According to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, fewer Mississippians have Internet access at home than residents of any other state. The October 2007 report indicates 46 percent of Mississippians have Internet access at home. It is more than 50 percent in urban areas, 42 percent in rural areas.
Because of the Internet, newspapers are trying to figure out how to make the transition to Web. While some fear their extinction, others say reading news solely on the Web doesn’t compare to sitting down with a cup of coffee and thumbing through pages. Tony Ammeter, an assistant professor of management information systems at the University of Mississippi’s School of Business, said he’s not sure newspapers will go the way of the dinosaur.
An MPA Job Bank posting has an opening listed for general manager of the Monroe County Journal, which doesn’t quite exist yet. According to the ad and other sources, the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo-based parent of the Aberdeen Examiner and the Amory Advertiser, will merge the papers later this spring into one product.
Newton Record and Kosciusko Star-Herald publisher Robbie Robertson is on a 10-day mission trip to Chile and blogging about his experiences.
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