July 28, 2023

America's Newspapers forms foundation to promote initiatives for local newspapers

The officers and directors of the new America's Newspapers Foundation held their first meeting last week in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with bylaws being formally approved and its mission laid out: to support and promote initiatives for local newspapers. The initiatives will provide needed training, assets and best practices to newspaper owners, managers and staffs, helping to ensure that newspapers remain a vital part of their local communities.

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America's Newspapers welcomes new member: BlueConic

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

BlueConic, a leading pure-play customer data platform, liberates companies’ first-party data from disparate systems and makes it accessible wherever and whenever it is required to transform customer relationships and drive business growth. Over 350 companies use BlueConic to unify data into persistent, individual profiles and then activate it across customer touchpoints and systems in support of a wide range of growth-focused initiatives, including customer lifecycle orchestration, modeling and analytics, digital products and experiences, audience-based monetization and more. Leticia Doprado is senior marketing programs manager and can be reached at leticia.doprado@blueconic.com.

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Industry people

Katherine Miller named Norman Transcript publisher

Veteran newspaper executive Katherine Miller has been appointed publisher of the Norman (Oklahoma) Transcript, the newspaper announced. Miller was the group publisher of three Alabama newspapers owned by The Transcript’s parent company, CNHI, LLC.

Cindy Allen, Enid News & Eagle publisher, to retire July 31

Enid (Oklahoma) News & Eagle Publisher and Editor Cindy Elliott Allen has announced she will retire from the newspaper, effective Monday, July 31. In her second stint with the News & Eagle, Allen has served as publisher and editor since early 2021.

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WAN-IFRA joins RSF and other international news organizations to frame an 'AI Charter in Media'

The accelerating development of artificial intelligence in the news media poses incredible opportunities but also threats to the integrity of information. In response to this unprecedented challenge, Reporters Without Borders and international partners, including WAN-IFRA, are launching a committee, chaired by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, to draw up a charter to advise regulatory initiatives in this area.

The committee comprises 21 distinguished members from 13 countries, academics and professionals in journalism, AI and digital technologies. Led by Maria Ressa, a journalist and the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, the international committee will deliver the results of its work before the end of the year 2023.

The committee’s role is to develop a set of principles, rights and obligations for information professionals regarding using AI-based systems.

America's Newspapers calendar

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

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

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