The Center for Integrity in News Reporting (CFINR) is pleased to announce that the Stanton Foundation has awarded a $90,000 grant to fund three years of “Integrity in News Reporting Awards” in the six New England states served by the New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA): Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Rhode Island. more

A new nonprofit led by journalist and former National Public Radio host David Greene will assume ownership of LNP | LancasterOnline as a gift from current owner Pennon, a transfer that opens the door to philanthropic and charitable giving to bolster local news reporting. more

The Society of Professional Journalists has issued a formal letter to the White House expressing deep concern over the administration’s new “media offenders” webpage — an official list that publicly targets individual journalists and news outlets for coverage deemed unfavorable. more

On the heels of a groundbreaking arbitration win at POLITICO, NewsGuild-CWA members launch a national campaign and a week of action on AI. more

In the context of numerous political developments worldwide, leading international and independent news agencies have launched the Democracy News Alliance, an innovative information service for the systematic monitoring of democratic processes. more

Omnicom will lay off more than 4,000 employees and fold several well-known advertising agency brands after its $13 billion acquisition of rival Interpublic Group, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing an interview with company executives. more

The Daily News in Ludington, Michigan, started using ProImage OnColor image toning cloud solution earlier this year. The Daily News uploads approximately 250 images monthly through OnColor which color corrects CMYK images, adjusts image resolution and converts color images to black & white as needed. more

Tickaroo, a news and sports media software leader, today released the results of its Future of Journalism Survey, exposing a growing tension between the next generation of journalists’ fierce belief in the profession’s democratic purpose, and frustration with the industry’s economics, culture and future direction. Sixty-nine percent say the industry urgently needs reinvention. more

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has announced an additional $507,000 investment in the Mountain West News Bureau (MWNB), extending the regional journalism collaboration through June 30, 2028, and enabling the addition of a new digital editor to strengthen its multi-platform reporting. more

Former staffers say a new owner dealt the respected publication a death blow when service members and veterans needed it most. more

The E.W. Scripps Company’s board of directors has approved the adoption of a limited-duration shareholder rights plan following the public disclosure of an unsolicited, non-binding acquisition proposal for the company. more

To document how the Big Tech lobby operates, this transnational team did what investigative journalists do best. We created a methodology and painstakingly put together a database of 2,977 lobbying actions between 2019 and 2025 across 11 countries and the European Union to create this dashboard. more

Independent news outlet Status Coup reported that federal immigration agents threatened its reporter, Jon Farina, with arrest for following and filming them, despite well-established First Amendment protections for newsgathering and, specifically, for recording law enforcement. more

Suncoast Searchlight’s four reporters told the board their editor-in-chief was using AI editing tools and inserting hallucinations into drafts. The next day, one of the reporters was fired. more

Courts dismissed dozens of strategic lawsuits against public participation targeting media in 2024, finds a new analysis from New York University’s First Amendment Watch. more

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. has announced that in connection with its pending acquisition of TEGNA Inc., the companies have filed applications with the Federal Communications Commission seeking consent to the transfer of the broadcast licenses currently controlled by TEGNA to Nexstar.  more

Now in its 35th year, CPJ’s annual IPFA and benefit dinner honors courageous journalists from around the world. This year’s event will be held tonight, Nov. 20, in New York City. The event is chaired by Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal. Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international anchor, will be the evening’s master of ceremonies. more

The Society of Professional Journalists strongly condemns President Donald Trump’s latest attacks on journalists, including his disparaging treatment of ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce during Monday’s Oval Office press availability, and his recent “Quiet, piggy” insult aimed at Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey.  more

With NJ PBS set to end operations in July after it lost state and federal funding, media and business leaders met in Trenton Monday to urge legislators to quickly find funding and ensure New Jersey … more

Facing a public backlash, the commission that oversees Alabama Public Television voted Tuesday to continue paying its contract with PBS, rejecting an effort — at least for now — to be the … more