Tag: Media & Marketing

Cobbs Launches Multimedia Production Studio

After his career in television production, Barry Cobbs moved his family from California to Northwest Arkansas and opened Live Light Media Services Inc.

Daily Record Names Ramos Night Editor

Steve Ramos was recently named night editor of Bentonville?s Benton County Daily Record, a section of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Morning News? Caldwell Got it Right

It was good to see The Morning News give proper play on its sports section front to the news that six arrest warrants were recently issued for Brandon Holmes.

Daily Record Looks Good, Times Doesn?t

Separate redesigns in August of two D-G sections ? the Benton County Daily Record and the Northwest Arkansas Times in Fayetteville ? could not have had more drastically different results.

Magazine Names Springdale Product in 100 Best

Evapo-Rust, made by Harris International Laboratories of Springdale, was named one of this year?s 100 best inventions in the world by Research & Development Magazine.

Lawyers Fight Urge to Splurge

Nursing home verdicts encourage attorneys to advertise.

Morning News Trims Staff

The Morning News laid off two full-time editorial employees and one half-timer in mid-September.

Local Papers Give Extra Effort

Newspapers showed a lot of initiative in coverage of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, but in an age of instant communications, TV has an advantage when it comes to covering breaking international stories.

This Time They Were There

We would like to commend the D-G for sending Dan Zehr, a business writer, and Rick McFarland, a photographer, to New York to cover the aftermath of the attacks.

Kiplinger Reports to Fort Smith

Renowned economic journalist Knight Kiplinger will be the featured speaker at the 115th annual Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce Banquet and Business Expo Oct. 8.

Alliance Changes Page Size, Times Redesigns its Look

Pages in the three daily ?alliance? newspapers became 1.5 inches narrower on Aug. 20.

Boone Shows a Little Leg

Clint Boone, chief meteorologist for CBS-affiliate KFSM-TV, got caught on camera with his suit pants … well, off. And it?s not even time for October sweeps.

D-G Writer Has Conflict of Interest

Otis Kirk, the D-G?s celebrated new recruiting beat writer, benefits financially from perpetuating positive news about University of Arkansas athletic recruiting.

Hendren?s Games Don?t Fool Everyone

It?s hard to say who was more shameful last week: 3rd Congressional District candidate Jim Hendren or the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Country Music Gets its Twang Back

KKIX, 104 FM, is back on top in Northwest Arkansas? Arbitron ratings.

Newspapers Show True Colors When They Get Beat

Bill Simmons, political editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, did his readers a disservice on Aug. 21 when he wrote about Jim Hendren?s confession of an extramarital affair as if the announcement was an act of Hendren?s own volition.

Wine Column Is Tale of Four Cities

We can?t help reading Robert Neralich?s wine column every Wednesday in the food section of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. We like a man who speaks his mind.

‘Radio Free Europe’ Older Than REM

We like REM as much as anybody, but the term Radio Free Europe didn?t originate with REM?s 1981 single by that name.

Purple Dawgs May Not Be Heard

The only way to hear Fayetteville High School?s football team this season may be from the stands.

Bottom Line: Reader Misses Point

We enjoyed Ken Booth?s Aug. 14 letter to the editor of the Benton County Daily Record.

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic