News media now have to decide whether to call certain comments racist. Case in point: remarks made at a Trump-led rally by Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL). But should the statements be called racist or just “racially charged," as in earlier times?  Here is a review of how the media actually played what Tuberville said.  

A Texas newspaper, the Denton Record-Chronicle, has been acquired by KERA public media, the regional public broadcasting system. Is this a new trend? The issue is examined in a vodcast.  

Twenty Lake Holdings has purchased The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's former West Milwaukee Printing Plant for $26 million. The firm is a real estate subsidiary of Alden Global Capital. 

Journalists often find themselves asking regular people for disaster photos, as in the recent hurricane. Some news agencies like Reuters have dedicated Twitter accounts for this purpose. 

The Journal Opinion, a weekly newspaper that covers about 15 Connecticut River towns,, has been purchased by Michelle Sherburne, a longtime employee, and her husband Rodney. They acquired the paper from Connie Sanville.  

Fitch Ratings has affirmed its Long-Term Default Ratings of Gannett Co. Inc and Gannett Holdings LLC as “B.” And it has revised the Rating Outlook from Stable to Negative. 

Condé Nast parent Advance Publications is sub-leasing 47,355 square feet at its offices at 1 World Trade Center in New York to New York Life Insurance Company. The asking rent is $60 per square foot.