June 20, 2023
Gannett files federal lawsuit against Google
"Gannett’s legal pursuit of addressing the imbalance in the digital marketplace is a good move. The monopolistic actions in the digital marketplace have stifled the news industry for years and it is past time to address this issue that has decimated local ad revenue."

Dean Ridings, CEO of America's Newspapers
Lawsuit alleges digital advertising practices violate U.S. antitrust and consumer-protection laws
Gannett Co., Inc., the largest publisher in the United States including USA TODAY and over 200 local publications, today filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Google for monopolization of advertising technology markets and deceptive commercial practices. The lawsuit seeks to restore competition in the digital advertising marketplace and end Google’s monopoly, which will encourage investment in newsrooms and news content throughout the country.
E&P’s exclusive interview with Gannett CEO Mike Reed on today’s Google antitrust lawsuit
Mike Reed, Gannett’s chairman and chief executive officer, spoke with E&P this morning in an exclusive interview about the lawsuit and his thoughts about the future possibilities of news media and journalism.
Attend the Family & Independent Owners meeting and see the Pittsburgh Pirates play, too!
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.
 
This meeting promises to be a fun, can’t miss chance to gather with other executives to hear what’s working and what needs to change. 

Cameron Nutting Williams, president of America’s Newspapers and CRO of Ogden Newspapers, will be hosting the group at PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. In addition to meeting with other family owners, attendees will see the Pirates in action on Tuesday night, July 18.

The Family & Independent Owners Meeting is dedicated to the most relevant topics for independently owned organizations. Topics for this meeting include:

  • What's Your Newspaper Worth? Case studies on the value of local organizations and how to maximize value.
  • The Value of Independently Owned Newspapers to Your Community. How to leverage your value to local advertisers and business partners.
  • Broadening Your Platform. Strategies for diversification, what's working and the challenges.
  • Managing Family Dynamics. Candid discussions on managing family transitions.
  • And more!

The Family & Independent Owners meeting is intended for owners and family members directly involved in the newspaper organization of independently owned newspapers. The C-Suite/Senior Executive/Publisher of these newspapers can also be invited to attend by the organization’s owner to represent the company.

Questions? Contact Patty Slusher at pslusher@newspapers.org

America's Newspapers adds AI page to website
Newspapers are encouraged to have a strategy for the use of AI
With the release of ChatGPT in November and the rapid subsequent explosion of generative AI, we currently are in a period that is filled with lots of hype and more questions than answers, two partners with Seyfarth Shaw noted in a June 13 webinar for members of America's Newspapers.

During the webinar on the "Impacts of Generative AI on the Newspaper Industry," J. Stephen Poor and Puya Partow-Navid gave members an overview of the basics, as well as a look at some of the risks and benefits of generative AI, and emerging legal issues.
Industry people
David McChesney joins Wick Communications' Alaska properties as publisher
David McChesney has joined Wick Communications as publisher of the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman in Wasilla, Alaska.

McChesney brings a unique perspective to the role having worked on the newspaper side and on the vendor side focusing on digital tools for the industry.
Longtime AP State Department reporter George Gedda dies at 82
George Gedda, a workhorse veteran of The Associated Press whose coverage of the State Department and international relations spanned more than four decades and who played a major role in explaining U.S. foreign policy to the American public from Vietnam to Cuba, Afghanistan and Iraq, has died. He was 82.
What is a newspaper?
Local Newspaper Study — America's Newspapers
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America's Newspapers calendar
July 18-19 - Family & Independent Owners Summer Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

October 8-10 - Senior Leadership Conference, Chicago, Illinois

April 14-16, 2024 - News Industry Mega-Conference, Phoenix, Arizona
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