Interview with Russell Metz

Partial Transcript: Let's start out by doing the obvious things.

Segment Synopsis: Metz discusses his education, family, and early career.

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Partial Transcript: Did you actively look very long for a paper?

Segment Synopsis: Metz discusses purchasing the newspaper and how it has improved. He also gives his opinion about chain newspaper companies.

Keywords: Bath County News Outlook; Chain newspapers

Subjects: American newspapers--Ownership Newspaper presses Newspaper--Circulation

Partial Transcript: What about these shoppers?

Segment Synopsis: Metz discusses shopping circulars and how they effect advertising in the newspaper.

Keywords: Bath County News Outlook

Subjects: Advertising, Newspaper Legal advertising Newspaper--Circulation

Partial Transcript: Do you think that someone with a paper like yours has a more difficult time deciding what to print?

Segment Synopsis: Metz discusses his policy on politics, how he handles local correspondents, and libel threats.

Keywords: Bath County News Outlook; Local correspondents; Political endorsements

Subjects: Libel and slander--United States Newspaper reporting

Partial Transcript: How did you ever get around to writing that column that's in paper's all over the state?

Segment Synopsis: Metz spends most of this segment talking about the benefits of the Kentucky Press Association and how it has helped his paper and career.

Keywords: Bath County News Outlook; Kentucky Press Association

Subjects: Advertising, Newspaper Journalism--Societies, etc

Partial Transcript: I noticed in your paper today, you had a feature.

Segment Synopsis: Metz discusses changes he has seen in the newspaper industry.

Keywords: Bath County News Outlook

Subjects: Newspaper employees Newspaper layout and typography Newspaper presses

Partial Transcript: I'm a newcomer like you, I've only been here since '54.

Segment Synopsis: Metz discusses influential people in Bath County.

Keywords: Bath County

Subjects: Lawyers