ACTION NEEDED: Newsprint Duties Will Increase Costs & Threaten Jobs     What: On August 30, 2017, the Department of Commerce announced the initiation of anti-dumping duty and countervailing duty investigations of Canadian imports of uncoated groundwood paper, which includes newsprint used by newspapers and other commercial publishers. The sole petitioner seeking protection is North […]

By Bozeman Daily Chronicle Stephanie Pressly, president and publisher of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle and the Belgrade News, announced her resignation Monday to accept a position at Montana State University. “I have been privileged to work with the talented staff at the Chronicle and News for the past 10 years,” said Pressly. “They are a […]

As family owners of newspapers are deciding in waves to exit the difficult industry, many of them are finding a new and eager suitor — the secretive Adams Publishing Group. Barely three years old, Minneapolis-based Adams has assembled a group of more than 100 small dailies, weeklies and shoppers in at least 15 separate transactions. In […]

By National Newspaper Association People prefer newspapers for their local news over TV and the internet, according to a survey conducted for the National Newspaper Association. The majority of those who responded stated their preference for local news was: 33% local newspapers 30% TV (cable/local stations) 11% internet 5% radio 5% social media When asked […]

By Bozeman Daily Chronicle The Pioneer News Group Co. announced Thursday it is selling its newspapers, websites and other properties — including the Bozeman Daily Chronicle and Belgrade News — to family-owned Adams Publishing Group. The sale will include 20 other daily and weekly newspapers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Utah along with a commercial […]

By Great Falls Tribune Jo Dee Black, a veteran editor at the Great Falls Tribune, is taking over as the top newsroom leader. Black has worked as a reporter and a business and features editor at the Tribune for 17 years. She will become its news director, providing overall supervision for all news staff and […]

SPRINGFIELD, IL–After an extensive search process spanning four months, the Illinois Press Association board of directors is pleased to announce the selection of Shaw Media Publisher Sam Fisher as the new president and chief executive officer for the IPA, Illinois Press Foundation and National Newspaper Association. Fisher is the immediate past chair of the IPA […]

10 Problems, 10 Solutions: Newspapers Share How They Overcame Some of Their Toughest Challenges By: Gretchen A. Peck For centuries, newspaper organizations did it all. They reported and crafted the columns. They laid out the pages and applied the ink to newsprint. They sold the ads and fostered relationships with businesses that bought them. And […]

    By David Erickson, Missoulian Longtime Missoula Independent publisher Matt Gibson has been named the general manager of the Missoulian, the Ravalli Republic and the Independent, three news outlets owned by Lee Enterprises. Mike Gulledge, Lee Enterprises publishing vice president and regional publisher of the Missoulian and Billings Gazette, made the announcement during a […]

By DARRELL EHRLICK [email protected]   Pulitzer Prize winning editor Kathy Best believes now is the perfect time for more women to trust their voices and become active. And she should know. The current editor of The Missoulian has been a journalist for some of the largest newspapers in the country, including helping her team take […]