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TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US

TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google in the U.S., after President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a TikTok ban.

New Mexico mulls bill to give tax credits to newsrooms that hire journalists

New Mexico is the latest state to consider giving a tax credit to news organizations that employ journalists. 

Six takeaways about the Murdoch succession fight

Here are the main revelations about the battle for control from a secret Nevada trial.

Knight Foundation provides $4.95 million to bring 4 LMA/LMF sustainability labs into the future

Local Media Foundation will extend and expand four major programs — the Knight x LMA BloomLab, the LMA Lab for Journalism Funding, the Family and Independent Media Sustainability Lab, and the Branded Content Project — in 2025 and beyond thanks to $4.95 million in new funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Trump wants news outlets to get on board with ‘Gulf of America’ — or else. Will they?

The White House’s move to block AP’s reporters over its house style has turned a debate about language into one about power.

'No leak necessary,' says Denver's 9NEWS journalist about ICE raids in Colorado

A Denver TV station made national news this week for its coverage of local ICE raids under the new Trump administration.

Opinion | History sort of repeats itself with White House media ban

The Obama White House refused to let Fox News participate in a network pool rotation until other outlets came to Fox's defense.

FTC chair endorses Trump's ability to fire commissioners

The new chair of the Federal Trade Commission is putting his commissioners on notice that he thinks President Trump has the right to fire them if he wants to.

5 strategies for retaining print and digital subscribers

Here’s an idea to steal and adapt: Build a reader rewards incentive to engage subscribers.

Fast food and newspapers: A surprising connection

When you think of fast food consumers, younger demographics often come to mind. Conversely, newspapers are typically associated with older readers. However, new research from The Media Audit challenges these stereotypes, revealing a strong connection between fast food consumption and newspaper readership.

A dramatic story told in an intimate way: How eight audio reporters bring climate change to life for listeners

The Reuters Institute spoke to eight audio reporters and producers who are members of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network to hear how they manage to report on the topic of climate change.

Announcing a new initiative to fuel local news with community colleges in the South

Journalism + Design at The New School (J+D) has announced the Community College Civic News Challenge, a new initiative to grow creative local news and civic information projects in collaboration with community colleges across the South.

News/Media Alliance announces industry lawsuit against AI content theft

Today, a collection of news and magazine publishers, including Advance Local Media, Condé Nast, The Atlantic, Forbes Media, The Guardian, Business Insider, LA Times, McClatchy Media Company, Newsday, Plain Dealer Publishing Company, POLITICO, The Republican Company, Toronto Star Newspapers and Vox Media, all members of News/Media Alliance, the leading industry trade association, filed a copyright and trademark infringement case in the Southern District of New York against Cohere Inc., as reported in the Wall Street Journal.

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Gray Media has named Blake Sebo as the next general manager of KTUU and KYES, Gray’s NBC and CBS affiliates in Anchorage, Alaska.
Rahm Emanuel has joined CNN as senior political and global affairs commentator, the network has announced. Emanuel will bring his extensive knowledge of American politics and international affairs to CNN’s on-air programming.
The Atlantic is announcing the hires of Nick Miroff and Isaac Stanley-Becker as staff writers, and Alex Hoyt as a senior editor.
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Thomson Reuters has won an early battle in court over the question of fair use in artificial intelligence-related copyright cases.
A Florida appeals court Wednesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to pursue a defamation lawsuit against Pulitzer Prize board members in a dispute rooted in the organization awarding a prize to The New York Times and The Washington Post for reporting about alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Several channels owned by Paramount Global, including CBS, Comedy Central and MTV, will soon disappear from YouTube TV on Thursday if the two companies don’t reach a contract renewal.
The Federal Communications Commission has alerted Comcast Corp. that it will begin an investigation into the diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the media giant.
Legacy.com and iPublish Media are now powering classified advertising call center services for all McClatchy properties. Sales, support and advertising desk services for McClatchy’s public notices, obituaries and general classifieds will be managed by a team of 40 Legacy service agents.
The Associated Press issued this statement on Tuesday from Executive Editor Julie Pace.
At a time when trust in the media is low, journalists must be more transparent about their work, experts say.
The pursuit of digital revenue took centerstage last year as stations expanded sales training and bet big on the hottest-selling product — streaming video. And according to the latest annual digital benchmarking report from RAB and Borrell Associates, digital revenue topped the $2 billion mark last year.
Eighteen newsrooms received valuable feedback on how to “make the case” for journalism from a panel of funder judges at Pitch Day for the latest cohort of the LMA Lab for Journalism Funding. Here are the six top takeaways.
“In the relationship between the press and the Office of the President, coverage and standards are entirely in the purview of individual organizations.” — White House Correspondents' Association
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Student Freedom of Information Award, presented by the Student Press Law Center and sponsored by the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida.
Less than two weeks after state Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone reversed herself and ruled that Boston magazine reporter Gretchen Voss did not have to turn over notes she took during an off-the-record interview with murder suspect Karen Read, another judge is demanding that a journalist assist prosecutors in a different murder case.
Lesley Stahl, who has spent most of her career at CBS News, will be among the honorees at the RTDNA Foundation’s 34th annual First Amendment Awards next month. 
Iran’s supreme leader has pardoned two female journalists who reported the death of a woman in police custody in 2022, state media reported.
The National Newspaper Association is concerned about recent reporting regarding certain journalists being barred from the Oval Office because of style issues regarding the name change to "Gulf of America." This news coupled with the removal of mainstream media outlets from the Pentagon earlier this month and the lack of information coming from other vital departments like the CDC point to a troubling trend for journalists trying to cover the new administration. …
The community of practice will help establish Press Forward chapters to reinvigorate local news in Knight Communities.
A group of investors led by Elon Musk is offering about $97.4 billion to buy OpenAI, escalating a legal dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped found.
Despite a blowout of a game and halftime performer telling people to turn off their TVs, the Super Bowl registered record ratings for the second year in a row, according to preliminary estimates.
President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum on Monday, re-upping a policy from his first term that pleased domestic metal makers, but hurt other American industries and ignited trade wars with allies on multiple fronts.
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