In the wake of the decision by Disney-ABC Television to take longtime ABC late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live” off the air, a petition and boycott against the big legacy TV-network company have taken root. more

The Media Division of CherryRoad® is proud to announce that the Trenton Telegraph officially launched, publishing its first issue on Sept. 12. The newspaper will serve Trenton and surrounding Grundy County with hyperlocal coverage of area schools and youth sports, town government, community events, business news and more.  more

DallasNews Corporation, the holding company of The Dallas Morning News and Medium Giant, announced that its board of directors, following consultation with the company’s legal and financial advisors, has reviewed and rejected the revised, non-binding proposal received on Sept. 16 from MNG Enterprises, Inc., an affiliate of Alden Global Capital, to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of the company’s common stock at $20.00 per share in cash. more

A new toolkit aimed at helping journalists navigate coverage of vaccines has been released as massive changes in federal and state policy loom amid rampant misinformation and disinformation about the topic. more

NPR CEO Katherine Maher and her leadership team are holding an all-staff meeting with employees Wednesday. more

After authorities said Mr. Kirk’s suspected shooter had been “radicalized” online, Meta, Reddit, TikTok and other platforms have stayed quiet — though not Elon Musk, who owns X. more

More than a dozen workers were laid off or accepted buyout offers this week. more

Nota today announced the launch of Nota News, a new initiative to restore and sustain local journalism in underserved communities, in partnership with TollBit, Springwire and Microsoft. more

World News Day is a global news media industry campaign to draw public attention to the role that journalists play in providing trustworthy news and information that serves citizens and democracy.  more

Gannett Co., Inc. has announced DeeperDive, an industry-first Gen AI answer engine created by Taboola, is now fully implemented on USA TODAY for an audience of over 195 million monthly unique visitors. more

The Tampa Bay Times, in partnership with the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, will host a free community conversation on artificial intelligence at the upcoming Spotlight Tampa Bay event, “How AI Can Strengthen Our Communities.” more

DallasNews Corporation, the holding company of The Dallas Morning News and Medium Giant, has announced that it has entered into an amendment to the definitive agreement governing the company’s pending merger with Hearst, which increases the per share purchase price to be paid by Hearst from $15.00 to $16.50 per share in cash, representing a premium of 276% over the $4.39 closing price per share of Series A Common Stock on July 9. more

The writer, Ruth Shalit Barrett, had accused the magazine of defaming her in a lengthy editor’s note. more

Matthew Dowd opened a floodgate. The MSNBC political analyst, who lost his job shortly after on-air comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, was the first of many figures to face consequences Thursday for public statements or actions about the shooting. more

One of Washington’s largest remaining newspaper presses is closing this month, just three years after it opened. Sound Publishing is closing its production center in Lakewood, Pierce County, which prints more than 30 local newspapers across Washington and several in Alaska that are delivered by mail. more

STAT launched 10 years ago with a mission of filling a journalistic void in coverage of health and medicine. What started then as a small operation based mostly in Boston has grown to a national brand covering scientific hubs across the United States, with a recent expansion into the U.K. and global ambitions beyond. more

KUNC announced this week it was forced to lay off 10 people in what the northern Colorado public radio station called an “organizational restructuring in response to financial challenges.” more

Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed on Wednesday, pioneered a new model for conservative political advocacy, merging multi-platform media commentary with in-person gatherings and get-out-the-vote drives. more

The Sustainability Awards are just one way that LION promotes the growth of the independent news industry across the U.S. and Canada. These awards highlight the critical, but often overlooked, steps that entrepreneurs take to strengthen their businesses, from developing new policies that support expanding teams to engaging community members throughout the reporting process. more

The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association will induct 25 individuals into the PNA Hall of Fame at its centennial celebration closing gala. more