Arkansas Gazette
Remembering Publishing Giant Bill Whitworth
Arkansas and the planet lost a tremendous wordsmith on March 8, when William Alvin Whitworth died in Conway. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Through The Years: The ’90s (40 Years of Arkansas Business)
See highlights from Arkansas Business from 1990-1999. read more >
Through The Years: The ’80s (40 Years of Arkansas Business)
See highlights from Arkansas Business from its beginning in 1984 through 1989. read more >
40 Great Whispers (40 Years of Arkansas Business)
Whispers, the chatty space devoted to juicy news and informed speculation, has been the most popular feature in Arkansas Business right from the beginning. Here we summarize some of the best. read more >
Little Rock Lawyer Philip Anderson Dies at 88
One of just three Arkansans to lead the American Bar Association, Anderson was a member of the board of Wehco Media of Little Rock, parent company of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and a trustee of the Central Arkansas Library system. read more >
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Meredith Oakley, Little Rock Newspaper Warrior, Dies at 72
Oakley made a name for herself as a tough critic of the Arkansas Legislature and of Bill Clinton. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
President of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Lynn Hamilton Retires After 48 Years
Lynn Hamilton joined the Arkansas Democrat age 26 in 1974 and is retiring this month from a lifetime career at Wehco Media. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Newshound Max Brantley Nears the End of His Trail
Meanwhile, the Arkansas Times has announced two new hires, including veteran reporter Debra Hale-Shelton. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Democrat-Gazette Reporter and Editor Stephen Steed Dies at 62
He was known as a skilled and empathetic journalist with a sharp memory and fun-loving disposition. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
AP Chief Stayed Arkansan to the End
Associated Press correspondent and bureau chief Robert Shaw died last month in a Dallas suburb, surrounded by his family. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Recalling Jerry McConnell, Golden Age Journalist
Jerry McConnell, who helped legendary Arkansas Gazette Sports Editor Orville Henry shield the besieged paper financially when it stood up for Little Rock school integration in the 1950s, died June 25 at home in Greenwood. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Clinton, Parade of Journalists Celebrate Arkansas Gazette’s 200th
Bill Clinton and a parade of venerable newspaper folks throw a 200th birthday party for a state treasure, the old Arkansas Gazette. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Hussman Values Chiseled In Stone at Chapel Hill
The core values Walter Hussman has been printing in Wehco’s 10 daily papers for two years will be chiseled in granite in Carroll Hall at the University of North Carolina, home of the Hussman School of Journalism & Media. read more >
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From Trusted Reporter Ernie Dumas, Lessons of a Lifetime
Ernest Dumas, the Arkansas Gazette veteran and dean of the state’s political reporters, published his fly-on-the-wall retrospective last month with Butler Center Press. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Better Read Than Dead (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
Newspapers are in a death spiral: More people are getting their news online, which would be fine if online advertising had similar value to print advertising. But it doesn’t, not even close. read more >
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Walter Hussman Bets Big on a Digital Democrat-Gazette
Soon, readers won't get a newspaper outside central Arkansas and the northwest. Operations will be mostly digital, and a Sunday-only print edition is conceivable, Publisher Walter Hussman says. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Arkansas Times to Go Monthly, Revamp Website
Arkansas Times, the Little Rock weekly newspaper founded in 1974, is returning to a monthly format after more than a quarter-century, Editor Lindsey Millar announced. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Jerol Garrison Dies at 86; Former Gazette, AP&L Communicator
Jerol Garrison, the former Arkansas Gazette reporter who made a name for himself in the business world as director of communication for Arkansas Power & Light Co., died Thursday in Fayetteville, his home for the last seven years. He was 86. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Thoughts on Sinclair, After Working for John Robert Starr
No, local news folks shouldn’t be pledging their bosses’ allegiance to Trump in the media wars. But they are at financial gunpoint. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Ernest Dumas on Roy Reed: ‘His Strength Was In Telling the Story’
Roy Reed, the former Arkansas Gazette reporter and New York Times correspondent who died last month at age 87, is remembered by Ernest Dumas, his heir as Arkansas’ senior reporter. read more >
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