From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Demopolis Times newspaper published its last and final issue one week ago Wednesday. But now that its gone — how will people in the River City get their news. The dawn of the digital information age continues to take its toll on the newspaper industry — especially small rural papers. The Demopolis Times newspaper…
Auburn University’s student newspaper says it will cease printing after 127 years and become an online-only publication. The Auburn Plainsman announced the change in an online editorial that said it had “reached a breaking point” a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. The editorial cites a lack of foot traffic, printing costs and changes in the journalism industry as being part…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– An editorial in a Linden newspaper has residents there defending their town. Residents say it’s the latest in a series of racially charged headlines and articles — to be published in the Democrat-Reporter. The editorial calls for the Klan to “ride again” and people to be lynched to clean up Washington DC. Many black residents have…
