Alachua County Today
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Alachua County Today is a weekly newspaper in Alachua County, Florida
. The publication, which was established in November 2000, was originally known as Alachua Today and published its first edition on December 14, 2000. The paper is distributed every Thursday, and it goes to print on Wednesday night. The focus of the publication is the small towns around Gainesville, Fla. that are often overlooked by larger newspapers such as The Gainesville Sun
. The main cities and towns covered by Alachua County Today are Alachua, High Springs, Newberry, Hawthorne, LaCrosse, Archer and Waldo. Alachua County Today distinguishes itself from similar publications by charging a minimal 25 cents per issue.
The newspaper currently has six journalism interns from the University of Florida
who write stories and work on advertisements and publication. The publisher of this publication is H. Bryan Boukari and the associate publisher is Gail Luparello.
Alachua County Today entered the newspaper industry in full-digital form, and the publication was among the first in the southeast to accomplish such a feat. Rather than going through a paste-up process employed by other newspapers for years, Alachua County Today was created going direct to plate from digital files, and other publications soon followed the trend.
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. The publication, which was established in November 2000, was originally known as Alachua Today and published its first edition on December 14, 2000. The paper is distributed every Thursday, and it goes to print on Wednesday night. The focus of the publication is the small towns around Gainesville, Fla. that are often overlooked by larger newspapers such as The Gainesville Sun
The Gainesville Sun
The Gainesville Sun is a newspaper published daily in Gainesville, Florida, United States, covering the North-Central portion of the state. It is a part of the New York Times Regional Media Group. The paper is published by James E...
. The main cities and towns covered by Alachua County Today are Alachua, High Springs, Newberry, Hawthorne, LaCrosse, Archer and Waldo. Alachua County Today distinguishes itself from similar publications by charging a minimal 25 cents per issue.
The newspaper currently has six journalism interns from the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
who write stories and work on advertisements and publication. The publisher of this publication is H. Bryan Boukari and the associate publisher is Gail Luparello.
Alachua County Today entered the newspaper industry in full-digital form, and the publication was among the first in the southeast to accomplish such a feat. Rather than going through a paste-up process employed by other newspapers for years, Alachua County Today was created going direct to plate from digital files, and other publications soon followed the trend.
Awards
In 2002 and 2003, Alachua County Today was named the best weekly newspaper in the state of Florida by the Florida Press Association.External links
- Alachua County Today archives are openly available with zoomable page images and full searchable text in the University of Florida Digital CollectionsUniversity of Florida Digital CollectionsThe University of Florida Digital Collections are supported by the University of Florida Digital Library Center in the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida. The University of Florida Digital Collections comprise a constantly growing collection of digital resources from the...