Log Cabin Democrat, Other GateHouse Papers Primed for Purchase
They’re not writing the headlines yet, but media industry insiders are whispering about a possible sale of the Log Cabin Democrat and three other GateHouse Media newspapers in Arkansas to the Paxton Media chain of Paducah, Kentucky. read more >
Pine Bluff Paper, Seeking New Publisher, Gets Sunday Off
The Pine Bluff Commercial printed its final Sunday edition Jan. 6 and begins a new era of mail delivery with Tuesday's print edition. read more >
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Glass Half-Full (Editorial)
here’s some reason for cheer, and in time for Thanksgiving. read more >
A News Dispatch From Arkadelphia
The Arkadelphia Dispatch, a weekly startup, is coming soon to the Clark County seat. read more >
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No Arkadelphia Paper? Say It Ain’t So, GateHouse
After back-to-back weeks of notable newspaper shutdowns by GateHouse Media Group Inc., including The Times of North Little Rock and the Arkadelphia Siftings-Herald, we seem to be at a tipping point for local journalism in Arkansas. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
GateHouse to Shutter Arkadelphia, Hope and Prescott Newspapers
Fresh on the heels of closing newspapers in North Little Rock and Lonoke County, GateHouse Media Group has confirmed the shutdown of its papers in Arkadelphia, Hope and Prescott. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Buy Local — News, That Is (Editorial)
The steady drumbeat of newspaper closures continued last week, with news that GateHouse Media Inc. was shutting down its weekly papers in Pulaski and Lonoke counties. read more >
As Leader Publisher, Feldman Sees Opening After GateHouse Closes Papers
North Pulaski County publisher Garrick Feldman, who has wanted to cover news in North Little Rock for 30 years, is getting his chance in the wake of the shutdown of the North Little Rock Times this week. read more >
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GateHouse Shutting Down Pulaski, Lonoke County Papers
GateHouse Media Inc., the national chain that owns more U.S. newspapers than any other, is shutting down its weekly print papers in Pulaski and Lonoke counties, the company’s senior group publisher based in Pine Bluff confirmed Tuesday morning. read more >
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The Soaring Cost of Dead Trees
The term "dead tree media" casts print publications as fading relics, as doomed in the digital age as the pulverized trees they’re printed on. And those dead trees are now costing publishers more. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Two Editors Lost In a Battered Industry
The Denver Post and the Log Cabin Democrat lost splendid editors this month, both exemplars of Arkansas journalism and former newsroom colleagues of mine. read more >
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What’s the North Metro? To Log Cabin Democrat, an Opportunity
The Log Cabin Democrat in Conway introduced the North Metro Business Journal this month, partnering with the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce to highlight real estate news, groundbreakings, construction and company innovations in the area around Conway. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Sublett to Lead GateHouse Papers in Conway, Clinton, Heber Springs
GateHouse Media names Kelly Sublett as its group publisher for newspapers in Conway, Clinton and Heber Springs. read more >
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David McCollum Looks Back on 50 Years of Sports, and the Wider World
Memories came rushing back last week as David McCollum reviewed a half-century of writing sports, including a stint at the Arkansas Democrat and then 35 years at the Log Cabin Democrat in Conway. read more >
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Tee Hicks Named New Publisher at Pine Bluff Commercial
In addition to leading the Commercial, the Los Angeles native and former advertising director at the Las Vegas Review-Journal will oversee the Stuttgart Daily Leader, Newport Independent, Arkadelphia Siftings Herald, and several other publications. read more >
GateHouse Buys Log Cabin, Other Morris Publications for $120M
Months of speculation about a possible sale of the Log Cabin Democrat, Conway's daily newspaper, came to fruition early Wednesday when Morris Communications announced a sale to GateHouse Media. read more >
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Last Reporter, John Lyon, Is Laid Off at Arkansas News Bureau
The last reporter standing at the Arkansas News Bureau, John Lyon, was laid off Friday when GateHouse Media effectively closed the operation, which was based in North Little Rock. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
New Publisher Coming to Pine Bluff Commercial
It’s a pretty sound bet that a Las Vegas advertising executive will take over next month as publisher of the Pine Bluff Commercial. read more >
Former Pine Bluff Publisher Byron Tate Pushes on at Arkansas Press Association
Last July, Byron Tate was reeling after his dismissal as publisher of the Pine Bluff Commercial. This July he’s rejoicing in his new role as president of the Arkansas Press Association’s board of directors. read more >
Publisher Ed Graves Leaves Pine Bluff Commercial
Ed Graves, hailed as the first black publisher of an Arkansas daily newspaper, is apparently leaving the Pine Bluff Commercial just shy of 12 months after taking over the paper as GateHouse Media Inc.’s group publisher overseeing more than a dozen properties. read more >
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