Sinclair announced the appointment of Gary Mertins as vice president and general manager of WCHS (ABC) and WVAH in Charleston, West Virginia. more

Sinclair announced the appointment of Sierra Horton as vice president and general manager of WTGS (FOX) in Savannah and WGXA (FOX/ABC) in Macon, Georgia. more

D-R Media & Investments announced that Kurt Vantosky has been appointed president of the company’s newspaper group, bringing more than four decades of experience in media leadership, operational excellence and community-centered journalism. more

Governor Phil Scott (R-Vermont) signed an executive order on July 23 directing state agencies to give preference to local print, digital, radio and television outlets when placing advertising. With this action, Vermont becomes the first state in the nation where a governor has formally prioritized local news in the state’s advertising spending. more

A group of investors led by Chattanooga businessman and media specialist Craig Fuller is planning to buy the Chattanooga Times Free Press newspaper from its Arkansas owners, sources say. more

The president posted a doctored image of CNN’s Kaitlan Collins as the network’s future, and that of the correspondents’ dinner, are in limbo. more

“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie says in a new video that her family is living an unending nightmare nearly six months after her mother’s disappearance and pleads with her kidnappers: “Tell us where to look for her.” more

RJI is in active user research right now, and needs the input of journalists. Please take their user research survey as it directly shapes what they will build. If you want to be a beta tester of the app, please reach out to tara@authoritycollective.org.  more

Chuck Todd will receive the Poynter Make a Mark Leadership Award during an Oct. 2 salon event in Kansas City. more

From “healthcare” becoming one word to new guidance on artificial intelligence, K-pop and Indigenous communities, The Associated Press Stylebook’s 58th edition reflects how quickly language — and journalism — is evolving. Behind those updates is a careful, collaborative editorial process. E&P’s Tandy Lau explores how the Stylebook adapts to a rapidly changing world in this month’s “Quick Read.” more

The new deal expands on a wide-ranging agreement inked between Google and NBCUniversal last year, and will also see NBCU stream some live sporting events on its YouTube channels. more

CDS Global, a leading provider of recurring revenue solutions, will co-host a private executive roundtable with Subscription Insider on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Hearst Tower in New York City. The in-person discussion will bring together senior subscription leaders to examine how stronger operational control can help protect profitability before issues appear in churn, margin or financial reporting. more

Marietta Catsambas will oversee the Reporters Committee’s work building broad coalitions to support journalists’ rights in state and federal courts. more

News organizations around the world are exploring how artificial intelligence can strengthen their work, but many are learning in isolation, even as other publishers tackle similar challenges and test similar ideas. The Lenfest AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program was created to help change that. more

The Houston Chronicle’s local politics team is expanding with the addition of reporters Sam González Kelly and Isaac Yu.  more

Aubrey Armstrong will be an executive assistant supporting the newsroom’s video expansion. more

The path starts with asking different questions about news avoidance and fatigue. more

WDIV Local 4, Detroit’s NBC affiliate and a Graham Media Group station, recently opened Fourgrounds, a first-of-its-kind coffee shop and satellite newsroom in downtown Plymouth, Michigan. more

The Wisconsin NewsMedia Association has entered into an agreement with the Wisconsin Community Papers (WCP) under which the WCP will dissolve as an organization and transfer its assets, programs and operations to the Wisconsin NewsMedia Association. more