So far this year, Creative Circle Media Solutions has helped local newspapers in 14 communities redesign their papers as they transition to local ownership. The company is also helping re-launch papers that have folded, assisting entrepreneurs who are launching new media outlets and helping local publishers stay in business during the pandemic.

“I’m really excited about the work we’re doing because I feel strongly that local media needs to be owned locally whenever possible,” says Bill Ostendorf, president and founder of Creative Circle. “I think local ownership is critical for local media if these papers have any hope of survival in any meaningful way.”

The long-term sustainability of news publishers relies on the ability to intelligently manage the transition to a digital future. In this post, Matthew Lulay of Mather Economics briefly investigates the makeup of print to digital conversions, including how E-Edition engagement is proving to be a leading indicator. He also discusses some strategies for publishers to consider to preserve revenue on converted subscribers.

PAGE is actively presenting solutions for its members to help bridge the migration to digital.

When PAGE was founded in 1984, internet and mobile channels supplying digital content and the devices to read that content, did not exist. Today, PAGE is stepping up with solutions and services to cross that bridge by promoting digital solutions from existing preferred partners as well as bringing on new partners with leading edge products and services for digital applications, digital editions, digital marketing and digital revenue.

Each year, E&P looks to honor a news publisher who has risen above the rest and accomplished what seems like the impossible, outmaneuvering the competition and outthinking the future while maintaining profitability.

This leader is recognized on the cover of the November issue of Editor and Publisher Magazine. The award itself will be presented Tuesday, Oct. 19, at the America's Newspapers Senior Leadership Conference in Colorado Springs.

Newspapers seeking to keep costs in line and focus their resources on local and original reporting can leverage Field Level Media’s syndicated content products to suit their specific needs.

Dozens of daily and weekly newspapers rely on FLM as their primary provider of syndicated sports content. With more than 200 writers and editors across North America, FLM provides robust news feeds along with coverage of more than 7,000 annual events.