Media matters: Milan Mirror-Exchange makes 'historic acquisition'

The Milan (Tenn.) Mirror-Exchange made what it calls a “historic acquisition” with the recent purchase of the Humboldt Chronicle and Tri-City Reporter in Dyer. The Mirror-Exchange announced the deal in this week’s print edition (Tuesday, Oct. 6). According to the report, the purchase was finalized Oct. 2 when Mirror-Exchange owners Scott Elliott and Victor Parkins bought the Humboldt and Dyer papers from Wisconsin-based American Hometown Publishing.

The Milan Mirror-Exchange newspaper announced a "historic acquisition" of the Humboldt Chronicle and Tri-City Reporter in Dyer. All three newspapers are located in Gibson County, Tennessee. Community newspapers in all counties play a vital role in communicating news about our school systems, highlighting our students' accomplishments, and relaying timely and pertinent information to parents and our communities.

The Mirror-Exchange now owns three of Gibson County’s four weekly community newspapers.

“We believe strongly in newspapers and the power of the printed word,” the paper quoted Parkins as saying. “Having all three newspapers under one umbrella gives us a lot of flexibility and opportunities to expand coverage across the entire county. In time, we believe our readers will see a much better value in their hometown newspapers.”

The fourth paper, the Trenton Gazette, is located in the county seat and owned by the Union City Daily Messenger in Obion County. All four of Gibson County’s community newspapers are locally owned, and that’s great news for everyone living in Gibson County. All four newspapers do a remarkable job covering their communities.

 

Media matters:

Community newspapers play a vital role in reporting education news to the communities across the nation. School boards, systems, and administrators should seek good working relationships with their local community newspapers. In addition to objective reporting on policy matters and other hard news items, our community newspapers also give us a platform to highlight our students’ accomplishments, inform parents and the community on pertinent information.