The Community NEWS Act (AB 2222), sponsored by Rebuild Local News, creates refundable tax credits to help California news outlets retain and hire local journalists

"It would be a mistake to try to replicate the creator economy."

Max D. Lederer, Jr. is Editor & Publisher’s 2026 News Executive of the Year. Lederer is the longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes, where he spent more than three decades in leadership roles, includ...

"I assumed it was some crazy contractor trying to drum up business," the homeowner quipped.

In an era of upheaval, journalists are launching independent publications. Will this experiment work?

The paper has let go of most staff and implemented drastic changes. Craig Fuller, now at the helm, loves what he sees. Just don’t chew gum in front of him.

With an additional $10 million in program funding, the Lenfest Institute will consider new applicants in local TV news and statewide public service journalism.

If you haven’t seen it yet, I recommend M. Gessen’s essay in The New York Times opinion section about their grandmother’s work as a censor for the Stalin regime. Among other thing…

The state gas tax is the price we pay to ensure that we have safe and reliable ways to get where we need to go, with sufficient funding to build, operate, and maintain the essential transportation inf...

Cattle industry groups in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas and two Republican senators said the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions were hurting operations.

The news comes as the Ivy League school celebrates its 70th anniversary as the birthplace of artificial intelligence.

If you’ve been reading Media Nation for a while, you know that I like to ask my journalism ethics students to find stories that they think have been underreported. The definition is elastic. …

Revelations about the conduct of former Representative Mary Peltola may not faze voters who have long elected abrasive and sometimes violent figures to represent them.

A timely reminder of where hedge fund ownership is leading

Foxes like to raid the nests of diamondback terrapins on Staten Island. But a “turtle garden” and incubators at the local zoo are giving the creatures a chance.

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What happens when high school students are asked to tackle declining media literacy and trust in news? They come up with solutions. In this month’s “Shoptalk” op-ed, journalist Linda Carpio Shapley re...

The former Maine governor, a Republican running for Congress, said the Trump administration is seeking to wrongly deport his son’s father-in-law, who has a work permit.

Democrats hope that Mary Peltola can flip a Republican Senate seat in Alaska. Former aides describe a campaign and congressional office marked by chaos.

The anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance, Status has learned.

As newspapers fold and trained reporters lose their jobs, what happens to journalism’s role as The Fourth Estate in holding those in power to account?

A comprehensive list of polls and polling averages for elections and politician approval.

All Sides with Amy Juravich is WOSU Public Media’s daily news program that dives deep into issues important to Central Ohio. Hosted by Amy Juravich, All Sides explains how the most complicated issues ...

At 29, Pip has exceeded an African penguin's typical life expectancy of 10 to 15 years.