advertising exchange, more will be needed to undo over a decade of market concentration and anticompetitive action.”  — Danielle Coffey, president and CEO, News/Media Alliance more

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department’s request to dismantle Google’s online advertising business, marking the second time the company has fended off the threat of divestiture after being found to have illegally maintained a monopoly.  more

Tommy Castor moves to Salt Lake City from Audacy Wichita, where he most recently served as senior vice president/market manager. more

The magazine, famous for publishing Jack London stories and Norman Rockwell art, will continue online. more

The fight over which political advertisers are entitled to broadcasters’ lowest unit rates has reached the Supreme Court, with Republican campaign committees seeking emergency relief and the FCC and Justice Department backing their effort to restore the agency’s policy before the general election advertising window opens Friday. more

Harrison Rich will stay on after his internship period with the San Francisco Chronicle ends to cover professional and college football as the newsroom’s football trending reporter. more

The Association of Health Care Journalists and the Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism have named award-winning journalist and editor Farah Yousry as the first journalist-in-residence. more

Deal includes $68.5K wage floor; 10% raises over the life of the contract; gold-standard “just cause” job security protections and more. more

The Intercept and Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) moved in federal court Monday (Aug. 31) to preliminarily enjoin President Donald Trump from providing early access to his social media posts to those willing to pay $100,000 per month to his social media platform, Truth Social. more

Nate Silver, Clare Malone and Galen Druke will host “Still Counting,” a nonpartisan politics show — on a decidedly partisan podcast network. more

Applications are now open for the Fall 2026 McGraw Fellowships for Business Journalism. If you have a great idea for a high-impact story that “Follows the Money” but need funds to get it done, apply by Oct. 12. more