February 9, 2024

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Get in front of industry leaders at the Mega-Conference. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For details, contact Patty Slusher: pslusher@newspapers.org.

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Mega-Conference is premiere event for news executives; register today at lowest rates

America’s Newspapers is committed to delivering the latest information on key industry topics for publishers, market leaders and department heads. The Mega-Conference is the premiere conference for the news industry. From conference sessions to hallway conversations, the Mega-Conference will deliver results. Publishers are encouraged to attend with their key department heads.

The Mega-Conference, set for April 14-16 in Phoenix, Arizona, will held at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown — located near the Phoenix Convention Center, just minutes from Sky Harbor Airport.

Newspaper executives: Register before March 2 at the lowest discounted rates. And, save an additional $200 by taking part in the popular Roundtable Sessions to be held during the conference.

Solutions Partners: The Mega-Conference is the premiere conference for the news industry and a must-attend for newspaper leaders and solutions suppliers, alike. Don't miss your chance to get in front of industry leaders and share your company's expertise and the results you can drive. Contact Patty Slusher for information about sponsorship opportunities at the Mega-Conference.

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Get recognized by America's Newspapers for your courageous editorials, columns

Carmage Walls Commentary Prize to award cash prizes honoring courageous columns and editorials

Awards for excellence in editorial writing (representing the view of the newspaper) and awards for excellence in column writing (columns written by one or more individuals) will be presented this October in Phoenix, Arizona, at the America's Newspapers Senior Leadership Conference. Win cash prizes and recognition!

People news

Valerie Secor named publisher of The Daily Star in Oneonta, N.Y.

CNHI, parent company of The Daily Star in Oneonta, New York, announced Thursday, Feb. 8, that Valerie Secor has been promoted to publisher of the newspaper.

Will Lester, longtime AP journalist in South Carolina, Florida and Washington, dies at age 71

Will Lester, a longtime reporter and editor for The Associated Press who played a critical role in the news organization’s 2000 election-night decision not to call the presidential race, died Wednesday, Feb. 7. He was 71.

What we're reading ...

They gave local news away for free. Virtually nobody wanted it.

When 2,529 people were offered a free subscription to their local newspapers, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Philadelphia Inquirer, only 44 accepted — less than 2 percent — according to an academic study set to be published this year in the American Journal of Political Science.

Dan Hopkins, a political science professor at the University of Pennsylvania, conducted the study, titled “Unsubscribed and Undemanding,” in 2021. The purpose of the research, Hopkins said, was to assess practical ways to increase interest in local or regional news for an audience that seems more interested in national, partisan media outlets. (The pool of those offered subscriptions was made up of locals who had previously responded to political surveys.) Hopkins said that he was “surprised and dismayed” when he realized that only 1.7 percent had accepted the free subscription.

Wisconsin tries again to save local news, Microsoft announces AI news partners

Wisconsin legislators are trying again to help save its local news industry. I hope residents badger them to get it done this year.

The latest effort is a suite of bills to support news outlets, subscribers and early-career journalists.

Rep. Jimmy Anderson modeled them on proposals in Congress and other states. It helps that his first job, in his teens, was delivering newspapers.

Now a lawyer and Democrat representing Fitchburg, a suburb of Madison, Anderson said he wants to “bolster local journalism to basically improve our democracy.”

America's Newspapers calendar

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

October 18-19, 2024 - Family and Independent Owners Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina

October 20-22, 2024 - Senior Leadership Conference, Charleston, South Carolina

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