At Trader Joe's, a coffee shop, a military hospital and a real estate firm, top international broadcasters are embracing second acts they never asked for. more

Nearly a dozen states have recently passed or discussed laws that would allow them to take requesters to court if they deem the requests disruptive, vexatious, malicious or overly broad. more

The Houston Chronicle has named Alan Fossler assistant breaking news editor. In his new role, he will lead a team of reporters delivering fast, accurate coverage of Houston's biggest breaking stories as they unfold, ensuring readers have the comprehensive information they need in critical moments. more

Connoisseur Media has appointed Lorraine Hirsh to the newly created position of vice president of Human Resources, reinforcing the company’s continued commitment to investing in its employees and supporting future growth across its expanding portfolio. more

A top European Union official on Monday called for limits to be placed on children using social media as a special EU panel looking into the challenge recommended forbidding access for those under 13 until tech companies can prove their platforms are safe. more

Connoisseur Media announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its 94.5 FM signal licensed to Gilroy, California (currently broadcasting as “KBAY-FM”) to K-Love, Inc. for $2 million.  The KBAY-FM call letters and intellectual property will be retained by Connoisseur.   more

The Minnesota Star Tribune has announced its initial lineup for its second annual North Star Summit. Building off last year’s wildly successful event, the summit will take place on Sept. 22 and 23 at the Guthrie Theater and the Four Seasons. The Midwest’s most influential leaders, both in the audience and on the stage, will come together for substantive talks, newsmaker interviews and panel discussions. more

For decades, the leaders of America’s newspaper industry have gathered separately to tackle many of the same challenges — from protecting journalism and strengthening business models to navigating public policy and emerging technology. This September, that changes as the News/Media Alliance and America’s Newspapers bring their flagship meetings together in Washington, D.C., creating an unprecedented week of collaboration, advocacy and education. In an exclusive conversation with E&P, Danielle Coffey and Dean Ridings explain why they believe a more unified industry is essential to protecting local journalism’s future. They also discuss the growing fight over AI, the need for stronger publisher advocacy on Capitol Hill and why they remain optimistic that local news can not only survive, but thrive. more

The New York Times, the Daily News and other media outlets are asking a federal judge to impose sanctions on OpenAI, escalating a fight over artificial intelligence and copyright that could shape the future of a struggling news industry. more

A New Jersey court partially upheld a prior restraint against a community newspaper and vastly extended it to apply to all members of the “press,” in a troubling new order issued on July 9. more

Instagram and Facebook’s “addictive” designs have put Meta in breach of the European Union’s digital laws, the EU concluded Friday in a preliminary report. more

Business — it’s what happens after the sale. Publishers including The Guardian, The Independent, London Standard and The Daily Telegraph rely on Workbooks CRM to connect sales, production and finance. London-based APL Media, publisher of National Geographic Traveller, did the same, creating a single view of every customer from first contact through invoicing. more

POLITICO announced the founding editorial team behind Canberra Playbook, marking the next major step in its expansion into Australia, its third continent. more

POLITICO has named its first hires in Spain, appointing Angel Villarino as senior editor and Enrique (Kike) Andres-Pretel as deputy editor, marking the next step in its global expansion ahead of the launch of its first Spanish-language Playbook this fall. more

Most recently, during his 12 years at Amazon, Monday Ogbobi rose through a series of leadership roles, culminating as head of finance within the company's multi-billion B2B business across 12 markets, where he supported the development of AI solutions for revenue generation and customer service automation. more

As station manager, Bubenik will oversee day-to-day operations, fundraising and membership endeavors, music programming and the station’s award-winning journalism and storytelling initiatives. more

Karin Brulliard, a perceptive and discerning editor, joins the desk as an assistant editor. more

Emily Rauhala will join The New York Times' growing London operation as a regional editor. more

Alisa Bowen, who succeeds FuboTV co-founder David Gandler as CEO, has nearly three decades of experience in the media industry. more