The Ohio News Media Association has entered into a partnership with Column under which a new site will be rolled out later this spring for those who currently use publicnoticesohio.com to search for bids, meeting notices, foreclosures and other important legal notice news items. more

Media professionals and publishers with more than 25 years of experience explained how obituaries drive digital traffic, ensure reader engagement, and increase revenue. more

Stacker, a data-driven newswire, is welcoming six new team members this month, representing 25% growth across the organization. more

Thought leaderships will illuminate the power of AI during upcoming webinar. more

Humans have told stories through pictures for millennia. The long tradition of sequential art brought us the comic strip in the late 1800s, and William Randolph Hearst founded King Features Syndicate shortly after that. Today, King Features’ classic comics are treasured by millions, while King works to develop new products, services, and voices for the 21st century. more

Column announces CherryRoad Media as the latest publishing partner to rollout Column's enterprise public notice solution. CherryRoad is one of the fastest-growing publishing groups in the country, following a string of acquisitions in markets across eight states. more

Nonprofit service program looks to grow reporting corps to 325 in 2022. more

HINSDALE, MA. & CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (November 15, 2021) – Wallit, a state-of-the-art software firm based in Milwaukee, which provides paywall services to dozens of publishers throughout the United States, has sold a majority stake to MvWd Enterprises, a media group based in the Berkshires (western Massachusetts) and New York's Capital Region. MvWd Enterprises is headed by Warren Dews, Jr. and Mark Vinciguerra. more

BlueLena has named Subtext as the preferred SMS vendor for its clients. more

VoicePort, LLC, a leading customer self-service automation software provider serving the newspaper and subscription industry, acquired Innovative Systems Design Inc. (ISD Chatterbox), effective Nov. 1. more

In October, The Papers, Inc., a Northern Indiana-based publishing company, signed contracts with SCS to implement the Community Advertising System and Community Publishing System to standardize the advertising, production and editorial workflows across its 16 weekly and monthly newspapers and magazines. more

Results from Billings Gazette, Omaha World-Herald, The Daily Progress and NWI Times pave the way for an accelerated rollout to all 80 of the group’s properties. more

TownNews and BlueLena have announced a partnership that will empower local media organizations to rapidly activate reader revenue using TownNews’ smart metering and paywall solution, iQ Audience+. more

At the America’s Newspapers Senior Leadership Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado, CherryRoad Media (Parsippany, New Jersey) has contracted with SCS to implement the Community Advertising System and Community Publishing System to standardize the advertising, production and editorial workflows across its 27 community newspapers. more

Uniondale, NY - On October 5, 2021, FORBES released its 40th annual ranking of the 400 Richest Americans. This study is one of the most anticipated and widely read FORBES … more

Since mid-September, the iconic Sports Illustrated and Sports Illustrated Kids magazines have been available to PressReader users in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, U.K and the U.S. PressReader will leverage its B2B and B2C network and distribute the magazines in those countries. more

iPublish Media Solutions has launched its first French-English AdPortal SMB, in partnership with Sud Ouest Publicité, a leading publishing group of five newspapers in southwest France, headquartered in Bordeaux. more

Oahu Publication’s Inc. eliminates $1.2MM in recurring annualized interchange fees. more

We are thrilled to welcome the Florida Press Association (FPA) as the latest members of the Column Partner Program. more

ING 2021 - A Virtual Leadership Summit, in collaboration with Editor & Publisher Magazine and America's Newspapers more