Newsrooms have spent decades documenting history, but are they making the most of their own archives? Artificial intelligence (AI) is creating new opportunities for newsrooms to unlock decades of reporting, rediscover valuable institutional knowledge and uncover stories hiding in plain sight. In this E&P Quick Read, Tandy Lau explores how digital preservation efforts and emerging AI tools are helping publishers turn yesterday’s news into a valuable resource for tomorrow’s reporting.

As advertisers begin planning for 2027, media sales professionals may be asking the wrong questions. In her latest “Ad Sales Life” op-ed column, Shannon Kinney explains why conversations shouldn’t begin with advertising budgets, but with clients’ larger business objectives — and how getting into the room earlier can transform a salesperson from vendor to trusted adviser.

Following the money behind federal political appointees can require digging through thousands of documents scattered across government agencies. ProPublica has done much of that legwork for journalists. In this E&P Quick Read, E&P’s Editor-in-Chief Gretchen A. Peck reveals how ProPublica’s “Trump Team Financials” project combines data, technology and accountability journalism.

Fresnoland has grown from an experiment in public-service journalism into a nine-person nonprofit newsroom producing ambitious accountability reporting for California’s Central Valley. But proving the value of the journalism is only part of the challenge, building a sustainable business to support is another. In this E&P exclusive “News Media Profile,” Taayoo Murray explores how Fresnoland is growing its audience, diversifying revenue and remaining steadfastly focused on the community it serves.

A Washington Post photojournalist was hospitalized after Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank attacked her and a group of Palestinians during the annual olive harvest.

CNN announced a strategic multi-year partnership with Google. Through the agreement, CNN will provide enhanced content rights enabling experimental features in Google products to help explore how generative AI can further drive engaged audiences across CNN’s journalism.

Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, said Thursday that she didn’t pass the California bar exam, her first direct confirmation since her legal credentials came under scrutiny in recent days.

Journalists at the Arizona Daily Star announced Thursday, Oct. 15, their intention to form a union with The NewsGuild-CWA and are calling on USA TODAY Co. to voluntarily recognize their union.

The dispute over how worldwide revenue is calculated could shape how Britain enforces its law against major technology companies, with children’s rights advocates warning weak penalties could undermine protections.