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Trump slams ‘fake news media’ after spin on auto industry ‘bloodbath’ prediction

Former President Donald Trump slammed the media on Monday after multiple outlets ran out of context headlines on a prediction he made about there being a “bloodbath” in the auto industry job market due to President Joe Biden’s policies. 

Miami Herald wins Brechner FOI Award for 'Shakedown City'

The Miami Herald is the winner of the 2024 Brechner Freedom of Information Award for “Shakedown City,” an investigation into government corruption within the city of Miami that spawned a series of investigations by the FBI, Internal Revenue Service, Securities and Exchange Commission and state ethics commission.

Female artists are disappearing from print comics at chain newspapers

Creators are thriving in other mediums. Are print comic strips nearing the end?

A Supreme Court ruling in a social media case could set standards for free speech in the digital age

In a busy term that could set standards for free speech in the digital age, the Supreme Court on March 18 is taking up a dispute between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.
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One way to help a journalism industry in crisis: Make J-School free

Many uncertainties haunt the field of journalism today — among them, how we can reach our audience, build public trust in our work, and who is going to pay for it all. But one thing is certain: as complicated and dark as the world looks today, it would be much worse if journalists were not there to report on it.

AP adds new end-of-season Top 25 college basketball poll

The Associated Press for the first time will release end-of-season Top 25 polls for men’s and women’s basketball following the NCAA Tournament championship games.

How Sahan Journal grew into a vital source of news and information for Minnesota’s immigrant communities

Five years after launch, Sahan Journal has a $3 million annual budget and 23 full-time staffers.

KSAT 6 p.m. news sees ratings uptick due to focus on San Antonio neighborhoods

“Know My Neighborhood” airs live from different neighborhoods once a month during KSAT’s hour-long 6 p.m. newscast. The initiative started in October 2023.

Nebraska Supreme Court rebuffs news organization in dispute over public records costs

The court overturned a trial judge who had sided with Flatwater Free Press over a $44,000 bill to receive public records.

Opinion | Love your community and watch your revenue models do better

Journalists should not be outsiders, watching curiously like aliens examining broadcasts from outer space. They are part of the community.

NewsGuard launches suite of AI anti-misinfo tools

A fact-checking outlet is trying to teach artificial intelligence not to unwittingly spread fake pictures, videos, and other hoaxes about Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the leadup to the 2024 election.

Tradition is at heart of First Amendment action against South Dakota

A history of open courts is invoked in a federal complaint by this news service over access to electronic court pleadings.

Utah governor replaces social media laws for youth as state faces lawsuits

Utah’s governor has approved an overhaul of social media laws meant to protect children as the state fends off multiple lawsuits challenging their constitutionality.

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ADWEEK has announced the appointment of Ryan Joe as its new editor in chief. He will report to Chief Content Officer Zoë Ruderman.
Manny García is the new editor in chief of Houston Landing, CEO Peter Bhatia announced Friday. Angel Rodríguez will join him as managing editor. 
Nick Baumann, who will serve as the principal deputy to the senior politics editor, will help guide the National politics staff in executing ambitious coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign, the White House, Congress and state politics across platforms.
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Its operators made a newsroom announcement, but the outcome is uncertain since the owner has signaled it wants the magazine to endure.
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that he will put together an investor group to buy TikTok after the House passed a bill that would ban the popular video app in the U.S. if its China-based owner does not sell its stake.
The New York Times is cracking down on hundreds of games inspired by Wordle, the hugely popular online word puzzle that it purchased in 2022.
Monday, March 18, is the deadline for reserving hotel rooms in our room block for the Mega-Conference. It may be difficult to reserve a room at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown after Monday.
There is a growing disconnect between how journalists see themselves and how people see journalists.
The National Trust for Local News has announced the launch of a mission-driven commercial printing facility dedicated to strengthening the local news ecosystem across Colorado’s Front Range. This innovative Denver facility marks the debut of the first new newspaper printing press in the country in several years.
In what may be a first for an advertising conference, Borrell Miami brought a group of media finance execs together to talk about digital ad products from the bean counter’s perspective. Topics covered included digital profitability (it’s growing), sales commissions (they’re lower than for linear media) and digital’s revenue contribution (going up and up).
Even though legislation is moving forward, our video apps won’t disappear any time soon.
The suspense over Alaska Senate Bill 68, which would remove the legal requirement that public notices related to the sale and removal of water, are to be placed in local newspapers, is resolved.
Through the Local Legal Initiative, RCFP attorneys have helped reporters and news outlets obtain bodycam footage in several cases.
America’s story isn’t getting told because more than half of U.S. counties lost all or nearly all of their reliable, local news sources over the last two decades.
D.C. Superior is a court rich in newsworthy cases. But it's holding new complaints away from the press until they are stale news.
City officials in eastern China apologized to local journalists after authorities were shown pushing them and trying to obstruct reporting from the site of a deadly explosion, in a rare acknowledgment of state aggression against journalists.
With AI deepfakes, a candidate’s image can be smeared, or softened. Voters can be steered toward or away from candidates — or even to avoid the polls altogether. But perhaps the greatest threat to democracy, experts say, is that a surge of AI deepfakes could erode the public’s trust in what they see and hear.
This school year, Newsday started to focus on an important group of future news consumers — fifth graders. It launched Newsday in Education, a program that combines field trips with free digital access to all school districts on Long Island. The reason — make Newsday cool again.
The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn’t sell, as lawmakers acted on concerns that the company’s current ownership structure is a national security threat.
Chances are “pretty good” that Google's precedent-setting decision in December to compensate Canadian news sites $100 million for the use of their content could translate into billions of dollars in payouts to local news sites in the U.S. So says Conan Gallaty, chairman and CEO of the Tampa Bay Times and Times Publishing Co, who predicts that U.S. news organizations could receive an $11 billion windfall a year if the bill passes.
Public records and freedom of information laws are fundamental for government transparency. But when journalists fight for access to wrongfully withheld records at the state and local level, the public is paying the price, according to a new article published by the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker for Sunshine Week.
The San Francisco board of supervisors has passed a resolution to bolster the relationship between local media and city departments by urging greater city support and resources be directed to community and ethnic journalism outlets.
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