While it has not received the attention of the Joplin Globe/Joplin Daily battle, there is a journalism war going on in McDonald County, as well, and a new publication is about to enter the game.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has announced plans to launch a Spanish-language newspaper this spring, according to an article in the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal.
The new publication will go head to head with rival Stephens Media, owner of the Springdale Morning News, which has Spanish-language publications in northwest Arkansas and McDonald County, the article said. The newspapers will be distributed free.
The new publication will be named Noticias Hoy Del Noroeste de Arkansas or Today's News of Northwest Arkansas.
The startup comes at a time when the Joplin Globe is reportedly planning to eliminate much of its coverage of McDonald County. Other newspapers competing in the area include the string of McDonald County Press weeklies, the Neosho Daily News, and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Springdale Morning News English-language editions.
No comments:
Post a Comment