While much of the news industry continues to focus on shrinking newsrooms, disappearing newspapers and expanding news deserts, Village Media is proving another path is possible. In this exclusive E&P Reports conversation, founder and CEO Jeff Elgie and Board Chair Richard Gingras explain how their digital-first company has grown into one of North America’s most successful local news organizations by putting community, audience reach and disciplined execution at the center of its strategy. Rather than chasing legacy business models, they argue that local journalism can still thrive when publishers understand how audiences and advertisers have changed. Their insights offer a practical roadmap for news leaders determined not just to survive, but to grow. more

Charles H. Townsend, who presided over Condé Nast, the parent company of glossy magazines like Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, as it was rocked along with the rest of the media industry by the transition from print to digital, died on June 11 in Vero Beach, Fla. He was 82. more

Katie Engelhart will continue her groundbreaking reporting as a full-time staff writer. more

Jessica Jerreat, who has more than 25 years of experience in local and international news, joins The New York Times. more

The free press has played a key role in making America the envy of the world, publisher A.G. Sulzberger writes. But we must do more to protect the press’ role in our democracy. more

Paula Reid is leaving for MS NOW after reportedly raising concerns about Paramount Skydance's pending takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. more

On June 30, the News/Media Alliance filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in Salazar v. Paramount Global, concerning the definition of “consumer” under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). more

The Illinois Public Broadcasting Council says it's the first such U.S. law. more

To unite millions of Americans in a year-long celebration of the nation’s founding principles, The National League of Cities and America’s Newspapers — two of the country’s most respected organizations — today launched Sign ON 250. It is an ambitious and engaging initiative that empowers Americans of all ages to “sign on” to a digital version of the Declaration of Independence. more

The deal will add origination capabilities to Lumine’s video processing offerings and expand television monetization. Imagine will continue to operate as an independent business. more

Workers at non-profit investigative newsroom, San Francisco Public Press have created a union as part of the Pacific Media Workers Guild Local 39521, joining the nationwide labor movement for a stronger media system. more

Journalists using LLMs should know about the implications for their First Amendment protections. more

Journalist Michael Wolff filed a now-dismissed anti-SLAPP lawsuit to starve off a potential defamation suit from the first lady — who demanded an apology for comments on her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. more

Nearly six-in-ten U.S. adults support banning anyone under the age of 16 from using social media sites, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. The survey comes as governments around the world weigh new restrictions on teens’ use of social media. more

Yahoo Finance is launching a dedicated hub for coverage of the food and drink industry in partnership with Nation's Restaurant News, QSR Magazine and FSR Magazine, Franchise Times, Restaurant Dive and Just Drinks.  more

Two unauthorized climbers who scaled to the top of the spire above the Empire State Building caused the New York City FM and TV stations that broadcast from antennas there to shift to backup antennas, on the same building but positioned lower on the structure, for about an hour Wednesday. more

The future of InfoWars is still very much uncertain, but as Tim Heidecker told Variety, their defiance will hopefully carry a clear message to the Texas courts: “This is happening,” so “give it to us.” more