Local advertising dollars are growing, but the businesses spending them—and the products they’re buying—are changing faster than many media companies’ sales strategies. For publishers building their 2027 budgets, Borrell Associates' CEO Gordon Borrell’s message is direct: Growth will require finding a different customer and bringing more to the sales call than another advertising package. more

This morning, the News/Media Alliance filed its amicus brief in the multi-district litigation (MDL) in which over a dozen news publishers have sued OpenAI and Microsoft for using their content without permission to train AI systems and power real-time AI answers (RAG). The News/Media Alliance is joined in this brief by cosigners National Newspaper Association, the National Press Photographers Association, and ProPublica. more

Donald Trump took aim at reporter Jacob Bogage’s weight after the Reuters journalist asked a question about the president’s own health. The exchange occurred as Trump spoke with reporters near Air Force One. more

Meta will complete “a full consultation” with news industry leaders before implementing its controversial new terms — even if it means another delay, an executive for the social media company announced Oct. 28. more

FCC Chair Brendan Carr is pushing back against claims that he is threatening broadcasters over unfavorable election polling, insisting the agency is only reminding stations of their legal obligations when reporting on fabricated polls. Commissioner Anna Gomez, meanwhile, says the warning itself risks intimidating broadcasters into self-censorship, even as neither commissioner identified a specific station that has violated FCC rules. more

Pacific Media Group has promoted Sherri Hamamura Grimes to president of its Radio Division, overseeing operations across all Hawaiian island markets. She will also continue as general manager of PMG's Maui Radio operations. more

Washington will lose 3% of its remaining newspapers next week when four South King County papers are consolidated into one. Carpenter Media Group, an Alabama-based chain, is combining its weeklies in Renton, Kent, Auburn and Federal Way into a single publication called the South King Reporter. more

Jack Hagan, whose sharp wit, ferocious talent and unfailing moral compass influenced generations of NewsGuild members, died October 9 after a long battle with Lewy body dementia. He was 76. more

NPR announced the appointment of David Berzin as senior vice president, Product and Data. Berzin brings experience across global media companies and mission-driven startups, building products that connect people with information and services they value. His appointment supports NPR's work to serve changing audience needs and strengthen connections with its journalism, music and cultural programming. more

Lazaro Gamio has a new role as news editor in Graphics. more

Joanne Lee has joined the team as art director, visuals, and Nick Llanton has joined as a weekend staff editor. more

The unrestricted funding helped small outlets plug holes and try new things, but publishers ran up against the limits of what two $50,000 grants could accomplish, especially when it came to hiring. more

The new Deep South Today mark is a bold “D” with a speech bubble at its center. The speech bubble carries forward a familiar part of its identity and stands for what drives its work: journalism that is in conversation with the communities it serves. more

The American Journalism Project announced new support for the Illinois Times to expand its journalism serving Springfield and surrounding Central Illinois communities. The investment will help the longtime newsweekly strengthen its business capacity and build the financial foundation for its next phase of growth as a nonprofit local news organization. more

The women-focused website faced blowback from former staffers for removing articles, many of which had racy headlines. more

Ethical decisions in journalism are rarely black and white. Many fall in a gray zone, where there’s no obvious answer and thoughtful, experienced journalists can disagree about what to do. Those are the calls that tend to reach a standards editor. more

TEGNA Inc. named trusted broadcast executive Brian Gregory president and general manager of WCNC, the company’s NBC affiliate in Charlotte, and WFMY, the CBS affiliate in Greensboro. Bringing nearly 30 years of experience to the role, Gregory will oversee station operations, financial performance, content, sales, digital and streaming initiatives, and community engagement for both stations. more

The E.W. Scripps Company has raised its expectations for full-year 2026 midterm Local Media political advertising revenue to about $275 million, which is about 40% above its 2022 midterm election revenue. more

Meta Platforms faces an investigation from the U.K.’s competition regulator over potential new business terms that would allow the company to collect content from publishers to power its own products such as artificial intelligence tools. more

Hearst announced that Juliana Stock, president of marketing and digital at A+E Global Media, has been named president of Hearst Magazines. Debi Chirichella, who has served as president of Hearst Magazines since 2020, will become chair of the group. more