Judge Amit P. Mehta said the company must hand over some of its search data to rivals, but did not force other big changes the U.S. wanted.

Boone Newsmedia, Inc. (BNI), owners of Leader Publications headquartered in Niles, Michigan, has announced the sale of The Niles Daily Star, Dowagiac Daily News and The Leader to Paxton Media Group, according to John Cribb, Cribb & Associates who represented BNI and the Boone family in the transaction. Terms were not disclosed.

Two of the region’s fastest-growing media companies, Broad + Liberty and Access Network, have officially joined forces, with Broad + Liberty acquiring Access Network to form a united, cutting-edge state and local multimedia company serving Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Newsmax Inc. announced that the company's subsidiary, Newsmax Broadcasting, LLC, has filed a major federal antitrust lawsuit against Fox Corporation and Fox News Network, LLC in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

What news sources are Americans thinking of when they say they trust or distrust the information they get from national news organizations?

When the Guadalupe River rose more than 26 feet in less than an hour on July 4, it wasn’t just Kerrville, Texas, that was under siege — it was its people, homes, summer camps and way of life. National media swooped in to capture the devastation, but it was the town’s own journalists who stayed, delivering life-saving information, correcting misinformation and documenting both the tragedy and the resilience of their neighbors. From the Kerrville Daily Times’ all-hands-on-deck coverage to The Kerr County Lead’s relentless real-time updates, two small newsrooms proved that in a disaster of international scale, local press still matters most.

Jeffrey Sleete likes to say that great sales careers — and long, fulfilling ones — are built on mindset as much as skill. In a recent column, he drew inspiration from the 1945 hit “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive,” reminding sellers that eliminating the negative isn’t just a catchy lyric — it’s a survival skill in a high-pressure profession. Borrowing wisdom from gerontologist Dr. John Dunlop, Sleete suggests that waking up with a plan and ending the day knowing you’ve helped someone aren’t just good rules for aging well; they’re the foundation for staying sharp, productive and fulfilled in sales, no matter your stage in the game.

With threats against journalists escalating in the tense post-election climate, five of the nation’s leading press freedom organizations have joined forces to launch the Journalist Assistance Network — a coordinated hub offering legal, safety and security resources to reporters under pressure. Announced in May, the alliance unites the Committee to Protect Journalists, Freedom of the Press Foundation, International Women’s Media Foundation, PEN America and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, formalizing years of informal cooperation into a one-call system that connects journalists with the help they need — fast.