CAMDEN — Your Camden News, which has served this community since 1929, is joining the new age of journalism and ‘newspapering.’
In a letter thanking our subscribers for your loyalty over the years and into the future, publisher Walter Hussman has explained that for us to continue as your most dependable local news and information source, the newspaper must change to offset the 75-percent reduction in U.S. newspaper revenues since 2006.
The way we can continue to be a valued source of news in Camden and Ouachita County is to alter our print publication schedule while maintaining and, in fact, increasing our daily digital content.
To do this, we will have a substantial print edition on Wednesdays, with front-page replicas of the Camden News printed Monday through Saturday - which is a step up from our current Monday through Friday schedule of delivering the news online.
While the print edition will be published just on Wednesdays, your access to the Camden News will be 24/7 with news, sports and other content continuously updated. The amount of relevant news delivered to your doorstep on Wednesday will be increased. Time saved by the news staff from the physical production of the daily paper will allow more time spent on reporting for your Wednesday edition and each day with our digital editions. These changes will take place Feb 20 following the recent introduction of our new, improved website. The best way to read our digital replica page is with an iPad. If you need assistance with establishing an account with Apple, or downloading or using our replica, call the Camden News at 836-8192 and we will set up an appointment with you to help.
In his letter to subscribers, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Publisher/Camden News Owner Walter Hussman Jr., said:
“I love the Camden News. My Mom and Dad bought the paper in 1949 and we moved our family there when I was 2 years old. My first job was there working part time at age 10 inserting newspapers in the mail room.”
Today, we are excited as we embark on this new direction in journalism for the Camden News, and hope you are with us every step of the way into the future.
- Jim Edwards