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14/04/2023

The U.S. Department’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a $22.9 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant to the Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees to establish the Florida Gulf Coast University Southwest Florida Equitable Jobs Pipeline. The program will accelerate credential attainment and job placement in four leading local industries: health care, manufacturing, education, and transportation, distribution […]

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14/04/2023

Valerie’s House, a nonprofit organization in Southwest Florida helping children grieve the loss of a loved one, has awarded $50,000 in college scholarships to graduating high school seniors who have come through and found support in the Valerie’s House grief support program. It’s the first year that Valerie’s House has offered scholarships of $2,500 per year for four years for […]

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06/12/2022

Paxton Media Group has expanded its footprint in NC, including The New Bern Sun Journal, The Daily News (Jacsonville), and Kinston Free Press, with acquisition from Gannett.



https://www.todayinnewstech.com/articles/paxton-media-group-to-buy-eastern-nc-newspapers/

29/11/2022

In a recent press release posted via Editor & Publisher Magazine, Times-Journal Inc. Marietta Daily Journal has acquired six papers in the Atlanta metro area from Southern Community Newspapers, Inc.

The publications acquired by Times-Journal are the Gwinnett Daily Post, The Rockdale Citizen, The Newton Citizen, Henry Herald, Clayton News and the Jackson Progress-Argus.



https://www.todayinnewstech.com/articles/times-journal-inc-acquires-six-atlanta-papers/

14/11/2022

The office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released a statement in September applauding a New York federal district court’s decision to reject Google’s motion to dismiss Texas’s lawsuit alleging that Google monopolized the digital advertising market. Digital AIM Media Charleston Gazette-Mail

07/11/2022

AIM Media Midwest has announced the purchase of The Bryan Times and Northwest Signal, from Bryan Publishing, an Ohio-based family-owned business founded in 1949 and led by Christopher Cullis.

AIM Media Midwest has announced the purchase of The Bryan Times and Northwest Signal, from Bryan Publishing, an Ohio-based family-owned business founded in 1949 and led by Christopher Cullis.

04/11/2022

America's Newspapers recently announced the election of Cameron Nutting Williams, regional publisher and chief revenue officer of Ogden Newspapers, as president during their Senior Leadership Conference in October.

America's Newspapers representing 1,653 publications in all 50 states plus Canada and Guam, recently announced the election of Cameron Nutting Williams, regional publisher and chief revenue officer of Ogden Newspapers, as president during their Senior Leadership Conference in October.

02/11/2022

According to a recent post by Adams Publishing Group, an agreement has been reached between John Sullivan, president of Yellowstone Newspapers (Livingston Enterprise) and Mark Adams, President and CEO of APG, to acquire 13 publications in Montana.

According to a recent post by Adams Publishing Group, an agreement was reached last Friday between John Sullivan, president of Yellowstone Newspapers and Mark Adams, President and CEO of APG, of C**n Rapids, Minnesota. The sale is expected to be finalized by November 1 according to a joint announcem...

28/10/2022

According to a September press release from brokerage firm Dirks Van Essen & April, River City Newspapers, owner of Today's News Herald is acquiring several publications in the Mohave County and Tri-State Area in southwest Arizona from Brehm Communications. The purchase includes the Mohave Valley Daily News, The Wickenburg Sun and The Needles Desert Star, in addition to the Laughlin Nevada Times .

Let us know your thoughts on how this transaction will improve/impact these publications.

According to a September press release from brokerage firm Dirks Van Essen & April, River City Newspapers is acquiring several publications in the Mohave County and Tri-State Area in southwest Arizona from Brehm Communications. The purchase includes the Mohave Valley Daily News, the Wickenburg Sun a...

26/10/2022

Today we are highlighting publisher Keven Zepezauer of Restoration NewsMedia and Wilson Times Co. in North Carolina on his team's experience collaborating with hosting and platform provider Our-Hometown, Inc on the rollout of an updated multi-paper website.

Full interview: https://our-hometown.com/keven-zepezauer-of-restoration-newsmedia-oht-publisher-interview/

05/10/2022

05/10/2022

In this episode we are highlighting a piece by Victoria Holmes for Editor & Publisher Magazine with three case studies on the use of text-to-audio, self-produced podcasts, and video content to increase audience engagement. East Aurora Advertiser, Wilson County News, Voice of San Diego Our-Hometown, Inc

22/09/2022

👇 Great interview!

In this publisher interview the Our-Hometown team is joined by Emily Sachar, Publisher and Editor of the Red Hook Daily Catch based in New York's Hudson Valley. Emily was featured on NPR for her unique collaboration with a man named Pavel . . . and his cat Dora, and in this interview gives some rema...

14/09/2022

A couple of highlights from a recent publisher interview! The Our-Hometown, Inc team is joined by Kristen Weaver, Director of Operations at the Wilson County News in Floresville Texas.

We hear some wonderful history, as well as how the website has been doing over the past year, including general subscription growth, revenue streams, social media, and how the paper has been using audio articles combined with live podcasting.

