Artificial intelligence has already begun reshaping journalism, but according to media strategist and former newspaper executive Guy Tasaka, the next evolution may have an even greater impact on local news organizations. In this month’s column, Tasaka argues that while generative AI helped publishers work faster, the emergence of agentic AI — autonomous systems capable of planning, executing and completing complex tasks with minimal human oversight — could fundamentally change how local media companies operate, innovate and grow despite limited staff and shrinking budgets. more

A buckling building in New York City’s Manhattan borough forced the evacuation of two television newsrooms on Tuesday. more

Georges Media Group, parent company of The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com, The Advocate, The Acadiana Advocate and The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate, announced the hiring of Chase Heatherly as chief revenue officer. more

Jim Friedlich of the Lenfest Institute discusses the transformation of The Philadelphia Inquirer, how AI is reshaping the future of journalism and what an ecosystem approach to local news looks like. more

Political reporter Kathryn Palmer has joined the San Francisco Chronicle to lead and grow Capitol Confidential, a new email newsletter focused on the California Legislature and powered by legislative tracking platform USLege. more

Shosh Abromovich brings over 17 years of media sales leadership, most recently serving as division president at iHeartMedia where she oversaw operations across 100+ markets in 37 states, managing a $600M revenue portfolio. more

Gage Goulding has joined CNN as an international correspondent to be based in Seoul. He will be responsible for reporting on key stories in South Korea and across the Asia Pacific region for CNN’s linear and digital platforms. more

The spring Collier Spotlight award, a quarterly certificate recognizing groundbreaking reporting on state government institutions, is awarded to The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina, for its investigation of the treatment of the mentally ill in state prisons and jails.   more

Radio listeners largely cannot tell the difference between AI-generated voices and human voice actors in a blind test. But the moment they’re told a voice was created by artificial intelligence, their perceptions change dramatically. more

Rocky Mountain Public Media has filed an agreement to acquire six full-power FM radio stations and 11 FM translators from Community Radio for Northern Colorado, expanding its radio presence across the state. more

The 2026 Reuters Digital News Report confirms what local TV has been afraid to say out loud: The audience hasn’t left; they’ve stopped arriving intentionally. And every business model in television news assumes they will. more

South Korea began enforcing a law Tuesday that allows steep punitive damages against news outlets and social media influencers for spreading false information as journalist groups warned it could chill public discourse and invite censorship. more

KVM-over-IP, hybrid infrastructure and REMI workflows are helping broadcasters centralize control without abandoning existing systems. more

Alexandria Symonds, who leads under pressure and edits with ambition, has a new role. more

Jody Quon returns to The New York Times after two decades. more

Sui-Lee Wee, a versatile reporter and writer, is The New York Times' new Asia business correspondent. more

Disney did it, Netflix is doing it, and now The New York Times is serious about it too: Quit trying to log in with your old coworker’s mom’s email address. more

The judge rejected Musk’s bid to set aside the verdict in most respects, but he did side with the world's richest man as to the effect of one tweet he sent on May 17, 2022. more

The partnership brings comprehensive men’s and women’s lacrosse coverage to Yahoo Sports ahead of the sport’s return to the Olympic Games in 2028. more

Prince Harry failed to prove the Daily Mail's publisher obtained private information through unlawful methods, ending the Duke of Sussex's latest attempt to hold a British tabloid accountable in court. more