The Fall

[beldarzfixon]

Earlier this month, the Stuttgart Daily Leader newspaper folded.

My family emailed and Facebook-posted to let me know, since up here in Indianapolis I wasn’t likely to hear about it. Mom said that the holding company that owned the DL and other Arkansas papers decided it wasn’t making enough (newspapers on their own are almost never profitable

Comments

[adoptedwriter]

My daughter has a journalism degree from Ohio Univ. She feels the same way.

[beldarzfixon]

Hopefully she's flexible in how she covers the news, since multimedia and social media are the keys to survival these days. Wishing her the best!

Thanks for reading =)

[pixiebelle]

I’m also saddened to see the decline in journalism. People don’t seen to respect the craft anymore, don’t see the value in it, which is absurd to me. This was a great intro, I enjoyed your take on the introduction and look forward to reading your writing again.

[beldarzfixon]

Thanks! The biggest problem with it all is that we're in a free-information era, but how will those who gather it eat? =)

And also, news reporting is something that technically anyone can do -- but actually not just anyone can do, or has the dedication to keep doing it.

[md_meezer]

you succeeded! decent story. :) looking forward to more.

[beldarzfixon]

Thanks!

[m_malcontent]

Good to see you again

[beldarzfixon]

Good to be seen!

[alycewilson]

So sad what's happening to newspapers these days. I worked for a small daily for three years at the turn of the millennium, and we had a one-guy sports department, too (supplemented by a bunch of stringers who covered weekend games). Man, this piece brought back so many memories for me. What a loss for Stuttgart.

[beldarzfixon]

True. Thanks!