Bulletin
05/25/2018
Alex Jones lawsuits: This is not a First Amendment issue
The allegations in the complaint offer a comprehensive and wrenching account of what Jones and his fellow travelers have put these families through since December 2012.
05/25/2018
New rules and opportunities with e-cigarette, medical marijuana advertising
Starting in August, federal regulations go into effect that clarify how e-cigarettes can be advertised. Meanwhile, we urge all members to review the opportunity that medical marijuana suppliers present in Ohio – with some caveats that I’ll review below.
05/24/2018
Between Coasts Forum elevates journalism’s underreported stories in the heartland
Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and Denison University recently hosted an innovative workshop for a select group of local and national journalists to strategize how to champion underreported stories and get them before a larger audience.
05/24/2018
Meet the new editor of the Marion Star
Journalism is important. Local journalism is even more so. That is my core belief as I take over as editor of the Marion Star.
05/24/2018
Former Tribune Chronicle Executive Editor Susan Svihlik passes away
Former Tribune Chronicle Executive Editor Susan Svihlik died Sunday in Chicago after a five-year battle with cancer. She was 71.
05/24/2018
Cleveland Jewish News expands to Columbus market
The Cleveland Jewish Publication Company, the parent company of the Cleveland Jewish News, will expand its footprint to include central Ohio with the creation of the Columbus Jewish News.
05/24/2018
Why media companies fear this lawyer who sues for copyright violations of photographs
In the print era, photojournalists did not spend all that much time worrying about copyright infringement, as stealing a news photograph often required more effort than actually licensing the image. But in this screenshot, drag-and-drop, endlessly Instagrammable world, copyright infringement—the unauthorized reproduction, display, and/or distribution of a copyrighted work—has become an inescapable fact of life for working photographers.
05/23/2018
Ask policymakers to testify at the ITC and co-sponsor the print act
Members of Congress will soon be in their congressional districts and states for the Memorial Day congressional recess (May 25 – June 3). This provides a great opportunity for newspaper executives to meet with policymakers back home and ask that they help reverse harmful duties on Canadian imports of uncoated groundwood paper used in the production of newsprint.
05/23/2018
Newburgh Heights mayor's defamation lawsuit against Cleveland TV station over critical story can proceed, judge rules
A Cuyahoga County judge refused to throw out a defamation and libel lawsuit filed by Newburgh Heights Mayor Trevor Elkins and village council members against WEWS Channel 5, its parent media company and reporter Jonathan Walsh.
05/22/2018
Publishers protest new Facebook rules on political ads
Major news organizations, including USA TODAY, raised objections Friday to Facebook's plans to treat ads promoting political news coverage the same as political advocacy ads.
