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News, information, and tips to assist local news organizations in covering the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reopening '21 is coming, and local businesses need your help to bounce back. TownNews makes it easy to launch marketplaces that advertisers will flock to. Order before 3/31/2021 to get BLOX Business Directory for only $95 per month and save $100 on setup. Read more
TownNews introduces NewsGigs to connect journalism professionals with open local media opportunities
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
"We are the oldest and largest African-American newspaper in America. Established in 1884, we've got a long history," said Robert W. Bogle, CE… Read more
The most recent release of the BLOX Now app includes a wealth of enhancements to the mobile experience. Don’t miss these seven advances. Read more
"After the launch of our apps, our long-term user retention has increased by around 16%. User engagement and time spent has increased by close… Read more
Entertainment content drives website traffic, but it isn't easy or affordable to produce on your own. Serve up the TV coverage your visitors c… Read more
Growing reader revenue has never been more important. Many of our partners have asked: "What are some fast, effective things we can do to grow… Read more
In this week's release of Flex Templates, we are introducing a new block called "Utility: Web notification promo" which can be used to promote…
Sometimes a photographer will upload a large amount of photos straight from his or her camera directly to BLOX via the batch editing tool. Whe…
Have you ever created a new block in the Block Editor, and then forgot what you named it and now you can't find it? We've changed the way the Block Library sorts now. New content will show up at the top whenever a new block is created. Never lose a block again!
We are happy to introduce new functionality that will be available with our new BLOX Core version which is being released this week.
This new feature creates "breakthrough" regions that allow for full-width ad spaces on your article pages. These regions continue from the art…
Now, when you click on "find assets" (children, siblings or parents) you can easily add assets from multiple different searches or pages of re…
We are excited to announce some big improvements to the BLOX Live e-Editions mobile interface for sites using our "segmented pages" version.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sort and better display articles by related content with the new "child type" query rule. This is great for featuring articles with videos, ph…
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…
After a long COVID-19 pause, in-person events are back! To help local media organizations take advantage of the big revenue and engagement opp…
At our May customer webinar, Bridget Sibthorp-Moecker, Director of Audience, and Allie Peters, product manager, for TownNews shared even more …
At our April 2021 customer webinar, Susan Bell, senior product manager at TownNews, highlighted new and exciting updates for the BLOX Now mobi…
At our March 2021 customer webinar, Christine Masters—joined by other members of the TownNews product team—highlighted the most important solu…
Growing reader revenue has never been more important. At our February customer webinar, Bridget Sibthorp-Moecker, Director of Audience for Tow…
At our November customer webinar, Christine Masters, Director of BLOX CMS for TownNews, gave a masterclass to highlight some advanced, and som…
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…
President Joe Biden embarked on his first foreign trip on Wednesday, leaving behind an uncertain domestic agenda with many of his most ambitio…
A month after Gov. J.B. Pritzker took office in 2019, giving Democrats complete control in Springfield, flaws in Illinois’ gun laws were expos…
MINNEAPOLIS – Senate Republicans want to put government in charge of state-owned historical sites instead of the Minnesota Historical Society,…
WASHINGTON — In a rare bipartisan vote following weeks of haggling and delays, on Tuesday the Senate passed a roughly $250 billion bill aimed …
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