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Social media reacts to Peyton Manning, Kelly Clarkson on NBC's Paris opening ceremony coverage

The opening ceremony at the 2024 Paris Olympics has been one for the books. For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games — and despite the presence of heavy rain in Paris — …

NFL players want to modify media’s locker room access for privacy reasons

Two seasons after the NFL reopened teams’ locker rooms to reporters following the coronavirus pandemic, player leaders would like to modify the locker-room access given to media members for privacy reasons.

Opinion | Word in Black endorses Kamala Harris for president

Word In Black’s owners and publishers tell why Harris has the leadership experience we need for a free, prosperous, and more just future. This is Word in Black's first-ever political endorsement.

News Media Corporation announces management agreement, buy option with Carpenter Media Group

Carpenter Media Group (CMG) and News Media Corporation (NMC) announced today plans for CMG to manage NMC with an option to acquire, according to John Cribb, Cribb, Cope & Potts who assisted NMC and the Tompkins family in structuring the agreement. Longtime NMC leaders J.J. Tompkins and Billy McMacken will assume leadership roles with CMG, and the transition will begin immediately.

The Marshall Project launches Investigate This!

The Marshall Project is launching a new initiative called Investigate This! to empower criminal justice journalism in local communities.

Warner Bros Discovery to sue NBA over bid for broadcast rights, source says

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O), will sue the National Basketball Association in New York after the league rejected its matching bid for TV broadcasting rights, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb kick off live coverage of Olympics

NBCUniversal News Group will provide extensive news coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 across TODAY, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, NBC News NOW, NBCNews.com, TODAY.com, NBCU Local and more.

Barry Diller says his Paramount Global pursuit is over given the 'unlimited' resources of Larry Ellison

Barry Diller has confirmed he is out of the running for Paramount Global.

Proposed FCC rules would require public disclosure when political ads use AI-generated content

With the November presidential election only around three months away, it's unclear whether they would go into effect before Election Day. After the commission’s 3-2 vote on Thursday, the proposal now advances to a 30-day public comment period. After that, there's another 15-day reply period before the rule can be finalized.

Postmedia enters agreement to acquire Saltwire

Postmedia Network Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Postmedia Network Canada Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire certain businesses and assets of Saltwire Network Inc. and The Halifax Herald Limited, Atlantic Canada’s largest media company, which is currently under Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act protection.

Rock Entertainment Group and Gray Media launch Rock Entertainment Sports Network

The new Rock Entertainment Sports Network will be the 24/7 home of local Ohio sports, including the Cleveland Monsters, Cleveland Charge, St. Edward High School and Lake Erie Crushers programming.

IFCN’s $12 million Global Fact Check Fund opens applications for second round of ‘GROW’ grants

The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the nonprofit Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalism, is now accepting applications for the second round of funding in 2024 to support fact-checking initiatives worldwide. 

OpenAI is launching search engine, taking direct aim at Google

OpenAI is launching a test version of its long-awaited search engine, which it says will cite sources of information including news from business partners such as The Wall Street Journal parent News Corp and the Atlantic magazine. 

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Report for America brought journalists from every corner of the country to Minneapolis last week for the service program’s 2024 National Gathering. It was an opportunity for corps members to connect and learn from one another in a way that can only be done in person.
The Palm Beach and Southwest Florida News Guild have reached a tentative agreement for their first collective bargaining agreement with Gannett after nearly four years of negotiations. The agreements will benefit workers at The Palm Beach Post, The Palm Beach Daily News, The News-Press and The Naples Daily News.
The signal expansion of Long Island’s only NPR station now stretches across the East End and into Southern Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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Three newspapers with two different owners on Colorado’s Eastern Plains — the Plainsman Herald, the Burlington Record, and the Lamar Ledger — announced within days of each other that they will go out of business.
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow on Tuesday called on Russia to free Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) who was jailed last week in what RFE/RL said was "a mockery of justice."
But for the second time since President Biden dropped out of the race, he indicated he didn’t want the debate to be held by ABC News.
Reaves & Williams Publishing Group (RWPG) has announced the acquisition of Lewis County Press (LCP), reaffirming their commitment to community journalism. 
The Leland Progress in Washington County, owned by Stephanie Patton, will cease publication after its July 31 issue due to financial and time-management concerns.
The Independent, the global media brand, continuing its mission to make change happen, has announced the launch of its inaugural Climate 100 List. The list will be revealed in September to coincide with the United Nations Summit of the Future and 15th annual NYC Climate Week, and celebrate individuals and organizations collectively striving to find solutions to combat climate change and global warming.
Google parent company Alphabet reported second-quarter results after the bell Tuesday that were in-line with analyst estimates on revenue and earnings, but missed on YouTube advertising revenue. Alphabet shares were up about 2% in after-hours trading on the report.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, is pushing for the House Judiciary Committee to investigate whether Elon Musk’s X improperly prevented users from following an official presidential campaign account for Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday.
Warner Bros. Discovery has notified the NBA that it will pay roughly $1.8 billion per year to match an offer from Amazon to carry a package of the league’s games, setting up a last-second buzzer-beating attempt by TNT’s parent company to retain the broadcast rights to the games.
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Help us recognize the foundation of news publishing, the Operations leaders who help us produce quality products each day while keeping an eye on the bottom line! Nominate an Operations colleague today, so we can profile them and share their ideas with the global news publishing industry in our 2024 class of "Operations All-Stars!"