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With the 2026 midterms fast approaching, newsrooms are preparing for an election shaped by national politics, questions about election security and voters hungry for trustworthy information. For E&P’s October cover story, Editor-in-Chief Gretchen A. Peck spoke with reporters and editors at Votebeat, The Associated Press, The Daily Beast and The Salt Lake Tribune about how they’re planning coverage before, during and after Election Day.
Foreign correspondents venture far from home to tell consequential stories of people, politics, conflict and crisis — often encountering funding challenges, logistical hurdles and operational dangers. In E&P’s September “Association Insider,” Bob Miller introduces readers to the Overseas Press Club of America and the journalists and journalism it salutes.
After 35 years, cartoonist Lincoln Peirce has retired the daily “Big Nate” comic strip, but he’s not quite ready to leave the 6th grade behind. In his “News Media Today” op-ed column, E&P’s Rob Tornoe talks with Peirce about the remarkable evolution of “Big Nate,” the culture loss that comes as newspapers and their comic pages decline, and why editors should make room for a new generation of cartoonists.
Can coffee and tea help fuel a new model for investigative journalism? The Newsground is betting on it, pairing ad-free reporting with beverage subscriptions. In this E&P Quick Read, Alyssa Choiniere explores Founder Scott Stedman’s unconventional approach to building audience, funding ambitious investigations and turning a familiar morning ritual into a new business model.
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Industry News
A federal judge has allowed core antitrust claims by Gannett, Daily Mail and a class of digital publishers to proceed against Google over its advertising technology practices. The Sept. 30 ruling preserves their pursuit of damages for alleged lost advertising revenue and excessive fees. Although Google prevailed on some claims, the decision clears a significant hurdle for publishers seeking compensation.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Community NEWS Act into law Sept. 30, creating journalism employment tax credits projected to deliver more than $200 million to local newsrooms over five years. E&P Editor-in-Chief Gretchen A. Peck reports on the industry’s response, the law’s potential as a national model and Newsom’s call for changes to prevent it from subsidizing hedge funds.
California’s new Community NEWS Act could become a national model for strengthening local journalism, argues Steven Waldman of Rebuild Local News. Beyond helping newsrooms retain and hire journalists, he says the law could encourage investment while protecting editorial independence. Waldman, whose organization served as the legislation’s lead external sponsor, explains why he believes its design matters for publishers of all sizes.
A federal judge has granted Paramount’s settlement agreement with 12 states that sued over the company’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, allowing the companies to soon close their $81 billion mega merger.
Axios has hired Thomas Novelly to cover space and is expanding its Future of Defense newsletter to twice a week, Talking Biz News reports.
Reuters has promoted Rossalyn Warren from audience editor to deputy digital director, Talking Biz News reports.
The Washington Post has hired Nancy Cook as a senior White House and national political reporter, with an October 12 start date, Talking Biz News reports.
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E&P Partner News
Amsterdam News is expanding its partnership with Column to strengthen its legal notice operations, create more capacity for growth, and gain access to new high-volume notice business from the large organizations in Column’s Automated Placement network placing across New York.
As AI changes how consumers find and choose local businesses, publishers have an opportunity to help advertisers remain visible. Duda provides the technology and insights publishers need to improve discoverability, measure business results and deliver those services at scale. The result can be stronger advertiser relationships and new recurring revenue.
A newsroom can win a lawsuit and still be destroyed by it. Years of legal bills, missed deadlines and relentless anxiety can accomplish what an unfavorable verdict never could: silencing journalists and frightening others away from the story. For a small publisher without in-house counsel or deep financial reserves, one legal threat can place the entire organization at risk. International media-freedom attorney Flutura Kusari warns that waiting until a demand letter arrives to build a defense may already be too late.
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.
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.
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.
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