Poynter has launched Press Freedom Watch, a tracker cataloging federal government actions affecting journalists.  more

When the Onion’s new owners acquired the satirical publication a year ago, they bet on a dying breed: print subscribers.  It’s working.  more

On National Radio Day, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced that Mike McVay, president of McVay Media, will be honored with the 2025 NAB National Radio Award. more

A dozen recently shuttered newspapers across Wyoming and South Dakota are set to publish again, after buyers stepped up within days to prevent the rural communities from becoming “news deserts” where little or no local media remains. more

The Knight Foundation and other top organizations are aiming to provide $50 million to stabilize the stations most at risk from the recent federal government funding cuts. more

The Local Media Association and Comcast NBCUniversal announced the launch of the 2025–2026 Economic Opportunity Lab, a groundbreaking initiative supporting local journalism covering stories of economic mobility and opportunity in cities across the United States. more

The former Fox host complained of “CENSORSHIP” by Fox over her coverage of the 2020 election, according to newly unredacted documents in the Smartmatic defamation case. more

Nominations for the 2025 E&P EPPY Awards close this Friday at midnight ET — your final chance to showcase your newsroom’s best work. For nearly 30 years, the EPPYs have honored digital excellence across the industry — from CNN, NBC News, and The Boston Globe to small-but-mighty local outlets, nonprofit startups, and standout student publications. From websites and podcasts to data visualizations, video, and newsletters, the EPPYs celebrate innovation across every platform. Winning isn’t just a trophy — it’s recognition that sets your newsroom apart. But remember: if you don’t enter, you can’t win. more

Voice of America told about 75 employees to come back to work immediately Friday amid escalating military action between Iran and Israel. Most of the staffers restored from months-long … more

The Chestnut Hill Local, a longtime pillar of its Philadelphia community, is making a bold leap into the future by implementing a suite of advanced advertising, production, and editorial solutions from SCS. This strategic move aims to streamline operations, enhance workflow efficiency, and strengthen the paper’s ability to serve its readers and advertisers in an evolving media landscape. By integrating SCS’s cutting-edge technology, The Local is not only modernizing its newsroom but also reinforcing its commitment to high-quality, community-driven journalism. more

In a last-minute, closed-door deal that surprised many, Google secured an agreement late Wednesday with California lawmakers to circumvent two legislative bills that would have required it and other tech companies to compensate local newsrooms in the state for using their content. more

“Google is a dominant monopoly that reaps significant revenue off scraping and repackaging quality news content, depriving publishers of the opportunity to monetize their content and reinvest in journalists,” said News/Media Alliance President & CEO Danielle Coffey. more

More than 100 reporters, photographers, editors and digital producers in Connecticut’s largest newsroom unionized and formed the Connecticut News Guild. The staff of Hearst Connecticut Media Group went public with about 85% of the workers signing union cards. more

In a recent communication to local station general managers, PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger outlined significant organizational changes aimed at maintaining fiscal stability and operational efficiency amidst ongoing economic instability and disruptions in the media landscape. The email, dated June 11, detailed staff reductions and the elimination of vacant positions as part of a broader strategy to align spending with recurring revenue and invest in areas with the greatest growth potential. more

An 18-day strike against Gannett’s Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, New York) has ended despite the sides not having settled on a deal.  more

A crusading Brazilian Supreme Court justice included Elon Musk as a target in an ongoing investigation over the dissemination of fake news and opened a separate investigation late Sunday into the executive for alleged obstruction. more

Column, the fastest-growing public notice software platform, has reached an agreement with Forum Communications to acquire Modulist, a software company focused on celebrations, obituaries and announcements. This deal will expand Column’s platform in 2024 to include categories available on Modulist, as well as classifieds.  more

Paxton Media has sold the 142-year-old weekly Sumter Times, the county seat weekly in Sumter, Florida, to D-R Media. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. more

In this dynamic session hosted by Editor & Publisher Magazine's Mike Blinder, newspapers will reveal how they've cost-effectively developed personalities who deliver innovative content that has grown new local audiences, opened new lucrative revenue streams and helped positively position their legacy brands for decades to come. Attendees will leave with real-world, actionable advice and takeaways to begin implementing similar initiatives within their own operations immediately. more

Editor & Publisher is excited to announce a new partnership with The Diversity Pledge Institute, a nonprofit organization addressing newsroom diversity by working with employers to improve hiring and retention of journalists of color and by identifying skilled journalists of color and preparing them for careers in news. more