Congressmen Aderholt and Cleaver introduce bipartisan Deliver for Democracy Act

Congressmen Robert B. Aderholt (R-Alabama) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-Missouri) introduced the Deliver for Democracy Act (H.R. 9078) in the U.S. House of Representatives on July 23. The bill is identical to the Senate version (S. 4378) introduced by Senators Peter Welch (D-Vemont) and Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) on May 21.

Registration now open for 2024 Senior Leadership Conference and Family & Independent Owners Meeting

Make plans now to attend the premier event for senior newspaper executives! Registration is now officially open for both newspaper executives and Solutions Partners for the America's Newspapers 2024 Senior Leadership Conference taking place Oct. 20-22 in historic Charleston, South Carolina. 

Registration is also open for the Family & Independent Owners Meeting, to be held Oct. 18-19, just before the Senior Leadership Conference.  The Family & Independent Owners meeting is a unique opportunity to gather and collaborate with other newspaper families that have similar business organizations, challenges and opportunities.

Plus, dates and locations have been announced for our 2025 meetings!

Join America's Newspapers and the News/Media Alliance for a legislative fly-in in Washington, Sept. 10-11

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.

Cameron Nutting Williams appointed to America's Newspapers Foundation board of directors

Cameron Nutting Williams, regional publisher and chief revenue officer of Ogden Newspapers, has been named to the board of directors of the America's Newspapers Foundation.

The Marshall Project launches Investigate This!

The Marshall Project is launching a new initiative called Investigate This! to empower criminal justice journalism in local communities.

Carpenter Media Group (CMG) and News Media Corporation (NMC) announced today plans for CMG to manage NMC with an option to acquire, according to John Cribb, Cribb, Cope & Potts who assisted NMC and the Tompkins family in structuring the agreement. Longtime NMC leaders J.J. Tompkins and Billy McMacken will assume leadership roles with CMG, and the transition will begin immediately.

July 19, 2024 - A Minnehaha County judge declined to order a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction that would have reinstated the Argus Leader as the legal newspaper for the City of Sioux Falls.

AIM Media Indiana’s new general manager named

AIM Media Indiana, LLC recently announced the appointment of Steve Swails as general manager with responsibility across all AIM media properties in Indiana. The promotion is effective Aug. 1 and Swails will also retain his current position and responsibilities as group circulation director.

Georges Media Group, Louisiana’s largest locally owned media company and publisher of The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com, The Advocate, The Acadiana Advocate, The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate, Arthur Hardy’s Mardi Gras Guide, Adore and Gambit, is proud to announce the hiring of two executives to our team.

As CFO, Charles Pavlounis will oversee all corporate finance, including accounting, financial planning and budgeting, treasury and internal audit. Additionally he will be responsible for global real estate, administrative services and procurement.