Arkansas Times
Matt Campbell Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Matt Campbell, the former blogger behind the Blue Hog Report, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Jan. 8, listing debts over $414,000, including student loans, taxes, and pending malpractice lawsuits. read more >
Blue Hog Blues: Matt Campbell Faces Legal Malpractice Suits
Campbell “is engaged in a systemic slipshod practice of law,” according to a June 4 lawsuit in Pulaski County Circuit Court. read more >
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Blue Hog Blogger Matt Campbell Joins Arkansas Times
The Little Rock lawyer known for exposing official wrongdoing through the Arkansas FOIA is shifting to full-time reporting. read more >
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Paper Money: For-Profit Arkansas Times Increasingly Relies On Donors
Arkansas Times Publisher Alan Leveritt and Director of Development Wythe Walker have hit upon a new business model for profit-making news outlets: tak read more >
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Arkansas Times Expands Staff, Boosts Online Readership
Publisher Alan Leveritt said the magazine has "become the voice of the blue community in a red state." read more >
MHP/Team SI Staying Nimble, Vogelpohl Says
Vogelpohl said the firm’s head count is actually up by about 10 from last year, when it celebrated its 50th anniversary. read more >
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Arkansas Times To Stop Publishing Spanish Newspaper El Latino
El Latino printed its final issue in late March, a victim of dwindling advertising revenue. read more >
Lindsey Millar to Leave Arkansas Times Editorship in May
In all, Millar has been with the Times for 16 years, the first four as its arts and entertainment editor. read more >
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Arkansas Times’ Max Brantley Retires After 50 Years of Journalism in Little Rock
Brantley spent almost 19 years at the Arkansas Gazette and more than 31 at the Arkansas Times. read more >
Supreme Court Asked to Stop Arkansas Law Against Israel Boycott
The ACLU called a lower court ruling in favor of the boycott a "radical departure" from Supreme Court precedent. read more >
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Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation Gains New Director of State Affairs (Movers & Shakers)
Mark Lambert previously worked in the bureau’s commodity and regulatory affairs department. read more >
Leveritt, ACLU Want Supreme Court Review of Pro-Israel Pledge
A ruling last week against the Arkansas Times has pushed its publisher to the doorsteps of the nation's highest court. read more >
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Courtney Pledger Commits Herself To Arkansas, and Awaits Her Raise
Despite being wooed for other positions, Pledger, executive director and CEO of Arkansas PBS, has transformed the public media station in her five-year tenure. read more >
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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 >
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Owner Says He’s Shutting Down Warren Newspaper, Unless …
Age and ailments have caught up with the owners. But the 136-year-old Warren Eagle Democrat could go on without them. read more >
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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 >
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Nobody’s Boycotting Israel, but Just in Case…
Arkansas Times Publisher Alan Leveritt is challenging a state ultimatum to either sign a pledge agreeing not to boycott Israel or pay a price in state contracts. read more >
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Photographers Taking Action on Copyrights
An intellectual property attorney notes a rise of copyright infringement lawsuits, which can be costly to companies. read more >
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Appeals Court to Rehear Arkansas’ Israel Boycott Pledge Case
A federal appeals court says it will reconsider a panel's decision that Arkansas’ law requiring state contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel is unconstitutional. read more >
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Court Rules Against Arkansas’ Israel Boycott Pledge Law
A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that Arkansas' law requiring state contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel is unconstitutional. read more >
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