SmallTownPapers

12/05/2025

Organizations are increasingly concerned about how AI may affect control of their archives and other content.

The suit, filed on Thursday, charges that Perplexity is using the "Chicago Tribune" to build its search engine.

11/11/2025

This Veterans Day, we’re reminded that history lives in the memories, letters, photos, and records of those who served. Digitizing and making these archives searchable ensures their sacrifices and stories are never lost — and always accessible to future generations. (Photo from China Lake collection - https://tinyurl.com/yckc2dhz)

Bring your history to life online and help preserve the legacy of those who gave so much.

10/28/2025

This really articulates why we do what we do - work to digitize historical archives so they can be preserved and searched/explored online!

Archivists worry in particular about photographs that have never been digitized.

09/15/2025

Know the value of your content and protect it. A publisher takes on Google: https://tinyurl.com/2swn4z83

The suit alleges that Google uses material without paying for it.

08/29/2025

It's not a small town newspaper but we're all a bit rocked by the announcement that the Atlanta Journal Constitution is ending its print version.

After over 150 years, print is out for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The move, though aligned with consumer behavior, stunned the industry.

07/28/2025

📚✨ Museums and historical societies — your archives deserve to be seen!

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Take a look at some of the amazing collections already taking advantage of our free hosting: https://tinyurl.com/5x8n6km2

Join them in preserving the past for the future. 💾📜

07/17/2025

ArchiveInABox is helping libraries, museums, historical societies, newspapers and more digitize their archive collections. Contact the team to learn more about how they can help your organization.

ArchiveInABox helps organizations finally complete their digital preservation projects by professionally digitizing archival collections — safely, accurately, and at scale. Your history deserves to be accessible. Let’s preserve it today.

07/06/2025

Saying goodbye to an award-winning small town Ohio newspaper with a long history. The article spells out the challenges of today's community papers. https://tinyurl.com/zjb9cwfr

ARCHBOLD, Ohio — After publishing for 120 years, garnering numerous state and national awards, and punching well above its weight in its coverage of the ...

07/04/2025

Happy Independence Day from the SmallTownPapers team!

07/04/2025

If you've ever lived in a small town and cherished the local newspaper, this may sound all too familiar. https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/06/30/beware-what-spreads-in-a-news-desert/

My town's once robust newspaper was our town square. Its decline has left a news desert where anonymous Facebook posters fill the vacuum.

07/03/2025

This is a nice look at how some Virginia community publications are straddling the print and digital fence - https://www.arlnow.com/2025/07/02/n-va-print-newspapers-evolve-to-survive-in-increasingly-digital-industry/

Some Northern Virginia newspaper publishers are taking creative chances to retain a viable print presence in an industry where online news is increasingly dominant. As instability in readership and advertising has disrupted revenue streams, some specialized publications have still found success. Mea...

07/02/2025

How coffee and tacos saved a newspaper - https://www.journee-mondiale.com/en/this-small-texas-town-saved-its-newspaper-with-coffee-and-breakfast-tacos-when-3200-others-closed/

A small Texas town has cracked the code on saving local journalism, and the secret weapon isn’t digital subscriptions or wealthy donors—it’s perfectly brewed coffee and breakfast tacos. The Sentinel in Marfa combines a thriving café with a 99-year-old newspaper, creating a revolutionary model...