Newport Daily Independent

Newport, Arkansas, United StatesEnglish

The Newport Independent is a local news publication serving Newport and Jackson County, Arkansas. Now hosted via The Jonesboro Sun, it provides coverage of regional government, community events, agricultural developments, and local history. The outlet focuses on issues impacting the residents of the Newport area and the surrounding region.

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MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN ARKANSAS

Rooted in a frontier publishing tradition dating back to the 1819 territorial era, the local press is defined by a divide between a dominant capital daily and smaller rural publications. The flagship is the Arkansas Democrat Gazette in Little Rock, a WEHCO Media property noted for its 1990s newspaper war victory and recent transition to an iPad-centric delivery model. WEHCO also publishes the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette to serve the rapidly expanding Ozark corridor, while Gannett owns the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith. Providing alternative regional coverage, the Arkansas Times operates as a prominent progressive weekly. Paperboy indexes 84 Arkansas newspapers — browse the full directory below.