The Villages Media Group has chosen ProImage’s NewsWayX to streamline its production workflow and address long-standing challenges. The installation of NewsWayX, a cloud-based workflow management solution, has enabled the company to achieve greater flexibility, efficiency and accuracy in the printing processes. more

D-R Media and Investments of Venice, Florida, has selected SCS’s Community Advertising System to update and enhance its advertising and production workflows. By implementing CAS, D-R Media will benefit from a unified, organization-wide solution that supports display, classified and digital advertising operations, as well as invoicing, accounts receivable and customer account management. more

As shrinking newsroom staffs continue leaving major gaps in statehouse and government accountability coverage, publishers across the country are searching for ways to preserve essential journalism without adding significant overhead. Increasingly, many are turning to collaborative reporting models and syndicated newsroom partnerships designed to supplement local coverage while allowing already-stretched staffs to stay focused on their communities. Among the organizations expanding rapidly into that space is The Center Square, a nonprofit newswire that distributes state and national reporting to more than 1,350 media partners nationwide. more

Richner Communications, Inc., based in Garden City, New York, has selected SCS’s Community Advertising System to modernize and streamline its advertising, production and customer service workflows. more

When Dublin Inquirer publishes a sensitive accountability story, the challenge isn’t just reporting the facts. It’s deciding whether a small, seven-person newsroom can afford the legal risks that sometimes come with telling the public what it needs to know. For editor and co-founder Sam Tranum and deputy editor Lois Kapila, those decisions once came down to late-night conversations and educated guesswork. Today, the independent Dublin newsroom relies on Reporters Shield’s Legal Risk Assessment service to help identify potential legal vulnerabilities before publication—allowing journalists to move forward with greater confidence while keeping important stories alive. more

On June 3, 2026, in Los Angeles, California, Nota announced the debut of Intelligence. This new offering empowers media professionals by assisting them in selecting coverage topics and generating initial ideas, all seamlessly integrated into their current workflow. more

As the local news landscape continues to shift, a new initiative is aiming to ensure that important journalism reaches broader audiences. Newsmatics, the media intelligence company behind the global Affinity Group Publishing (AGP) network, has launched “Journalists Wanted,” a program designed to help credible journalists expand their reach while maintaining full ownership and control of their work. more

The story was solid. The reporting was done. The facts were there. But it never ran. Across the country, newsrooms are increasingly making quiet editorial decisions not based on what they know — but on what they fear. Welcome to journalism’s new reality: the chilling effect of legal threats that stop stories before they ever reach the public. more

SCS has announced a strategic partnership with AMR for merchant services in the Community Advertising System. AMR’s patented Cash Discount/Dual Pricing program allows media companies to eliminate the cost of accepting payments entirely. more

Times Journal, Inc., a multi-title newspaper publisher serving Northwest Georgia, has implemented the ProImage NewsWayX workflow platform to support its high-volume production environment and improve efficiency across its prepress and plate-making operations. more

In today’s volatile media landscape, one question is becoming increasingly urgent: What is your business really worth? As consolidation, digital disruption, and shifting revenue models reshape the industry, accurate valuation is no longer just a transactional step—it’s a strategic necessity. For nearly five decades, Kamen & Co has helped media owners answer that question with clarity and confidence. more

Can AI actually design ads that publishers can run today — or is it still all hype? To find out, 40-year industry veteran Kurt Jackson of Software Consulting Services (SCS) put the leading tools to the test, challenging them to create real, production-ready advertising for print and digital. What he found was surprising: some results were nearly usable, others completely missed the mark. But the biggest insight had nothing to do with the tools themselves — and everything to do with how they’re used. more

BlueLena , the leading audience development consultancy and revenue optimization platform serving more than 250 independent news organizations, today announced the launch of BlueLena Advisory, a new … more

When Florida lawmakers opened the door for counties to move certain public notices from newspapers to government websites, many publishers saw a reliable revenue stream suddenly at risk. David Dunn-Rankin, president of Central Florida–based D-R Media, saw something else: an opportunity to rethink the relationship. By combining local relationships with a modern digital solution, his company found a way to give Polk County the website it wanted—while keeping the legal advertising revenue where it had always been. more

Trust in the news media has rarely been more fragile — yet the public’s demand for credible information has never been higher. As audiences struggle to navigate a flood of competing narratives, the question facing the industry is no longer just what is reported, but how stories are framed and who is behind them. That challenge is what inspired Perspectify, a new media transparency platform designed to help readers compare how the same story is covered across the ideological spectrum. In this conversation with E&P, Newsmatics CEO David Rothstein explains why transparency — not algorithms — may be the most powerful tool journalism has to rebuild trust. more

For large media organizations, technology decisions can shape everything from newsroom efficiency to advertising revenue performance. At Hearst Newspapers, overseeing those systems across dozens of properties falls to SVP of Technology Mike Fogel. In a conversation with E&P, Fogel discussed the challenges of standardizing operations at scale, integrating AI into sales workflows and modernizing the industry’s lead-to-cash pipeline. He also highlighted how partners like Indigo Trigger help extend internal teams when complex technology implementations or acquisitions demand additional expertise. more

FT Strategies introduces its Advisory Partners network, integrating senior industry leaders into its core team to deliver deeper operational expertise and specialist insight to help clients navigate strategic challenges and accelerate transformation. more

ProImage, a provider of workflow solutions for the newspaper and commercial print industries, has completed the installation of its NewsWayX cloud-based workflow platform for Moser Community Media, LLC, supporting production operations across two print facilities in Texas. more

New research from FT Strategies and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism offers a rare, data-driven look at how younger audiences discover, consume and share news. Based on insights from more than 5,000 respondents across five countries, the findings reveal what next-generation news consumers value — and what they ignore. The Next Gen News 2 report goes beyond habits to examine how trust, format and platform shape engagement. For news organizations trying to reach younger audiences, it serves as a practical roadmap rather than a warning sign. more

Journalism’s next breakthrough may not come from a newsroom — but from a room full of students staring down raw data at 3 a.m. As misinformation accelerates and trust fractures, a new generation is being asked to solve problems legacy systems never anticipated. Newsmatics’ 2026 Hackathon puts real news data, real tools and real stakes in front of young technologists to see what they’ll build when the future of information is on the line. What emerges offers a rare glimpse into where journalism may be headed next — and who might lead it. more