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A recent issue of Nuevas Raices, the Harrisonburg, Virginia, weekly newspaper that serves Hispanic readers in the Old Dominion, had just one small coupon ad. “We don’t trust them,” explains owner Fernando Gamboa. -
Walter B. “Walt” Potter Jr., a retired newspaper publisher who works with the University of Missouri School of Journalism’s Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, will tour community newspapers again this spring. -
Walter B. “Walt” Potter Jr. is a retired newspaper executive who has committed significant time and resources to the cause of community newspapers. -
As an old hand in print newspapers, I was struck by the contrast between the often days-long reporting process I remember and the instantaneous production I strived for during the tour (I posted to Facebook and Twitter). -
In 1987, I took over my family’s twice-weekly newspaper, which made me pay even more attention to stories about community journalism. One author didn’t think much of small-town newspapers. He dismissed them as “mere community bulletin boards.” I concluded -
Last year, the Southeast Missourian was named the second-best daily newspaper with a circulation under 30,000 in North America. -
Rust Communications Inc. is finding a cornucopia of things it can do in the digital age. -
Dalton Wright of the Lebanon (Mo.) Daily Record is no stranger to the impact of younger technologies on newspapers. -
For Darryl Wilkinson, running a community newspaper is a labor of love, like running a farm is a labor of love for many. -
Gasconade County Republican Publisher Dennis Warden is finding ways to make a profit on his digital efforts.
Donald W. Reynolds