Heather Baker

As president and publisher of AY Media Group and a 30-year veteran of the publishing industry, Heather Baker knows everything there is to know about putting out quality content, but it is not every day that she is the one …

The August heat may try to trick us into thinking summer is here to stay, but the truth is football is just around the corner. Arkansas Money & Politics is once again proud to be a media sponsor of the …

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to sit down with a former colleague, Warwick Sabin. We spent time talking about the media industry — where it was in the early 2000s, where it is today and where it is …

The Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists recognized the region’s top journalists Saturday evening during the 2026 Diamond Journalism Awards, presented by AY Media Group. More than 125 journalists, communicators and media professionals gathered for the annual …

Photos by Ryan Parker The best in Arkansas print, broadcast, craft and communications were on hand July 25 for the annual Diamond Journalism Awards. The event, sponsored by the Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, was held …

Every holiday has its own set of traditions that create memories and evoke fondness through the years. For Independence Day, that means fireworks. “Meeting all the people that come out and seeing how excited the kids are is pretty satisfying,” …

It is hard for me to wrap my brain around the fact that the Fourth of July has come and gone, summer is half over, and we are starting to anticipate the launch of football season. But here we are, …

The Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will present the Diamond Journalism Awards banquet on Saturday, July 25, at Next Level Events in downtown Little Rock, featuring a keynote conversation between Warwick Sabin, president and CEO of …

AY Media Group, publisher of AY About You (AY), Arkansas Money & Politics (AMP) and Arkansas Mental Health Guide Magazine (MHG) claimed the top prize at the 2026 Arkansas Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. The awards event, held June 27, …

May ended with a stifling blanket of humidity. Welcome to summer, Natural State. Despite the brief heat wave, Arkansas is all about summer, which, in my book, would have to be considered the state’s official season. Summer in Arkansas means …