Governor Phil Scott (R-Vermont) signed an executive order on July 23 directing state agencies to give preference to local print, digital, radio and television outlets when placing advertising. With this action, Vermont becomes the first state in the nation where a governor has formally prioritized local news in the state’s advertising spending. more

Chuck Todd will receive the Poynter Make a Mark Leadership Award during an Oct. 2 salon event in Kansas City. more

The path starts with asking different questions about news avoidance and fatigue. more

The Wisconsin NewsMedia Association has entered into an agreement with the Wisconsin Community Papers (WCP) under which the WCP will dissolve as an organization and transfer its assets, programs and operations to the Wisconsin NewsMedia Association. more

The Pittsburgh Progress, a news organization forged by a team of union journalists and community members, launched today (July 27). The publication name — the Pittsburgh Progress — is a nod to the striking Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers’ strike publication, the Pittsburgh Union Progress. more

Community newspaper publishers are asking the Honourable Joël Lightbound, minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Québec lieutenant, to direct Canada Post to offer publishers the same rate it offers to the country’s dominant flyer printer. more

Cecilia Vega described what she said was pressure from executives to insert bias into several segments that aired this year. more

This partnership launches with a shared agriculture and environmental reporter position and creates new opportunities for collaboration, community engagement and public service journalism. more

Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) is proud to announce the launch of the Penlight Prize for excellence in paywall-free public records reporting. more

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced a significant investment to launch digital newsrooms in 15 U.S. communities across three states in partnership with Village Media. The $5 million investment will bring Village Media’s proven model for sustainable, community-first local journalism to the U.S. more

CNBC and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced the renewal of their longstanding partnership, marking more than 30 years of collaboration at the intersection of global markets and media. more

The closure of Winnipeg’s Community Review isn’t just another newspaper casualty — it’s a warning about how public policy and government decisions can unintentionally undermine local journalism. In this op-ed, Paul Deegan, president and CEO of News Media Canada, explains why he believes Canada Post bears significant responsibility and outlines what federal leaders should do next. more

"Well Informed” offers social videos and stories backed by research to help people sort out personal health claims. more

Truth Social wants to charge investors for instant access to President Trump’s often market-moving posts. In a world where high-frequency traders capitalize on fractions of seconds, such a service would give an edge to those willing to pay Trump’s media company. more

Digital rights watchdogs are urging a federal appellate court to preserve a block on a new Colorado law mandating cigarette-style warnings for social media. more

Elon Musk’s social media platform and the music companies agreed to dismiss dueling claims, from 2023 and 2026. They have not said why. more

A ray of hope appeared in my inbox, shining through all the bleak material about declining news readership and resulting civic harm. It came from Europe, where a group of researchers found a way to get high school students to develop the habit of reading newspapers. more

For generations, the decision to carry a presidential address live required little debate inside America’s newsrooms. A president speaking directly to the nation was considered a civic event, one that broadcast networks had an obligation to deliver uninterrupted to the public. Viewers could expect analysis and commentary afterward, but the speech itself was largely treated as sacrosanct. That unwritten rule no longer exists. more

CNN reports that President Donald Trump’s prime-time address exposed a sharp divide among America’s television news organizations, with some networks airing the speech live and others refusing to do so because of the president’s long history of making false claims. The contrasting decisions have reignited a familiar question for news leaders: When does covering a president’s words in real time serve the public, and when does it risk amplifying misinformation? more

This study looked at several ways Americans engage (or don’t) with the world around them, using a large, one-time national survey. The survey was conducted in late 2025 and was designed to capture the opinions of Americans who engage at different levels. more