The longtime Florida bureau chief shifts her focus ahead of the U.S. midterms and 2028 presidential race. more

Canada introduced legislation on Wednesday that could bar children younger than 16 from having social media accounts unless the companies show they can make their platforms safe. more

Trump Media & Technology said Wednesday that it is no longer trying to spin off Truth Social following a proposed merger with a nuclear-fusion firm. more

The local Pennsylvania outlet is the first newsroom under The NewsGuild-CWA to unionize in response to AI adoption. more

The copublishing arrangement will combine Texas Monthly’s storytelling mission with Penguin Random House’s publishing excellence to deliver important and influential books for a national audience. more

What if journalism’s future depends less on acting like artists — and more on thinking like scientists? In this provocative E&P Shoptalk Digital Exclusive, industry product and audience development strategist Cecilia M. Dobbs argues that a free society requires journalism grounded in evidence, objectivity and accountability, not personal expression. Drawing on newsroom culture, scientific methodology and modern media debates, Dobbs explores why journalism’s credibility may depend on embracing standards designed to explain the world, not simply interpret it. more

More Perfect, an American alliance dedicated to revitalizing democracy, and the Urban Libraries Council (ULC), an organization dedicated to strengthening libraries as dynamic civic institutions, announced that eight ULC members have been selected for a national pilot program to connect public libraries to local news organizations. more

Richner Communications, Inc., based in Garden City, New York, has selected SCS’s Community Advertising System to modernize and streamline its advertising, production and customer service workflows. more

Only two of eleven of the most well known national news organizations have a majority of Americans who have a great deal or fair amount of trust in them, according to a new survey conducted by YouGov for the Center for Integrity in News Reporting. However, the survey also found greater trust among these 11 national news organizations individually than estimates of public trust in the mass media in general. more

David Ellison told Lesley Stahl, one of three remaining correspondents for the news program, that he would respect the show’s editorial decisions after a tumultuous stretch. more

When Dublin Inquirer publishes a sensitive accountability story, the challenge isn’t just reporting the facts. It’s deciding whether a small, seven-person newsroom can afford the legal risks that sometimes come with telling the public what it needs to know. For editor and co-founder Sam Tranum and deputy editor Lois Kapila, those decisions once came down to late-night conversations and educated guesswork. Today, the independent Dublin newsroom relies on Reporters Shield’s Legal Risk Assessment service to help identify potential legal vulnerabilities before publication—allowing journalists to move forward with greater confidence while keeping important stories alive. more

The White House is ceding control of who gets into the fight event on the South Lawn, in a break with tradition. more

Kansas City PBS announced the appointment of Cara Williams Fry as president and CEO, effective July 20, marking a new chapter in the station’s leadership.  more

As correspondents in Europe, Jenny Gross will focus on consumer companies, and Lisa Friedman on energy. more

Yesterday, the Livingston Awards honored exceptional journalists under the age of 35 for outstanding work in local, national and international reporting. The Livingston Awards also honored Martin Baron, former executive editor of The Washington Post, The Boston Globe and The Miami Herald, with the Richard M. Clurman Award for mentoring. more

Hearst Magazines, the world’s largest lifestyle media publisher, announced the launch of AURA IQ, the next evolution of its proprietary audience platform, AURA. The new AI-driven platform introduces a sophisticated agentic intelligence layer that transforms Hearst’s first-party data, editorial authority and audience insights into dynamic, scalable media strategy.  more

Attorneys defend the president’s delays in preparing a response to the media company’s motion to dismiss. more

The American Journalism Project announced renewed support for a program to help local news organizations grow their audiences and build long-term sustainability. The Audience & Sustainability Program, supported by the Google News Initiative, will provide training, strategic guidance and direct access to Google expertise on analytics, distribution and community engagement. more

Consolidation is no longer a theoretical discussion in public media — it’s becoming a strategic response to a rapidly changing financial reality. In this month’s Public Pulse, E&P columnist Alex Curley examines three proposed public media mergers and what they reveal about the industry’s evolving approach to sustainability, shared resources and long-term survival. As stations adapt to life after federal funding, Curley explores whether consolidation may become the next major trend shaping public media’s future. more