Several new newspaper “barons” are aggressively buying dailies and weeklies. But these regional publishers not like their large counterparts—in fact, two thirds of the 82 titles sold by Gannett in the last two years were bought by members of this new breed. 

Tim Williams, deputy style and standards editor at Vox, is returning to The New York Times. He served as a copy editor at the Times, and conducted newsroom training. 

Inspire Investing LLC has purchased 51,983 shares of  Gannett Co. stock, adding to its stake in the company. In addition, other hedge funds have made changes to their positions in the company. 

Fox News has added veteran defense attorney Dan Webb to its legal team fighting a defamation suit with Dominion Voting Systems. Fox is seeking to have the case brought by Dominion, which asserts that it was defamed during Fox’s airing of false claims about voter fraud in the 2020 election. 

Business journalism is changing, and not necessarily in positive ways. In his new book, The Future Of Business Journalism, Chris Roush argues that it may be serving Wall Street more than it is Main Street. Roush explains his outlook in this Q&A. 

Marcus Fairs, CEO and editor-in-chief of design magazine Dezeen, has died at age 54. The London-based journalist worked for several publications prior to starting Dezeen in 2006. 

June was a second month straight of layoffs in tech—for instance, Substack laid off 13 people, mostly in HR and writer support roles. Here is a roundup of the affected companies.