The Gallatin News Examiner Explained

Gallatin News-Examiner
Foundation:1859
Founder:Colonel Thomas Boyer
Editor:Amy Nixon
Publisher:The Tennessean / Gannett
Owners:Gannett
Headquarters:1 Examiner Court, Gallatin, TN 37066
Publishing City:Gallatin, Tennessee
Publishing Country:US
Oclc:32693140

The Gallatin News Examiner is an American newspaper published in Gallatin, Tennessee. It is now owned by the media company Gannett and is published as part of the Tennessean newspaper. Gallatin News Examiner was published daily online and in print on Fridays until 2017; now Sumner/Gallatin stories are published through the Tennessean's website and twice-weekly in print.[1] [2] [3] The paper is a member of the Tennessee Press Association.[4] Its editor was Mealand Ragland-Hudgins, who became editor of the paper in 2015.[5] In 2017, Amy Nixon was named editor of the digital and social presence of the Gallatin News Examiner.

History

Colonel Thomas Boyers established the Gallatin Examiner in August 1859.[6] Col. Boyers went on to become the first (organizing) president of the Tennessee Press Association.[7] After serving in the Civil War, Col. Boyers returned to the Examiner and continued printing the paper until his death in 1895.[8] In 2007, Col. Boyers was inducted into the Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame.

In 1905, the paper merged with the Tennessean (Gallatin, Tenn.) to form the Examiner and Tennessean.[9] Thomas Boyers, Jr., his son, worked as a journalist and operated the paper until the 1930s. In the 1930s, the paper became the Gallatin Examiner and the Sumner County Tennessean[10]

In 1998, Gannett paid a $1 million in a libel judgment stemming from an article published in the News Examiner in 1997. The article in the News Examiner suggested that a student at Gallatin High School, Garrett (“Bubba”) Dixon Jr., engaged in oral sex with donkeys and falsely attributed a related quote to the high school soccer coach.[11] According to the Nashville Scene, "The suit was filed after a News-Examiner reporter—trying to amuse a buddy on the copy desk—inserted fictitious quotes attributed to Lassiter in a story about the Gallatin High soccer team. By accident, the quotes ended up published in the paper—including a made-up Lassiter remark that Dixon 'sucks donkey dicks' and suffers from 'sperm breath.'"[12] Dixon Jr. was awarded $800,000 in damages, and the high school soccer coach received $150,000 in damages. The mistake was deemed by Deadspin as Sportswriting's Filthiest Fuck-Up.[13]

Later in 1998, the News-Examiner was faced with accusations of plagiarism from a local television news program.[14]

In 2014, former Tennessean publisher Craig Moon and former Scene editor Bruce Dobie attempted to buy Gannett's Tennessee-based dailies and weeklies, including the Gallatin News Examiner. Gannett rejected the $200 million bid.[15]

In 2017, Gannett ceased the publication of the Gallatin News Examiner's local weekly.[16] This move, along with staff layoffs, was part of Gannett's budget cuts at the paper.[17]

Awards

Tennessee Press Association Awards!Year!Award!Place!Name
2016Best Education Reporting1stJennifer Eaton
Best Feature Photograph1stDessislava Yankova
Best Sports Coverage1stChris Brooks & Craig Harris
Investigative Reporting2ndJennifer Easton and Tena Lee
Best Business Reporting3rdJosh Cross and Dessislava Yankova
Best Breaking News Coverage3rdTena Lee, Dessislava Yankova & Natalie Alund
Best Issue or Special Section3rdCherish Matthews & Hollie Deese
2015Best News Reporting1stTena Lee
Best Feature Photograph1stDessislava Yankova
Best Education Reporting2ndGallatin News Examiner
Best Business Coverage2ndGallatin News Examiner
Local Features2ndGallatin News Examiner
Best Website3rdGallatin News Examiner
2014Best Single Feature1stDessislava Yankova
Make-up and Appearance1stGallatin News Examiner
Best Business Coverage1stGallatin News Examiner
Public Service1stGallatin News Examiner
Best Education Reporting2ndGallatin News Examiner
Headline Writing2ndJosh Cross
Best Special Issue2ndGallatin News Examiner
Best Single Editorial3rdGallatin News Examiner
Best Personal Column3rdGallatin News Examiner
Investigative Reporting3rdTena Lee

References

  1. Web site: GOULD. DAVE. A note to readers - Your local newspaper. 2020-11-04. The Gallatin News. en.
  2. Web site: News Examiner staff. 2020-11-04. The Tennessean. en-US.
  3. Web site: Smith. Chris. Changes coming to Gallatin, Sumner County news operations. 2020-11-04. The Tennessean. en-US.
  4. Web site: TN Newspapers – Tennessee Press Association. 2020-11-04. en-US.
  5. Web site: Staff reports. Ragland-Hudgins named editor in Sumner County. 2020-11-04. The Tennessean. en-US.
  6. Web site: Gallatin TN Lawyer - Attorney Thomas Boyers V. 2020-11-04. www.boyersatlaw.com.
  7. Web site: About TPA – Tennessee Press Association. 2020-11-04. en-US.
  8. Web site: BOYERS. Endings, Beginnings and Circles THOMAS. OPINION: Endings, Beginnings and Circles. 2020-11-04. The Gallatin News. en.
  9. News: National Endowment for the Humanities. The Gallatin examiner. [volume]]. 2020-11-04.
  10. News: National Endowment for the Humanities. The Gallatin examiner and the Sumner County Tennessean.. 2020-11-04.
  11. Web site: Checkbook journalism. 2020-11-04. Nashville Scene. en.
  12. Web site: The Boner Awards. 2020-11-04. Nashville Scene. en.
  13. Web site: The Fallout From Sportswriting's Filthiest Fuck-Up. 2020-11-04. Deadspin. en-us.
  14. Web site: Recycled News. 2020-11-04. Nashville Scene. en.
  15. Web site: After a local group's failed purchase attempt, the daily looks to be with Gannett for a while. 2020-11-04. Nashville Scene. en.
  16. Web site: BOYERS. THOMAS. Endings, Beginnings and Circles. 2020-11-04. The Gallatin News. en.
  17. Web site: General Manager Mike Towle leaving The Gallatin News Examiner. 2020-11-04. The Gallatin News. en.