Tag Archives: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The State’s Budget, Economy, Redistricting and the GOP Race for President on ‘Arkansas Week’

I’m back on AETN’s “Arkansas Week,” which airs at 8 p.m. tonight, along with host Steve Barnes, KUAR-FM’s Malcolm Glover and Doug Thompson of the northwest Arkansas edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. On the docket: legislators angle to fill two … Continue reading

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Gwen Moritz, Gerard Matthews and David Keith on ‘Arkansas Week’

Arkansas Business Editor Gwen Moritz pulls “Arkansas Week” duty this week, along with Gerard Matthews of the Arkansas Times and David Keith of the University of Central Arkansas journalism department. You can wait until 8 p.m. to watch on your … Continue reading

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Here’s How the New York Times ‘Paywall’ Works

So it’s here. The New York Times finally has announced its long-gestating digital paywall, a metered access plan it hopes will add new revenue to the bottom line and point the way to future of consuming news online. How does … Continue reading

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Democrat-Gazette: ‘Only Build What You Can Sell’

Conan Gallaty, the online director for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, talking to American Journalism Review: “For a lot of papers, it’s not if, but when,” says Conan Gallaty, online director of the Democrat-Gazette. Gallaty readily acknowledges that the thought of a … Continue reading

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The Daily: An Assessment

I helped hype The Daily last week, the day News Corp. — with the help of Apple — unveiled the iPad-only daily news app they’re asking you to pay 99 cents a week for. Built from scratch every day, The … Continue reading

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In the Firing Squad for Tonight's AETN Governors Debate Among Mike Beebe, Jim Keet and Jim Lendall

I’m among the panelists for today’s hour-long gubernatorial debate starring incumbent Mike Beebe (D), Jim Keet (R) and Jim Lendall (G). We tape the debate at 2 p.m. in Conway and it airs tonight at 8 p.m. on your local … Continue reading

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Blanche Lincoln, Steelworkers & the Texarkana Cooper Tire Plant

One of the latest TV ads vs. incumbent U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln is this one by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) disputing Lincoln’s claims (in her own TV ad) that she saved 1,700 jobs at the Texarkana Cooper Tire plant, which … Continue reading

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The Razorbacks' Infrastructure Plans, Home Design and the Democrat-Gazette Drops the 'N' Bomb in This Week's Arkansas Business

Lots to get to this week’s Arkansas Business newspaper, online now and at your local newsstand (they still have those!): It’s never enough is it? The University of Arkansas’ athletic department “has earmarked between $250,000 and $500,000 for an analysis … Continue reading

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Newspaper Survey Shows Online Subscriber Numbers for Democrat-Gazette, other Wehco Papers

After the jump, some top-level stats rounded up in survey by ITZ/Belden Interactive, out now and available here for purchase. The survey, billed as the first of its kind, took a look at daily newspapers that have some kind of … Continue reading

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OU: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Stephens Northwest Merger Moving Forward

Christopher Spencer’s Ozarks Unbound reports that the merger between the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Stephens Media’s northwest Arkansas operations is moving forward, with newspaper employees interviewing for their old jobs this week: Staff with The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas, the … Continue reading

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