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August 31, 2023

Today is last chance to register for Senior Leadership Conference before rates increase

Generative AI: The latest innovations and setting guidelines to maintain trust with sources, readers


Local news publishers need to push through the hype and the fear and realize they have NO choice but to think about Generative AI now. Generative AI is no substitute for human reporters. Still, the wave of new tools will be critical in assisting reporters in finding stories, enabling customization/personalization for news customers, and helping publishers with advertising and subscription offerings.

This session at the Senior Leadership Conference will highlight the latest innovations in AI and, most critically, the need for publishers to set clear guidelines for use to maintain trust with their sources and audiences.


Our presenter is Jeremy Gilbert, Knight Professor in Digital Media Strategy at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University.


Gilbert's work and research focuses on the content and revenue strategies of existing and emerging media companies. He explores the intersection of technology and media, employing a human-centered design process to examine how new tools and techniques will affect the creation, consumption and distribution of media.


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Information session this afternoon:

Learn how Report for America helps fund salaries of reporters it places

Report for America applications are now open for news organizations interested in partnering to host emerging and experienced journalists in their newsrooms for up to three years, beginning next summer. Learn more by attending an information session designed for members of America's Newspapers.


Thursday, Aug. 31

3 p.m. ET | 2 p.m. CT | 1 p.m. MT | Noon PT


Report for America is a national service program that places talented journalists — corps members — into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.


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Family and Independent Owners Meeting takes place prior to Senior Leadership Conf.

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.


The Family & Independent Owners meeting is about sharing experiences and learning from other organizations like yours. In Chicago we’ll hear directly from executives at several family owned operations who will share their stories on how they’re making it work, their unique structures and the communities they serve, and their plans for the future, including:


Diversifying business plans


Structures with family and non-family owners


Revenue strategies and successes


And more!


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Industry news

CherryRoad Media acquires eight newspapers, printing operation from Delphos Herald, Inc.


CherryRoad Media has acquired eight community newspapers in Ohio and Indiana and a commercial print operation from Delphos Herald, Inc. and the Cohen family. Most of these newspapers date to the mid- to late 1800s, with more than 150 years of history serving their respective communities.


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CherryRoad Media acquires Hutchinson Kansas printing operations from Gannett


CherryRoad Media Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Hutchinson, Kansas, printing operations from Gannett Co., Inc. The printing operation currently prints most of CherryRoad Media's Kansas publications as well as numerous other newspapers in central and western Kansas.


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Greenville News, Herald-Journal, Independent Mail transitioning to postal delivery


Starting Monday, Oct. 9, the U.S. Postal Service will be delivering the Greenville (South Carolina) News, Spartanburg Herald-Journal and Anderson Independent Mail as part of an effort to improve delivery consistency and optimize resources amidst ongoing labor challenges, fluctuating fuel prices, competition for workers from door-to-door delivery services and increasing digital demand.


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States Newsroom launches Oklahoma Voice


States Newsroom, the nation’s leading network of state-based nonprofit news outlets, has launched Oklahoma Voice to provide people in the Sooner State with free, nonpartisan reporting on some of the state’s biggest issues, including public schools, health care, hunger, transportation, criminal justice reform and workforce development. With the launch of Oklahoma Voice, States Newsroom’s network now includes 36 newsrooms.


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America's Newspapers calendar

Today - WEBINAR - Information session about Report for America applications


October 6-7 - Family and Independent Owners Meeting, Chicago, Illinois


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


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

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