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Meet the Gen Z journalist who bought his hometown newspaper in Georgia

  • Ellie Fivas

Four years ago, Evan Newton was an intern at the Monticello News. Last month, he became the newspaper’s editor, publisher and owner after purchasing the outlet from its previous local owner.  At 25 years old, Newton is one of the youngest newspaper owners in Georgia. He told the Georgia Recorder that he got a “great […]

Commentary

No Surprise: Most of us get our news from scrolling on our phones

  • Tracey Compton, Indianapolis Public Editor

It’s not a shock to learn that most of us get our news from social media. News consumers are developing entirely new patterns of the way they get their news based on their age. The dividing line is age 55, according to a new study from Evan Shapiro, “Media Cartographer.” In a first-of-its-kind index, he […]

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Gazette columnist Paul Hyde wins 3 awards in national contest

  • Seanna Adcox

South Carolina Daily Gazette columnist Paul Hyde won three awards in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists’ 2026 contest. His first-, second- and third-place awards represent the most of any single writer among winners announced Thursday evening, who represented more than 80 publications. His awards spanned three of the contest’s six categories for commentary published […]

Shreveport

America 250: KTBS 3 St. Jude Dream Home

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SHREVEPORT, La. - In April 1991, the first-ever KTBS St. Jude Dream Home was given away. It was merely an idea from a doctor and a television station that said "yes, we can."