Check out the full interview!

https://our-hometown.com/kristen-weaver-of-the-wilson-county-news-publisher-interview/

26/08/2022

While Twitter remains a powerful tool for journalism, especially when it comes to breaking news, the audience for our reporting on Twitter is shockingly small. According to a recent Pew Research Center survey, just 13% of adults in the U.S. regularly get their news from Twitter, trailing both Facebo...

24/08/2022

Excited by this announcement expanding the Our-Hometown, Inc Digital Initiative with the Illinois Press Foundation!

The Digital Initiative program is growing! Our-Hometown, Inc. is excited to announce that we've partnered with the Illinois Press Association to expand our Digital Initiative to the state of Illinois, bringing modern websites and digital revenue tools for papers in need of an upgrade.

23/08/2022

Coming up Thursday 8/25 at 2PM EDT!

https://our-hometown.com/webinar-event-integrating-wordpress-with-navigas-print-circulation-system/

12/08/2022

Today's roundup features an NPR national spotlight on The Red Hook Daily Catch, the resurgence of puzzles in newspapers from Nieman Journalism Lab, and a podcast on the state of print news from the News Media Alliance.



https://www.todayinnewstech.com/articles/roundup-nprs-daily-catch-a-puzzling-resurgence-and-print-in-the-digital-age/

11/08/2022

In this episode we are highlighting an exclusive from Sara Fischer at Axios announcing that Column, a software platform for public notices has raised $30M with the goal of expanding its services to improve public information systems and transactions beyond notices.



https://www.todayinnewstech.com/articles/public-notice-platform-column-to-expand-after-raising-30m/

10/08/2022

The Solutions Journalism Network has launched inaugural hubs at Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Medill - Northwestern University, Stony Brook University, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia "ensuring that reporting focused on responses to problems is integrated into the teaching, research and service of leading journalism programs."



https://www.todayinnewstech.com/articles/solutions-journalism-network-announces-hubs-at-four-universities/

09/08/2022

Today we are highlighting a piece by Rick Edmonds at Poynter on how the purchase of Axios by Cox Enterprises will impact the former's burgeoning franchise, Axios Local.



https://www.todayinnewstech.com/articles/cox-expands-digital-footprint-with-axios-purchase/

08/08/2022

Today, via Dominic Ponsford at Press Gazette Daily, we are taking a look at BlueConic, a customer data platform advocating a marketing strategy grounded in the single customer view using first-party data to power both customer engagement and audience monetization.



https://www.todayinnewstech.com/articles/first-party-data-and-the-single-customer-view-from-blueconic/

05/08/2022

Today's roundup features coverage of 's Q2 financial report - Poynter, CherryRoad Media's continued expansion - Editor & Publisher Magazine, 's delayed phase-out of support for third-party - Searchengineland, and an ownership model for local newspapers inspired by the Green Bay - Green Bay Press-Gazette.



https://www.todayinnewstech.com/articles/roundup-gannett-struggles-cherryroad-expands-third-party-cookies-and-a-sports-inspired-ownership-model/

04/08/2022

Today we are taking a look at the technology underpinning the Naviga content platform which includes solutions for production, audience management and advertising sales.



https://www.todayinnewstech.com/articles/balancing-print-and-digital-with-the-naviga-publishing-platform/

03/08/2022

The Kansas Press Association announces the launch of a Digital Initiative program in partnership with Our-Hometown, Inc. The Kansas Newspaper Foundation, the non-profit arm of the KPA, is awarding for member to assist in the establishment of websites for legal newspapers.



https://www.todayinnewstech.com/articles/kansas-press-association-launches-digital-initiative-partnership-with-our-hometown

02/08/2022

According to a recent announcement from the American Press Institute, four news organizations will participate in its inaugural Beyond Print cohort, which "will help guide publishers away from print-centric revenue models toward a sustainable digital future." La Voz Arizona The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Philadelphia Inquirer The Seattle Times



https://www.todayinnewstech.com/articles/api-launches-beyond-print-cohort/

01/08/2022

Today we are highlighting a piece from Penny Riordan at the Local Media Foundation, on a group of Canadian news outlets' participation in a 12-week program focused on reader revenue. Features The Walrus, Fort Frances Times Ltd., Capital Daily, Energeticcity.ca, and Le Soleil.



https://www.todayinnewstech.com/articles/5-tips-for-using-buttons-to-drive-engagement/

29/07/2022

Today's roundup features an Our-Hometown interview with the directors of the Virginia Press Association, a story on Border Belt Independent, a North Carolina nonprofit serving news to rural counties, 's move to cut its news funding, and finally a look at how large media companies are leveraging .



https://www.todayinnewstech.com/articles/roundup-vpa-interview-nc-nonprofit-facebook-defunds-news-and-youtube-for-publishers/

28/07/2022

In the latest release of Medill Local News Initiative's State of Local News report, we hear from Phillip Reid, CEO of Reid Newspapers, on the trend of local news publishers reducing their number of print editions. Oklahoma Press Association



https://www.todayinnewstech.com/articles/oklahoma-publisher-encourages-print-digital-synergy/