Newsmedia industry

Medill report tracks US’ local news ‘landslide’

Oct 14, 2026 at 11:11 am

Despite some 75 print and digital news startups in the past year, the number of local news ‘deserts’ in the US has risen by the most for “at least five years.... Read More

WSJ reports lenders to retire debt as Getty goes private

Oct 14, 2026 at 10:42 am

News photography giant Getty Images is going private, using the Chapter 11 process to restructure. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Getty will “continue to ope.... Read More

A tragedy in parts, as News runs a tape over rural papers

Oct 13, 2026 at 05:02 pm

Dogged by the drama of a partner’s domestic tragedy, one of Australia’s largest newsmedia groups now faces the prospect of being pulled apart by predatory publishe.... Read More

Way out West, a new publisher-owner takes the Express lane

Oct 13, 2026 at 10:29 am

To say the 150-year-old Molong Express has been doing it tough would be an understatement, but following floods, and a succession of family tragedies including the death of it.... Read More

Small-town group gets bigger in Texas

Oct 02, 2026 at 12:46 pm

It was the first newspaper Paul Hyde owned: now he’s selling to a neighbour who already owns ten small-town newspapers in the same state. Media merger and acquisition f.... Read More