Remembering Mary Fisher: A Force In Small-Town Publishing
Over nearly six decades, she published and edited four weekly newspapers, including the oldest weekly in the state, the Dardanelle Post-Dispatch. read more >
Over nearly six decades, she published and edited four weekly newspapers, including the oldest weekly in the state, the Dardanelle Post-Dispatch. read more >
Edmond Freeman, a world traveler, mountain climber, naval officer and Arkansas newspaper publisher who kick-started the careers of some of the nation’s top journalists, died Monday at his Little Rock home. He was 94. read more >
Byron Tate has a simple reason to be back as editor of the Pine Bluff Commercial, where he has worked three times before. read more >
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Publisher Walter Hussman extends his new business model for newspapering to Pine Bluff, announcing that his Wehco Media Inc. of Little Rock is acquiring the once-storied Pine Bluff Commercial from Gannett. read more >
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 >
GateHouse Media, the newspaper chain that shook up management of its Arkansas properties late last month, is now offering voluntary buyout packages to most of its employees nationwide. read more >
Gatehouse Media has dismissed longtime Pine Bluff Commercial Editor and Publisher Byron Tate, along with Senior Group Publisher Shane Allen, based in Heber Springs. Their replacement is Ed Graves, a groundbreaking African-American. read more >
