The Hot Springs Sentinel-Record will be going almost completely digital soon. According to the publication, publisher Walter Hussman Jr. will be replacing home delivery print subscriptions with a digital replica. This conversion is expected to take place by May 2021.…
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Purchases Pine Bluff Commercial
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleGannett has sold the Pine Bluff Commercial to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, making it part of the WEHCO Newspapers Inc. empire. The Pine Bluff Commercial’s final day as a Gannett property will be Monday, Aug. 31, with the Democrat-Gazette publishing the…
Several years ago when business owners applied for a state permit to operate a commercial hog farm in the Buffalo River watershed, Arkansas’s environmental regulatory agency buried public notice of the permit somewhere within the bureaucracy’s vast labyrinth of files…
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Arkansas Baptist News Folded Into State Baptist Convention
by Tyler Haleby Tyler Haleby Tyler Hale Print journalism has become a precarious industry in recent years, with multiple newspaper closings, merger and buyouts. The industry has been impacted by the digital revolution, which has moved readers online, as well as a host of…
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Introduces New “Paper Replica” App
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleA mainstay of Arkansas journalism has entered a new era today. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette officially introduced its new ADG “Replica Paper” app. Through the app, subscribers can read a digital replica of the newspaper and also receive live news updates…
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Gannett and GateHouse Media Reportedly in Talks for Merger
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleTwo of the largest newspaper chains in the country are reportedly discussing the possibility of a merger. According to the Wall Street Journal, Gannett Co. and GateHouse Media have held talks about a possible merger. GateHouse Media publishes 156 daily…
Five days after Arkansas Money & Politics broke the news that the Arkansas Times, a weekly alternative newspaper based in Little Rock, was considering altering its production to a monthly format, the publication confirmed today via e-mail that it will transition…
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Arkansas Times Considering Change to Monthly Publication
by Chris Priceby Chris PriceArkansas Times, a weekly alternative newspaper based in Little Rock, is considering altering its production to a monthly format. Publisher Alan Leveritt says no official decision had been made. “It’s way premature to say that we’re changing,” Leveritt says. “We’re…
Two area newspapers are closing up shop, with their last paper editions going out Wednesday and Thursday. The North Little Rock Times and the Lonoke County Democrat, both weekly papers,are being shut down by their owner, GateHouse Media Inc. Each paper…