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Senior Leadership Conference
The Tech Connect session will transform your business at the Senior Leadership Conference! Tech Connect is a unique, interactive session where you can engage directly with the leading companies that are driving innovation in the newspaper industry. As part of small groups, you’ll have the chance to dive deep into discussions that matter, exchange ideas with your peers and learn directly from experts who understand the challenges and opportunities that newspaper publishers face.

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The America's Newspapers Foundation is pleased to announce that The Post and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina, and The Seattle Times in Washington have become the latest members to generously contribute a scholarship for the 2024-25 Executive Development Program.
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Not that many years ago, the best way you could find out about businesses in town would be through your local newspaper. Your local newspaper is still a great source of advertising information, but if you’re looking for something chances are you're going to start by "Googling it." Have you ever wondered why that's become our go-to move? Well, a recent court ruling has shed some light on this, and it's not a pretty picture.

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New Members
America's Newspapers is proud to welcome two new Solutions Partners: AlignSimple and The Call Center Group LLC.
Advocating for Newspapers
A prominent advocate for policies to sustain local journalism, Francis Wick, is resigning as CEO of his family’s publishing business. Wick isn’t ready to discuss what he’ll do after stepping down in October. But he readily shared his perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing local news, legislative support, Google and more.

Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX-35) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)
Two additional representatives sign on as co-sponsors for Community News Act
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Two additional Congressional representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of the Community News & Small Business Support Act (H.R. 4756), bringing the number of sponsors/co-sponsors to 48.

Support Journalism Fly-In
America's Newspapers is partnering with the News/Media Alliance to make our voices heard in Washington.  Join your peers in Washington, D.C., Sept. 10-11 for the Support Journalism Fly-In, where you will have the opportunity to meet with members of Congress to reinforce the need for legislation compensating news publishers for our valuable content and in support of the Community News and Small Business Support Act.

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Carpenter Media Group (CMG) and Phillips Media Group (PMG) have reached an agreement for CMG to acquire PMG’s 16 community newspapers spread across Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois, as well as Nowata Printing Company in Springfield, Missouri.
A Democratic former politician was found guilty of murder on Wednesday by a Nevada jury that decided he’ll serve 20 years to life in prison for killing an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct in office two years ago.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has announced the launch of its Community Journalism Project, a philanthropic initiative that will provide the newspaper’s supporters an opportunity to contribute to its mission of informing readers.
Industry people
Heather Ruotolo, a Tahlequah Daily Press employee for nearly 12 years, has been named publisher of the newspaper, according to Terry Connor, CNHI regional executive for Oklahoma and other states.
The Associated Press has announced that Rachel White has been named the inaugural executive director of The Associated Press Foundation for Journalism.   
Times Publishing Company, publisher of the Tampa Bay Times, has announced the appointment of seven leaders to senior positions. The new leadership team positions the company for innovation and growth.