News, information, and tips to assist local news organizations in covering the COVID-19 pandemic.
TownNews, in partnership with Moonlighting, has kicked off a new site—NewsGigs—that helps media professionals promote themselves and search for quality jobs. Read more
Since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in early March 2020, TownNews has remained laser-focused on assisting our local media partners. By deliv… Read more
MOLINE, IL and LEXINGTON, KY – June 16th, 2020 – TownNews and BlueFrame Technology have announced a partnership which will give the more than … Read more
The state or county fair is a yearly platform to showcase the best of your community—and it's critical to your local economy. But as COVID-19 … Read more
With graduation ceremonies across the nation being cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19, local media sites are looking to offer students the… Read more
Even before COVID-19 ravaged the world economy, local media organizations—especially newspapers—faced daunting challenges. Read more
Leading into the November election, communities are looking to local media outlets to provide insight, both locally and nationwide. TownNews i… Read more
"In the fall of 2019, we made the business decision to go digital in a big way," said Bill Patterson, Publisher for the Denton Record-Chronicl… Read more
National political coverage is a big driver of pageviews and social media engagement for local media organizations, but it can be difficult an… Read more
Five years ago, with their digital content management provider ceasing operations in less than three months, Bahakel Communications was in des… Read more
More and more consumers are cutting the cord and turning to over-the-top (OTT) channels on ROKU, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV. "There was an u… Read more
Thanks to feedback from our partners for BLOX Live e-Editions, we are now rolling out a series of features which will help improve the overall…
We are excited to announce a new feature that will be available as part of the BLOX Core release. This new functionality allows editors and re…
Website admins can now go directly to an asset in BLOX CMS from the article. A new bar across the top of web pages will show when a website ad…
In this release, we are adding a new block called "Card: Image grid" that will show a simple, clean grid of images. This new block can be help…
We're happy to announce that we have integrated the OneTrust privacy solution into the BLOX CMS platform. This will allow you to easily config…
This week, as part of our BLOX Core software update, we are making emojis available through BLOX Notifier. These are often used by sites to pr…
Sort and better display articles by related content with the new "child type" query rule. This is great for featuring articles with videos, ph…
BLOX Notifier puts the management of push notifications and social messages right in the middle of the editorial process allowing your editors…
When users forget their password or are having trouble logging in, it can be a frustrating experience for them, and the customer support staff…
We've partnered with Fotomoto to bring new features to BLOX Photo Sales. These new features include digital downloads, smart cropping, and cus…
This week we will be making significant improvements to BLOX Notifier and how automated announcements are formatted.
In this week's release, we are adding a new property that allows site administrators to choose different styles for how letterboxed images are…
This new header and navigation option dynamically changes based on the specific scenario to create the best user interface for the end user. O…
A new feature released this week allows sites to set the behavior of ads on Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) separately from normal web pages.
BLOX Subscription Pro now has support for promotional rates and promo codes.
Enable Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) for BLOX Calendar events to improve the mobile user experience and help with rankings on Google search r…
In this week's Flex Templates release, we are happy to introduce a new block, "Card: Promo boxes." This new block creates a thin row across th…
This small feature can have a big impact on your site. This new setting allows you to choose a max width of 1200 pixels or 1396 pixels. This a…
User registration should be as frictionless as possible, especially in a world of GDPR and privacy legislation. In our ongoing endeavor to ass…
This week we are launching a new mobile-friendly grid called Centerpiece. In this new grid, there is a column in the center of the main layout…
At this special webinar, the product team at TownNews introduced important changes to BLOX Live e-Editions and Associated Press feeds, and sho…
At our September customer webinar, Christine Masters, director of BLOX CMS, shared expert tips and tricks for using our industry-leading tools…
From new integrations and functionality, to design layouts and blocks, we’re constantly working to improve our products. At our August custome…
At this customer webinar, Joe Hansen, senior product manager for TownNews, and Michelle De Mooy, privacy consultant with the Local Media Conso…
At our June customer webinar, Susan Bell, senior product manager for TownNews, showed off the latest redesign of the BLOX Now mobile app. This…
At our May 2020 customer webinar, Rick Rogers, chief revenue officer at TownNews, and Richard Green, CEO of Evvnt gave an overview of the new …
At this special webinar, the TownNews team shared ideas and best practices for serving your audience and generating revenue during the coronav…
At our March customer webinar, we introduced SmartSend, an all-new text and email marketing app that allows your clients to easily send instan…
When it comes to audience engagement, email is still tops. But how do you know you’re getting the best possible results from your email newsle…
At our January webinar, we gave a sneak peek at two new data-powered solutions that will transform your digital growth in 2020: iQ Audience+ a…
At our November customer webinar, Susan Bell, product manager, and Christine Masters, director of product management, showed off what’s new in…
Join Tim Turner, iQ Engage program manager at TownNews, and Tim McDonough, manager of client strategy at Lotame, as they show you how TownNews…
Though videos and podcasts are all the rage, the workaday, unsung article still accounts for more than half of all page views across the TownN…
At TownNews, our number one goal is to empower YOU to generate revenue with your digital presence. At our September customer webinar, Christin…
At our August customer webinar, Joe Hansen, Senior Product Manager for TownNews, continued our series on digital advertising. We discussed cur…
BATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. John Bel Edwards has issued a state of emergency in advance of Hurricane Zeta, which could impact Louisiana later in t…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate on Monday confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in the most partisan confirmation vote for a ju…
Everyday people you’d never peg as the tin-hat type are believing and sharing preposterous political misinformation online.
Nebraska will target the initial vaccinations as expected to health care professionals in hospitals and long-term care facilities, followed cl…
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