St. Louis on the Air.
And in September 2020, after six months of publishing solely online, three Webster-Kirkwood Times employees
“We just started talking to each other, and we’re like, ‘We have to keep this going. How can we do this? We want to do this [and] our community really is behind this,’” said Jaime Mowers, a veteran reporter who now serves as the Webster-Kirkwood Times’ editor-in-chief.
The first print edition under the new ownership was on doorsteps by Sept. 25, 2020. And today, both papers are going strong.
“For us, in our communities, print is where it’s at,” Mowers said. “We felt like this was worth the risk because the community just kept asking for it. … That makes all the difference.”
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When the Webster-Kirkwood Times, a community newspaper in the greater St. Louis, Missouri area, had to endure layoffs and stop publishing its print edition – due to a loss in revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic – its readers felt the loss and began supporting the newspaper in earnest.
“A lot of times people don’t know what they’ve got until it’s gone,” said Jaime Mowers, editor-in-chief of the Webster-Kirkwood Times. “Now, there is such a newfound appreciation for the newspaper. It’s amazing to have the community’s support, knowing we are loved that much and appreciated enough to be able to bring our print edition back. We are part of the fabric of our community, and we’re lucky to still be a part of that.”
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