November 1, 2022
Senior Leadership Conference
Enthusiasm, positivity is on display at Senior Leadership Conference as members of America's Newspapers gather in New Orleans
More than 200 individuals gathered in New Orleans for the Senior Leadership Conference hosted by America’s Newspapers — in an atmosphere that reflected enthusiasm and positivity about the newspaper industry.

As incoming President Cameron Nutting Williams said in her acceptance remarks, the tradition of real fellowship between members remains as strong as ever. That was evident in the hallway conversations, the sharing that took place in the Town Hall-style conference sessions and in the openness in what publishers shared with each other.

“I believe America’s Newspapers is delivering on the most important promise we made in 2019: That we would form a home, a resting place, a supportive platform dedicated entirely to our members and their future,” Williams said.

She pledged that America’s Newspapers will continue to be “brazenly optimistic about the future of our business, because we must be, because it is essential to the future of our country and the communities that depend on each and every one of you to continue to deliver on our promises.”

That brazen optimism was on full display in the talks that took place in the conference sessions, too.

Coverage of three conference sessions follows.

Industry news
Silver City Independent Publishing Co. acquires Silver City (NM) Sun-News and Deming (NM) Headlight
Silver City Independent Publishing Co. LLC, publisher of the Daily Press and Independent in Silver City, New Mexico, has agreed to purchase the Silver City Sun-News and the Deming Headlight from Gannett Co., Inc.

Yellowstone Newspapers sold to Adams Publishing Group
Yellowstone Newspapers, which includes 13 daily, twice-weekly and weekly newspapers, has been sold to Adams Publishing Group, according to John Cribb, Cribb, Cope & Potts who represented Yellowstone Newspapers and the Sullivan family in the sale.

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Pro-journalism legislation faces a make-or-break session

The clock is ticking on the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act.
With the midterm elections coming up on Nov. 8, the lame-duck session could be the last realistic chance for Congress to pass this bipartisan effort to make Google and Facebook pay for local news content on their platforms.

U.S. Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, a lead sponsor of the measure, believes the legislation is likely to win approval in a matter of weeks, he said in an interview.

“The lame-duck session is the perfect time to pass this bill,” he said. “I suspect we will do a Judiciary Committee markup soon and I think there is strong bipartisan support. There is no reason we can’t pass it in this session.”


His optimism comes at a challenging time for government efforts to support local news. The JCPA, as it’s known, would create an antitrust exemption enabling news organizations to bargain collectively for payment from companies distributing their content online.

How Australia got Big Tech to pay for news content

Who would have guessed Australia would show the U.S. and Canada how to save their news industries and democracy?

This gift from Down Under keeps giving, including a remarkable batch of advice given at the Saving Journalism conference at Columbia University on Oct. 21.

Speakers included Emma McDonald, a former media lawyer who negotiated content deals with Google and Facebook for a group of 24 publishers, after Australia passed its pioneering News Media Bargaining Code last year.

Also sharing tales and tips for getting Big Tech to pay for news was Sarah Hanson-Young, a senator representing South Australia.

They described how Australia’s code is working to preserve and grow journalism jobs, particularly at smaller and rural outlets.

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