The U.S. DOL has unveiled its final overtime rule. The rule significantly increases the minimum salary for so-called “white collar” employees to be exempt from the federal FLSA’s overtime pay requirements. This development requires attention from virtually all employers. more

Russian officials say confidential discussions about prisoner exchanges are being conducted between Moscow and Washington. more

After President Biden signs the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban it, the legislation will face court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility. more

Poynter announced Tuesday the winners of its inaugural journalism contest, continuing a tradition that was most recently headed by the News Leaders Association. more

Attorneys from RCFP and Yale's MFIA Clinic helped journalist Brittany Hailer reach a settlement with the county. more

Listeners are tuning out. Sponsorship revenue has dipped. A diversity push has generated internal turmoil. Can America’s public radio network turn things around? more

KQED is initiating staff buyouts, an effort to reduce costs in the face of a budget deficit, SFGATE has learned.  more

This month will see the end of eight weekly newspapers published by Southwest News Media in Minnesota.  Such closings are nothing new. But these are drawing harsh local commentary. more

A large majority of Americans see the freedom of the press as highly important to the well-being of society. But many express concerns about potential restrictions on press freedoms in the United States — and say that political and financial interests already have a lot of influence on news organizations. more

The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) today announced the winners for the 28th Annual Webby Awards, which include the boundary-pushing cultural icons, companies and organizations shaping today’s ever-expansive online world. The Webbys will also honor a group of individuals for their outstanding work this year with Special Achievement Awards. more

E.W. Scripps, one of the largest local TV broadcasters in the U.S., has hired a financial adviser to evaluate inbound interest in acquiring Bounce TV, its over-the-air network geared toward African Americans, according to Scripps CEO Adam Symson. more

Master interviewers David Marchese and Lulu Garcia-Navarro speak with compelling, influential figures at the center of our culture. “The Interview” makes its debut on April 27. more

The Texas Tribune, ProPublica and FRONTLINE have been awarded the 2024 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability for their reporting on the tragic mishandling of the active-shooter situation at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. more

David Pecker, the longtime publisher of The National Enquirer, is first on the stand at the former president’s trial. more

Press Forward, the $500 million movement to reimagine local news, will launch applications on April 30 for its first open call for funding focused on addressing the long-standing inequalities in journalistic coverage of underserved communities.  more

what are the major challenges facing metro newspapers today, and how are they attempting to adapt? Those are the questions four top editors from metro dailies in Texas, California and Canada explored in an International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) panel on April 13. more

Donald Trump’s social-media stock is nearing a milestone, securing the former president a stock grant worth a fresh $1.3 billion. more

A court in Russia on Monday convicted the spokesperson of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison in a swift trial in absentia, Russia’s independent news site Mediazona reported. more

When covering gun violence, developing sources within the communities hit hardest by constant gunfire and presenting their stories front and center is crucial.  However, many community members in these areas distrust the media thanks to decades of coverage primarily focused on the violent crime that occurs in these communities and little else. more

The Journal & Courier, of Lafayette, Indiana, has joined the parade of Gannett publications shifting to mail delivery.  more