ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, Nov. 12 -- The Alliance for Audited Media issued the following news on Nov. 11, 2024: In today's rapidly evolving media landscape, many news media companies are experimenting with new audience and revenue strategies to drive growth. Take The Minnesota Star Tribune for example. It recently underwent a rebrand including a refreshed name, visual identity, website and tagline to better engage with new audiences. In this edition of AAM Media Matters, Chris Iles, vice p  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 11 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Association issued the following news release: ORLANDO, Fla. -- To ensure nonprofit hospitals adhere to their charitable mission and justify their tax-exempt status, physicians and medical students at the Interim Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) voted to support greater oversight of nonprofit hospitals and standardization of charity care policies so financial assistance reaches patients in need. Hospitals a  more

ITASCA, Illinois, Nov. 12 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release: Nicotine vapes are marketed as aids for cigarette smoking cessation. However, teens do not typically turn to electronic nicotine vapes to curb smoking habits, regardless of how the products are marketed, according to research. The study, "Reasons for Vaping Among U.S. Adolescents," published in the December 2024 Pediatrics (published online Nov. 12), examined data from in-school surveys  more

ITASCA, Illinois, Nov. 12 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release: Crossed eyes or misaligned eyes, a condition called strabismus, have been known to negatively impact children's self-confidence. A new study, "Depictions of Strabismus in Children's Animated Films," published in the December 2024 Pediatrics (published online Nov. 11) examined 125 animated children's films from a variety of studios and found that characters with strabismus were "overwhelmi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 11 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: Lindsay Cronk, Dean of Libraries, Tulane University, New Orleans; Andrea Jamison, Assistant Professor of School Librarianship, Illinois State University; and Maria McCauley, Director of Libraries, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts, are candidates for the 2026-27 presidency of the American Library Association. Cronk currently serves as a member of Core: Leader  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 11 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: Larry Neal, library director of Clinton-Macomb Public Library in Michigan; and Joel Thornton, Associate Dean, Collections and Scholarly Communication, University of Utah, are candidates for the treasurer of the American Library Association for 2025-2028. Neal has been the library director at Clinton-Macomb since 2006. Prior to that, he was assistant director at Clinton-Macomb  more

ITASCA, Illinois, Nov. 12 -- The National Safety Council issued the following news: The National Safety Council, America's leading nonprofit safety advocate, is proud to announce a new scholarship program, the Advanced Safety Certificate(R) Scholarship for Veterans. This scholarship program provides those who served in the armed forces with the opportunity to complete the highly regarded NSC Advanced Safety Certificate program at no cost. It enables them to further their safety education and sh  more

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, Nov. 12 -- The National Sporting Goods Association issued the following news: ST. CLAIR SHORES, MICHIGAN (November 11, 2024) - STAHLS' is introducing EasyRip(TM) for UltraColor MAX(TM) direct to film transfer orders, a brand new service for apparel decorators to save time by eliminating the need to cut transfers apart before application. For high-volume orders, every second counts. EasyRip(TM) was developed with speed, ease and precision in mind. Decorators can now ri  more