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This is an exclusive opportunity to connect and collaborate with other newspaper families facing similar challenges and opportunities. This regional program is designed for owners and key executives of independently-owned newspapers to exchange ideas and strategies for navigating today’s business landscape.

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 November in Colorado Springs, at the America's Newspapers Senior Leadership Conference. Win cash prizes and recognition!

Contest fees for a given entry are just $25 — if submitted by the end of the day on April 30. Fees for entries submitted during the month of May are $30 each. DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: May 31, 2025 (end of day)

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The Executive Development Program is an educational program designed to develop leadership skills and a broader understanding of sustainable business models for local journalism organizations.  The program is built to provide newspaper leaders with exposure to a wide variety of topics in an engaging learning environment.  

At the 2025 Mega-Conference, America’s Newspapers announced the formation of the State Advocacy Coalition (ANSAC) — a unified alliance of press associations and newspaper advocacy organizations coming together to protect and promote the role of local newspapers in their communities.

America’s Newspapers is now accepting applications for a new State Policy Director, a full-time leadership role that will help drive the organization’s legislative and advocacy priorities at both the state and national levels.

Jeremy Gulban dreams of creating a national network of community papers — but first must make 2/3 of his own outlets profitable.

Oregon, Washington State, Illinois, Hawaii and New York all have proposed legislation this year to recoup money from Big Tech platforms, mainly Google and Meta, for revenue gained from publishing local news content.

Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the press” in an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists who descended on Rome to cover his election as the first American pontiff.

With family roots in the newspaper industry and many years serving as chairman of Newspapers of New England, Holyoke native Donald R. Dwight, who died at the age of 94 on Sunday, May 4, is being recalled for a life lived by the same principles that guided his commitment to locally owned, independent journalism.

David Plazas joined the staff of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on May 5 as deputy managing editor overseeing opinion. He serves on the AJC editorial board and will work to develop the board’s editorial voice and connect with members of the community to advance the AJC’s journalism.

Gannett, Co. Inc., owner of the Des Moines Register, part of the USA TODAY Network, announced it has hired veteran journalist Rachel E. Stassen-Berger to serve as the Register’s new executive editor, effective June 2.