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Some Local Newspapers Thrive During Recession

by Tanya Ott, WBHM-FM
August 10, 2009

While the nation's newspaper industry is hurting, some smaller community papers are doing very well. Pelham, Ala., is getting its first newspaper in more than a century.

Tanya Ott reports for member station WBHM in Birmingham, Ala.

Copyright 2013 WBHM-FM. To see more, visit http://www.wbhm.org.

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  • Morning Edition, August 10, 2009
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