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| Louie Mullen |
One of America's standout weekly newspapers,
The North Scott Press of Eldridge, Iowa, near Davenport, is
being sold. Bill and Linda Tubbs announced this week that they have sold it and its two sister papers, the
Wilton-Durant Advocate News and the
West Liberty Index, to J. Louis "Louie" Mullen of Buffalo, Wyo., who owns weeklies in Wyoming, Washington, Oregon, the Dakotas, Michigan and three in southwest Iowa: the
Harlan Tribune, the
Red Oak Express and the
Glenwood Opinion-Tribune.
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| Linda and Bill Tubbs |
Bill Tubbs, who has been at the Press for 51 years, says he will continue to write for it. He said in
his latest column, "We strived to find a succession plan that would be true to our values amidst a changing newspaper publishing environment: strong, independent newspapers staffed by individuals who advocate for the publishers, put the reader first, and want their communities to succeed. When looking for a buyer, this was more important to us than price." Mullen said, "The Tubbses have made it their life’s work to assure your community has a trusted voice in the newspaper, and I intend to honor that tradition."
In other news-media news:
After weeks of silence, Gannett Co. revealed that it laid off 400 employees and cut 400 open positions: https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2022/gannett-august-2022-layoffs-400-employees/
Republicans have long feuded with mainstream news media; now some are shutting them out of events or putting conditions on admission, NPR reports.
A study shows people can be “inoculated” against misinformation, by giving them early warnings about the lies they’re likely to encounter:
The Journalist’s Resource at Harvard University has tips for covering student-loan forgiveness.
A study found that many journalists’ mental health is suffering from stresses of the past few years.
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