Local Media Business Pulse

Local newspapers remain essential civic infrastructure even as closures mount.

• Without them, towns lose public records, watchdog scrutiny, daily...

Corporate warnings about AI risks are spurring state-level action even as federal policy favors self-regulation.

• Microsoft's push: President Brad...

Meta's advertising machine delivered 27% Q2 growth to $59.36 billion, powered by AI tools that boosted impressions and pricing. Yet $130–145 billion...

• Independent publishers must integrate revenue strategies, product decisions and community engagement from launch
• Burnout spikes with growth while...

Rights groups are pressing social media platforms including X to resist Turkish court orders blocking hundreds of journalist and activist accounts,...

BlueLena Advisory's appointment of Belinda Lush expands its services into reader revenue and audience growth, moving beyond pure fundraising.

Lush's...

FindClout places brands inside sports, finance, news and entertainment clips across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, X and Facebook Reels, paying...

In Odebolt, Iowa, the Odebolt Community Foundation is constructing a new Main Street building to house up to seven businesses or offices, replacing...

Google's win dismissing the Penske Media and Chegg antitrust suits is a significant setback for publishers seeking compensation or leverage over AI...

• Core Trigger: DOJ opened an antitrust inquiry into ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox and NBC after the White House TV pool briefly halted coverage when CNN, MSNBC...

Reach plc's 2025 results show print revenue pressure driving a pivot to digital subscriptions, video, audience tools and AI. This mirrors the broader...

Kregel Publications' promotion of Mark Rice to publisher and targeted marketing hires point to a deliberate strategy reset for its evangelical...

The Cornell Daily Sun's two-year investigation and bold editorial naming seven men in a campus gang-rape lawsuit turned a local story into national...

Google faces mounting legal pressure across multiple fronts, with remedies—not liability rulings—likely to determine real competitive shifts.

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