Newspapers drive highly engaged voters

Unlock the potential of informed and motivated voters with insights from the 2023 Local Newspaper Study. Our research highlights the indispensable role newspapers play in shaping an active electorate. With 8 out of 10 American adults engaging with print or digital newspapers monthly, tapping into this audience presents an unparalleled opportunity for campaigns.
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The U.S. DOL has unveiled its final overtime rule. The rule significantly increases the minimum salary for so-called “white collar” employees to be exempt from the federal FLSA’s overtime pay requirements. This development requires attention from virtually all employers.

On Saturday, April 20, Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature unveiled the final state budget, which included a payroll tax credit for local news outlets. This credit was modeled on the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. With the passage of this bill, New York is now the first state in the nation to incentivize hiring and retaining local journalists.

This educational program, open to members of America's Newspapers, is designed to develop leadership skills and a broader understanding of sustainable business models for local journalism organizations. The program is built to provide newspaper leaders exposure to a wide variety of topics in an engaging learning environment.

Carpenter Media Group to acquire The Daily Iberian

New Iberia Newsmedia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carpenter Media Group (CMG), has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire The Daily Iberian (New Iberia, Louisiana) from Wick Communications of Sierra Vista, Arizona. Work to complete the transaction is underway.

States Newsroom is the largest news org of its kind; boasts newsroom or partner news outlet in every state following content-sharing agreement with Spotlight Delaware.

April 8, 2024 - OpenAI, Google and Meta ignored corporate policies, altered their own rules and discussed skirting copyright law as they sought online information to train their newest artificial intelligence systems.

Longtime AP journalist, newspaper publisher John Brewer dies at age 76

John Brewer, whose coast-to-coast journalism career spanned 50 years, including nearly two decades at The Associated Press, has died. He was 76.

A courageous correspondent who reported from the world’s trouble spots. A supporter of humanitarian causes. A good friend. Those were among the reactions to the death of Terry Anderson, the former chief Middle East correspondent for The Associated Press.

Vaughn Burnheimer has been named The Tribune-Democrat’s new general manager, CNHI Regional Executive and Tribune-Democrat Publisher Chip Minemyer announced Thursday.