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Cedar Rapids Gazette to be acquired by Minnesota-based Adams MultiMedia
Minnesota-based Adams MultiMedia is purchasing the Cedar Rapids Gazette and 11 community newspaper titles, the companies announced Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. The agreement between Tom Pientok, president and CEO of Folience, Inc., and Mark Adams, president and CEO of Adams…
Your role in normalizing change
Well, that’s different. It must be bad. Well, that’s different. I wonder what that’s…
Attention millennials: welcome aboard
In light of the pending new crop of interns and freshly graduated new hires, here…
Building your family’s media budget for 2021
As a budget-minded participant in your place of work, you know what it’s like to…
The price of reliable journalism
True or False: People who can afford reliable journalism get reliable journalism, while everyone else…
The price of reliable journalism
True or False: People who can afford reliable journalism get reliable journalism, while everyone else…
Media lessons from the derecho
By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate When you study each generation’s “where were you…
CBJ wins five awards in national competition
The cover of the Aug. 5, 2019 edition of the CBJ featuring 2019’s Best Scoop,…
15 ways to support local journalism now
By Joe Coffey| The Fifth Estate News that the Gannett-owned Iowa City Press-Citizen will no…
COVID-19 reshaping media world
By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate While many types of businesses are waiting for…
The inaugural Rando Corridor Media Audit
By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate One of the best and worst things about…
Attention-grabbing signage doesn’t always mean ‘good’
By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate Your business’ most overlooked media format might be…
A salute to those covering the Corridor
By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate Journalists of the Corridor, you’ve chosen a career…
Picture this: Compelling local media images
By Joe Coffey / The Fifth Estate Corridor media outlets, please figure out how to…
Media matters – then and now
By Joe Coffey / The Fifth Estate [Ed. note: This is the first edition of…
Debates help Iowa voters see beyond attack ads
By Joe Sheller / Media Column I am a fan of election year political debates…