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The executive director of the Arkansas Press Association was elected president of Newspaper Association Managers, Inc. (NAM) during the group's 103rd Annual Summer Conference on July 30 in Salt Lake City.
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Press Release | Newspaper Association Managers, Inc.
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8/4/26
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“Many people have weighed in on Paramount’s agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery — media analysts, power brokers, political commentators, competitors and, of course, lawyers. For a transaction of this size, that is expected and appropriate. The one person you haven’t heard from is me.” — David Ellison, chief executive of Paramount Skydance
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David Ellison | Guest Essay for The New York Times
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8/4/26
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California state Attorney General Rob Bonta is silent this morning over David Ellison‘s insistence that contentious fate and future of CNN is really the focus of the multi-state lawsuit to stop the $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery. Not so much Ari Emanuel.
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Dominic Patten | DEADLINE
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8/4/26
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The White House will meet with representatives from several top AI companies on Tuesday to discuss a new framework for the government to review frontier AI models before they launch, multiple sources familiar with the invitation told CNN.
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Hadas Gold | CNN
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8/4/26
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Sharon Weinberger has been a writer and editor focusing on national security, science and technology for more than 25 years, and was most recently the national security editor of the Wall Street Journal.
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Sarah Starkey | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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8/4/26
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Over the past two decades, Carolyn Y. Johnson has distinguished herself as a versatile, lucid and engaging science reporter — first at The Boston Globe, and later at The Washington Post.
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Bill Wasik | The New York Times
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8/4/26
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Emily Daly joins The New York Times to produce recipe videos for Cooking.
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Emily Weinstein, Anders Kapur and CC Allen | The New York Times
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8/4/26
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Times veteran Russell Goldman will join the desk as lead news editor in September.
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Bill Wasik | The New York Times
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8/4/26
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P.J. Browning discusses how she expanded to nine newsrooms across South Carolina, built new revenue streams through philanthropy and community events and forged collaborations with local newsrooms.
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State of Local News Podcast
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8/4/26
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As of Aug. 3, Southern Newspapers Inc., has all female publishers for the first time in its history.
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Yvonne Mintz | The Facts
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8/4/26
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States Newsroom announces the hiring of veteran newsroom leader Joan von Kampen as editor of Nebraska Examiner, Nebraska’s leading state-focused nonprofit news outlet.
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Press Release | States Newsroom
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8/4/26
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Signal Ohio, a network of nonprofit newsrooms that has raised more than $15 million to serve Ohio, announced the appointment of veteran nonprofit and community leader Susan Brownknight as its next chief executive officer.
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Press Release | Signal Ohio
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8/4/26
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The Center for Investigative Reporting — which produces Mother Jones, Reveal and More To The Story — announced it will serve as a fiscal sponsor for a newly launched organization called The Bell Project, which is creating the nation’s first archive of torture allegations involving law enforcement and corrections officers.
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Press Release | Center for Investigative Reporting
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8/4/26
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Connoisseur Media has promoted James Johnson to weeknight host on KCLB. Johnson currently serves as the cluster’s promotions and marketing director and will continue in that role while adding weeknight on-air duties on the Coachella Valley’s Rock Station.
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Press Release | Connoisseur Media
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8/4/26
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In an increasingly competitive field, what work can we do to be ready when the right opportunity comes along? And what, if anything, can we learn from someone else’s success?
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Cristina Silva | for Poynter
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8/4/26
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The Women’s Pro Baseball League secured a media rights deal with ESPN and the Scripps Sports Network to air regular-season and postseason games in its inaugural campaign, the league announced ahead of its debut on Saturday.
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Alanis Thames | The Associated Press
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8/4/26
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Connoisseur Media has named veteran programmer and broadcaster Ian Rambo as operations manager for its Fredericksburg radio cluster.
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Staff | Connoisseur Media
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8/4/26
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On Monday, Aug. 10, Peter Alexander will debut “State of Play with Peter Alexander” on MS NOW, airing weekdays at 11 a.m. ET. He will also serve as the network’s chief national reporter and a breaking news anchor.
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Press Release | MS NOW
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8/4/26
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Audacy announced a partnership with legendary fantasy football analyst and New York Times best-selling author Matthew Berry to exclusively handle audio sales and distribution for his hit podcast “Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry,” expanding Audacy’s industry-leading sports lineup for fans and advertisers alike.
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Press Release | Audacy
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8/4/26
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Hearst Magazines announced the appointment of Matteo Gabba as senior vice president of Hearst Global Solutions (HGS), the company’s full-service solutions provider that creates multi-market advertising opportunities across the company’s portfolio of iconic brands around the world.
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Press Release | Hearst Magazines
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8/4/26
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