Dothan Eagle

The Dothan Eagle is a daily newspaper serving Dothan, Alabama and the surrounding communities. It was owned by the Thomson Corporation until 2000, when it was sold to Media General.[1][2] In 2012, Media General sold most of its newspapers, including the Eagle, to current owner Berkshire Hathaway.[3] In 2020, the Eagle and all Berkshire Hathaway newspapers were acquired by Lee Enterprises. [4]

Dothan Eagle
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Lee Enterprises
PublisherSam Williams
EditorTerry Connor
Founded1903
Headquarters227 N. Oates St
Dothan, Alabama 36301
Circulation19000
ISSN0745-855X
OCLC number264791292
Websitedothaneagle.com

It was founded in 1908.[5]

Awards

2018 Better Newspaper Contest - Alabama Press Association[6]
YearAwardPlaceRecipient
2018Best Humorous Column 1stJim Cook
2018Best News Photo1stJay Hare
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gollark: We've got a big stock of them.
gollark: GTech™ mostly just travels through time by applying some of our rotation matrices to space-time as needed.
gollark: Also, it prioritizes exact *channel* match over actually telling the person.
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References
  1. Roberts, Gene; Kunkel, Thomas; Layton, Charles, eds. (2001). Leaving Readers Behind: The Age of Corporate Newspapering. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 1610752325.
  2. Leaving Readers Behind. University of Arkansas Press. 2001. p. 51. ISBN 9781610752329. winchester news-gazette.
  3. New owner, era for The Times-Dispatch
  4. https://www.dothaneagle.com/dot/lee-enterprises-to-buy-bh-media-newspapers-including-dothan-eagle/article_4ce8fa70-1cb9-543d-a4f7-cafa2f880420.html
  5. History, Alabama Department of Archives and (1915). Alabama Official and Statistical Register. Brown Printing Company.
  6. Langan, Jaclyn. "APA Better Newspaper Contest Award Winners Announced" (PDF). Alabama Press Association. Retrieved 13 July 2018.


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