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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 […]

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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 […]