The cutoff for reserving hotel rooms in our room block for the Senior Leadership Conference is 5 p.m. (Central time) on Friday, Sept. 15. Rooms may be difficult to reserve after the cutoff due to the Chicago Marathon. If you have not reserved your room yet, please do so as quickly as possible at this link.

The Senior Leadership Conference delivers a productive environment where newspaper executives can engage in open discussions and exchange new approaches to navigating the changing media landscape.  

The Senior Leadership Conference is built with the right mix of sessions and discussions that engage executives in a positive, solution-based environment. Topics include how to effectively implement AI strategies, build more effective sales models, recruit and develop sales staffs and more.

Nothing beats in-person networking and those key hallway conversations, receptions and dinners; we hope to see you in Chicago.

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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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The Nominations and Governance Committee of America’s Newspapers is recommending minor changes to the bylaws. The recommended changes are:

1. Remove the stipulation that the Treasurer serves concurrently as the chair of the Finance and Audit Committee.
2. Provide the Executive Committee the full authority to evaluate and determine the compensation of the CEO.
3. Remove the limitation on the number of members of the Finance and Audit Committee.

See a redline version of the proposed amendments HERE. Please reach out to Dean Ridings, CEO, or Cameron Nutting Williams, president, if you have any questions or comments.

A warm America's Newspapers welcome to our newest member:

Spot-On is a media buyer for political and advocacy efforts. Its new Pinpoint Persuasion automates the direct buying process for buyers and sellers, respecting publishers' political rate cards and offering them the opportunity to put their sites in front of the folks who buy for political campaigns and advocacy at every level of campaigning. Chris Nolan is founder and CEO and can be reached at cnolan@spot-on.com.

Welcome to membership!

Heatherly, Heller transition leadership roles at Post and Courier Columbia, Free Times

Top leadership is changing at The Post and Courier Columbia, as South Carolina’s oldest and largest newspaper continues to expand its capital city bureau.

Chase Heatherly, who has served as Free Times publisher and chief revenue officer of parent company, Evening Post Publishing Newspaper Group, will transition to tackling his CRO role full time. Bernie Heller, a veteran newspaper executive, will take over the lead business executive role at Post and Courier Columbia and Free Times. He will also work as the bureau’s advertising director.

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Wick Communications to acquire Flagstaff’s Arizona Daily Sun

Sierra Vista-based Wick Communications will acquire the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff in a move that strengthens the company’s holdings in Arizona. The company is acquiring the Daily Sun from Davenport, Iowa-based Lee Enterprises, Inc.

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Beaufort Media Group acquires Lowcountry Local Media

The Bluffton Sun and Hilton Head Sun have been purchased by a group whose history with South Carolina newspapers dates back to the 1890s.

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The Dallas Morning News launches transformative series examining fentanyl’s deadly grip on North Texas

This September, The Dallas Morning News is investigating and detailing the burgeoning fentanyl epidemic, known as the deadliest drug threat in American history. The potent synthetic opioid has been responsible for the overdose deaths of over 1,100 North Texans since 2021.

The series is running for 30 straight days during September.

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