Newsmedia industry

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

OpenAI chips in for newsrooms’ AI research

Oct 02, 2026 at 12:09 pm

While OpenAI is in trouble in Australia for breaking into the Medicare statistics reporting portal, in the US the bot developer is increasing contributions to AI and local new.... Read More

USA Today and Lee swap assets in ‘thoughtful’ deal

Sep 30, 2026 at 12:42 pm

Lee Enterprises – now majority owned by Florida billionaire David Hoffmann – and USA Today Co have ended their joint venture over the Arizona Daily Star, with Lee.... Read More

Watching and waiting as Nine mans the Rampart

Sep 28, 2026 at 05:33 pm

What’s going on at Australia’s Nine Entertainment would doubtless have former proprietor Kerry Packer turning in his grave. The week has seen a succession of move.... Read More

Blink and they’ve gone: The week San Juan’s papers died

Sep 27, 2026 at 04:33 pm

With a minimum of notice, two of Puerto Rico’s biggest newspapers have ceased print production, continuing only via digital media. GFR Media’s El Nuevo Día.... Read More