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Teri Saylor
Teri Saylor is a writer in Raleigh, North Carolina. Contact her at terisaylor@hotmail.com
Documentary film tells the story of a small-town Texas newspaper, the heart and soul of its community for 130 years, and its struggle to survive
“I realized that the real story was about Laurie, her newspaper, the staff working there, the readers and the town,” Documentary filmmaker Heather Courtney said. “I wanted to write about ...
Ray of sunshine
After 6 years in court, the Supreme Court of Virginia narrows the scope of personnel information under the state’s FOIA
Press Forward grants help newspapers keep their presses running and their communities informed
This is the second in a short series of stories about newspapers that received funding through Press Forward’s first round of grant funding.
Press Forward grants help newspapers keep their presses running and their communities informed
Upgrades, enhancements, sustainability and public service are on the minds of the newspaper publishers who received a $100,000 grant from Press Forward, a national movement to strengthen communities by ...
To endorse or not to endorse
Many small community newspapers have not made endorsements in decades.
Delivering more than newspapers
The pilot was successful enough for Amazon to expand its network of hubs to small towns across the country.
Covering golf like a champ
If you’ve ever talked about newspapers with North Carolina publisher David Woronoff, you’ve likely heard his motto: “We’ll always be a small-town newspaper, but we'll never be small ...
Comedians stranded in rural Nebraska find purpose running local newspaper
Barbara Perez and Mike Motz are now at home in Sidney, Nebraska, after putting down roots, surviving the COVID-19 pandemic and turning the 150-year-old Sidney Sun-Telegraph into an award-winning community ...
Preserving history for a big celebration
When the town of Apex in North Carolina celebrated its 150th anniversary, the bound volumes of the former weekly newspaper filled in the gaps.
Kentucky’s oldest newspaper has provided over 200 years of coverage
‘The paper we put out today is tomorrow’s history’
George Fiala: ‘Newspapers are full of adventures’
Fiala, who lives in Brooklyn, discovered Red Hook when he started Select Mail. He found a large building, established his business in the front, and installed a café and stage in the back where ...
No journalism experience? No problem — Rocco and Julie Maglio parlay their STEM educations into a thriving newspaper
With a pinch of nostalgia and a heaping portion of love for a community that seemed a little empty without a local newspaper, the Maglios cooked up the Hernando Sun, a weekly in Brooksville, Florida, that ...
Covering the news, no matter what
Despite arrests and police raids, watchdog newspapers keep on watching
The Edgerton Reporter, a ‘weekly miracle’ for 150 years
This year, the Edgerton Reporter celebrates its 150th year of weekly miracles. It’s also a sentimental anniversary for Everson, who spent most of her adult life laboring alongside her parents, Helen ...
New Mexico Local News Fund boosts newsrooms large and small
The newspaper has launched a new podcast, thanks to the New Mexico Local News Fund’s Accelerator program, which is providing $6,000 grants and six months of consulting services to 17 local newsrooms ...
Local reporters struggle and shine covering Alex Murdaugh murder trial
For national media, the trial brought a bonanza. But some local newspapers that cover the low country and come face-to-face with their readers every day were out of their comfort zone.
The future of journalism in northeast Wisconsin lies at the intersection of newspapers, big tech, universities and football
What do Multi Media Channels of Wisconsin, Microsoft, Nicolet Bank and the Green Bay Packers have in common?
With Jay Bender’s help, Murdaugh trial is a lesson in the value of court access
Alex Murdaugh, a former partner at The Parker Law Group (formerly Peters Murdaugh Parker Eltzroth and Detrick) is on trial, accused of shooting his son Paul with a shotgun at close range and his wife Maggie ...
Celebrating 50 years of newspaper ownership, Roy Eaton is still in the game
Fifty years have gone by since Roy and Jeannine Eaton bought the Wise County Messenger, and their adventure continues.
Cherokee Phoenix continues to soar
Over 141,000 of those Cherokee Nation citizens reside within the tribe’s reservation boundaries — an area comprised of 14 counties in northeastern Oklahoma. It’s a vast community for ...
