Adams MultiMedia , a Minnesota-based company, is purchasing The Cedar Rapids Gazette and 11 community newspaper titles, the companies announced jointly this morning. The agreement between Tom Pientok, president & CEO of Folience, Inc. and Mark Adams, President and CEO of Adams MultiMedia (AMM) is expected to be finalized by December 1, at which time most Gazette employees will join Adams MultiMedia   The agreement … more

NBC late night host Seth Meyers has consistently made President Trump the target of his jokes. The latest bits include Meyers teasing about a recent decline in Republican support of the president and … more

In a letter to the Alabama Educational Television Commission, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey requested a public survey before determining whether to disaffiliate from PBS. Public comment will not be … more

Broadcasters will be glad to see the FCC has moved quickly following the government shutdown to launch the comment period on its long-delayed review of media ownership rules, setting December and … more

T he scandal that briefly made Brendan Carr a household name this fall was an outlier several times over. For one thing, FCC chairmen rarely make news. More than that, Carr usually knows better than … more

Last night, Judge Colleen McMahon denied AI company Cohere’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by a collection of news and magazine publishers alleging copyright and trademark infringement. US District Judge McMahon, of the Southern District of New York, denied Cohere’s motion in its entirety. The court’s opinion found that the publishers adequately alleged that Command, Cohere’s GAI model, directly infringes publishers’ content by producing substitutive summary outputs. more

Trust in the press has fallen to historic lows. According to Gallup’s 2025 survey, only 28% of Americans say they trust the news to report fully and fairly — the lowest level since the 1970s. The divide is sharp across both political and generational lines, signaling not just disillusionment, but a deep misunderstanding of what journalism is supposed to be. That’s where the Center for Integrity in News Reporting (CFINR) steps in — helping rebuild trust in journalism through transparency, objectivity, and a renewed commitment to core values. more

Conde Nast may be facing a lawsuit over its firing of four employes who confronted Stan Duncan, the firm's HR director, over the recent layoffs at Teen Vogue.  Attorney General Letitia … more

WVIA has been awarded a grant through the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania through the Williamsport Lycoming Competitive Grant Program to launch Lycoming County @ Work and Lycoming County Careers that Work, two groundbreaking workforce development initiatives designed to connect students, families and job seekers with the region’s most in-demand career opportunities. more

USA Sports and the Pac-12 Conference today announced a five-year partnership beginning in 2026-27, featuring regular season action for football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball, plus the league’s men’s basketball tournament live on USA Network. more

The county involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor. In two of the four agreements, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office also crafted a statement admitting regret. more

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Local Legal Initiative Attorney Paul McAdoo is representing a Tennessee news media coalition in a new lawsuit challenging access restrictions to certain juvenile court proceedings in Shelby County, arguing they unlawfully impede news coverage of the justice system and stifle public oversight of the court. more

The Indianapolis Star, in a reverse of what some newspapers are doing, has doubled the size of its opinion section from two pages to four in an effort to provide more columns and letters.  more

Delish has announced the launch of the Delish app, built to make cooking more fun, more intuitive and a lot less intimidating for the more than 20 million food lovers who visit the brand’s site each month. more

The SNPA Foundation has awarded a grant to the Center for Integrity in News Reporting to launch annual journalism awards in 14 southeastern states. The awards will recognize the best examples of impartial, objective and fair reporting in newspapers. more

FRONTLINE, PBS’s investigative documentary series produced at GBH in Boston, has announced the selection of the newest class of partners for its Local Journalism Initiative  (LJI). more

This weekly, video and audio podcast dedicated to bringing depth, nuance and respect to conversations about today’s most complex topics launches on Nov. 13. more

A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit accusing Amazon's Audible of sharing information about users' audiobook browsing and listening with Meta Platforms, via its analytics pixel. The … more

J. Louis Mullen has acquired News Printing Company (NPC) in central Iowa from Shaw Media. The acquisition includes the Newton News, Jasper County Tribune, PCM Explorer and Jasper County Advertiser.  more

This four-year grant will support editorial assistance, emergency coverage and specialized training for public media journalists nationwide. more