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Teri Saylor
Teri Saylor is a writer in Raleigh, N.C. Find her at terisaylor@hotmail.com
Bill Blauvelt is nostalgic for the glory days and hopeful for the future
Bill Blauvelt is both melancholy for newspapers’ glory days of the past and hopeful for a new golden era in journalism as he churns out his three newspapers week after week on his 60-year-old Goss ...
Running on faith and passion, Deone McWilliams finds her way
Northside Vibes, a “good news” newspaper, is now entering its 7th year in business, Deone McWilliams says, and she credits her grandson NyRiian Jiggetts with giving her the idea that would ...
Archbold Buckeye: A lifelong calling for employees
Huber, a former math teacher, joined the newspaper in 1987 as ad director, the first ever at the Buckeye. Pugh was already on board, working as a reporter. The two bought the multi-generational, family ...
Alamance News battles for access to protest events and court hearings
Reporter arrested and publisher placed in handcuffs
Covering your community during crisis
At the NNA Annual Convention, a roundtable discussion titled “Covering Your Community During Crisis,” might as well have been called “Loving Your Community During Crisis,” because ...
‘It was the best time to start a newspaper’
Cathie Shaffer launches Greenup Gazette in northeast Kentucky
In wake of newspaper shutdowns, start-up aims to fill gaps in community coverage
As of July 24, with 14 days to go before the campaign ends, 237 funders have pledged $28,376. The team still needs to raise more than $21,000 or the Kickstarter will fail. It is an all or nothing proposition.
Rising star Lloyd Mullen reflects on newspaper ownership
For Lloyd Mullen, ink runs in his veins. He has newspapers in his DNA. As part of the Mullen family, which has been publishing newspapers for 35 years, he has devoted his life to the industry. Last spring, ...
Courier-Journal editor draws inspiration from 2020 Pulitzer Prize win
Green recalls Dec. 2, 2019, as the day his newsroom got a tip that then-Governor of Kentucky Matt Bevins was slated to pardon and commute the sentences of more than 600 people who had been convicted of ...
The little things in life sustain the West Essex (NJ) Tribune
Publisher Jenny Cone Chciuk rescued Georgie from an animal shelter last spring, and she says during these challenging times, the puppy is uniquely qualified for her job description, which mainly focuses ...
Missouri newspapers flaunt bipartisan banners and showcase colorful histories
On a late-April day, early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Dennis Warden was holding down the fort at the Gasconade County Republican of Owensville, Missouri. His skeleton crew was out doing their jobs, and ...
Despite hardship, small town newspapers across the country keep the news flowing
No business cares about its community more than a local newspaper. From coast to coast, border to border, across the entire USA, newspapers are doing their damnedest to hold tight to their franchise and ...
UK students have the assignment of a lifetime covering governor’s race for The State Journal
When the University of Kentucky embarked on a partnership with The State Journal of Frankfort to cover the 2019 gubernatorial election, Vandiver, a senior, jumped at the chance and joined a team of three ...
Retiring for the second time, Donna Hunt seeks her third act chronicling hometown history
At 84, Donna Hunt has wrapped up the first two acts of an amazing career. Yet, she believes she still has more to give to Denison, Texas, her hometown, where she was born, raised and carved out her niche ...
Small but mighty, this Eagle soars
You might say The (Chadron State College) Eagle is a journeyman’s newspaper, where students build solid skills and graduate ready for work. Eagle adviser Michael Kennedy, who also teaches journalism ...
Les Zaitz rescues a struggling weekly and elevates local news to award-winning journalism
On a chilly day a week before Thanksgiving, Les Zaitz couldn’t stay on the phone long. He was preparing to welcome a pair of donkeys to his ranch and had work to do. He is most happy when he’s ...
As newspapers consolidate operations, weeklies work together to stay in print
Despite having to find a new printer for his newspapers on short notice, Kirk Kern considers himself lucky. Last July, Kern, the chief operating officer of Battle Born Media in Boulder City, Nevada, received ...
In the heart of Alabama’s literary capital, Monroeville Journal is a family’s labor of love
Today, Bo Bolton is the owner and publisher of the storied Monroe Journal in Monroeville, Alabama, a small, rural, picturesque community in the Piney Woods region of southwestern Alabama and home ...
Feisty Idaho Mountain Express thrives in tough environment
Newspapers are getting a bad rap these days, but in Blaine County, readers appreciate the Mountain Express, according to Morris.
Dodge County Pionier publishes legal notice at its own expense to keep readers informed
Residents of Mayville have complained for years about the odors drifting off the Glacier Ridge Landfill located right outside town, so when the landfill proposed a vertical expansion of about 100 feet, ...
