0:43 - Background
7:12 - Commonwealth Journal
16:21 - Reporting
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Partial Transcript: What do you think you could have here in Somerset that would cause it to grow even more rapidly?
Segment Synopsis: Joplin discusses reporting. He says that stories having to do with the school systems are the most debated.
Keywords: Commonwealth Journal
Subjects: Newspaper reporting School boards
25:22 - Commonwealth Journal overview
33:21 - Employees
36:19 - Kentucky paper
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Partial Transcript: George, are there any other papers in this state about like yours?
Segment Synopsis: Joplin compares family owned papers to chain papers. He believes that both can be good but that chain papers tend to care more about profit.
Keywords: Chain newspapers; Commonwealth Journal; Family owned newspapers; Frankfort State Journal
Subjects: American newspapers--Ownership Newspaper reporting
40:26 - Local politics
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Partial Transcript: You've said you've refrained from endorsing candidates generally, do you feel the same when it comes to issues?
Segment Synopsis: Joplin talks about local issues that get the most attention.
Keywords: Commonwealth Journal
Subjects: Newspaper editors--United States Newspaper reporting School boards