The Mississippi Press Foundation has updated its bylaws to better reflect the organization’s evolving mission and the changing needs of Mississippi’s news industry. The amendments formally change …

Get ready for an evening of good-natured ribbing, Mississippi personalities and a great cause when the Mississippi Press Foundation hosts its Celebrity Roast of Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance …

If you are a news publisher whose digital report card reads either “absent” or “needs improvement,” there is free professional help available. The News Media Help Desk , operating under …

JACKSON—Three state-based newspaper foundations have joined forces to expand resources and capacity for local journalism through the formation of the Great River Local News Coalition. The …

The Mississippi Press Association has completed a historical preservation project that brings the stories of the state's most influential newspaper leaders to a wider audience. Biographies of all 78 …

Peter Imes , editor and publisher of The Commercial Dispatch in Columbus, has been elected president of the Mississippi Press Association Board of Directors for 2026-27. Imes officially assumed …

Two Mississippi newspaper publishers have been nominated to serve on the Mississippi Press Board of Directors for 2026-2027. Stacy Graning , publisher of The Natchez Democrat, has been nominated to …

The Mississippi Press Foundation is partnering with the A-Mark Foundation to offer a new statewide Freedom of Information Reporting prize that will award $15,000 in cash to reporters and newsrooms …

Entry criteria is now available for the 2025 Mississippi Press Better Advertising Contest. Deadline to enter is Thursday, Oct. 9. The contest will be judged this fall by members of the Oklahoma Press …