Lately, I’ve been hanging out with a few newspaper publishers who remain convinced that print journalism is not dead. They are not doomsayers. They are intrepid entrepreneurs.
Otis Brumby, a third-generation publisher, not only has kept the Marietta Daily Journal healthy and viable, but he has also acquired additional papers and is not only turning a profit, but he is also providing a service to his communities.
Mark Smith, whose principal publication is the Eatonton Messenger, owns newspapers and magazines that are substantial. He is having fun as a small-town publisher. Dink Nesmith, who co-owns Community Newspapers, located in Athens, has always understood the importance of black ink on the balance sheet in the newspaper business and never lightly takes the role of being the community’s conscience.