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» A Madison County circuit judge has tossed a lawsuit filed by former Gov. Phil Bryant against Mississippi Today. Bryant's attorneys have vowed to take the matter the state Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the digital non-profit newsroom has called the ruling "a win for press freedom."

» Marshall Ramsey has joined the University of Mississippi as civic coordinator for the Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation and to launch the new Mississippi Media Lab at the School for Journalism and New Media that will seek to connect student-generated content with news organizations in state and nationwide. A two-time Pulitzer-nominated editorial cartoonist, he most recently was editor-at-large for Mississippi Today and a host for MPB Think Radio.

» Lana Ferguson has been named Reporter of the Year by The Dallas Morning News, which she joined in 2022. A Virginia native and graduate of the School of Journalism and New Media at Ole Miss, she is a former editor of The Daily Mississippian and was a Mississippi Press intern for The Calhoun County Journal in Bruce.

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Registration opens for Tri-State convention

Registration is now open for the 2025 Tri-State Press Convention in Memphis June 26-28. The agenda will focus on a number of timely topics, including artificial intelligence, postal issues, and …

Chef, restaurateur to be roasted for Press Foundation

Famed restauranteur, author, and newspaper columnist Robert St. John will be roasted Sept. 11 in Jackson as a benefit for the Mississippi Press Foundation. St. John has authored 14 books and has …

Kalich retires from Greenwood Commonwealth

Longtime Greenwood Commonwealth publisher Tim Kalich worked his final day in charge of the Delta newspaper March 28 and was honored with a reception by his colleagues. Kalich joined the …

Daily Mississippian, Radionian win top prize in collegiate media contest

The Daily Mississippian at Ole Miss and The Radionian at Jones College were awarded General Excellent in collegiate media Thursday during the annual O.C. McDavid Journalism Summit in Ridgeland hosted …

Press Association objects to Hinds County Court order

The trade association representing Mississippi newspaper and digital media is strongly opposed to an order issued in Hinds County Chancery Court ordering a Delta newspaper to remove an editorial from …

U.S. appeals court agrees with state on medical marijuana advertising

Medical marijuana businesses in Mississippi don’t have the right to advertise on billboards or other places because marijuana itself remains illegal under federal law, an appeals court says. …

See you in Memphis!

ARKANSAS • MISSISSIPPI • TENNESSEE
June 26-28, 2025 | Memphis Hilton

SAVE THE DATE! Newspaper media professionals will return to the Memphis in 2025 for the Tri-State Press Convention, bringing together members of the Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee press associations.

Sessions are planned on editorial, revenue, and digital best practices, among others. The event will be held at the Hilton Memphis at the intersection of I-240 and U.S. 72/Poplar Avenue in East Memphis.

Registration will open in the spring. Check back soon for more details on the program and sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities.

Vendors & Sponsors: Download information about partnership opportunities for this event.

Visit the Tri-State Convention website for details on registration and hotel accommodations.