Interview with Jo Westpheling

Partial Transcript: I guess I ought to start off by asking how you got involved in the newspaper business and a little about your background.

Segment Synopsis: Westpheling describes her career before getting to the Hickman Courier.

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Partial Transcript: I had been saving his allotment to buy our own newspaper.

Segment Synopsis: Westpheling discusses both her own and the newspaper's role in politics.

Keywords: Fulton County; Fulton News; Hickman Courier

Subjects: American newspapers--Ownership Editorials Newspaper reporting Newspaper--Circulation Political campaigns Women newspaper editors--United States

Partial Transcript: Do you have pretty regular advertisers here?

Segment Synopsis: Westpheling gives an overview of the newspaper.

Keywords: Fulton County; Hickman Courier

Subjects: Advertising, Newspaper Democrat Legal advertising

Partial Transcript: What do you think about chain papers?

Segment Synopsis: Westpheling discusses the newspaper's reporting guidelines.

Keywords: Fulton County; Hickman Courier

Subjects: Newspaper reporting School superintendents

Partial Transcript: Do you use a lot of local correspondents?

Segment Synopsis: Westpheling discusses the paper's employees and her own role at the Hickman Courier.

Keywords: Fulton County; Hickman Courier

Subjects: Women newspaper editors--United States

Partial Transcript: Is it a good school system?

Segment Synopsis: Westpheling discusses the local school system and the newspaper's relationship with it.

Keywords: Fulton County; Hickman Courier

Subjects: County school systems

Partial Transcript: Do you belong to the Kentucky Press Association?

Segment Synopsis: Westpheling discusses the KPA and Kentucky newspapers that she admires.

Keywords: Fulton County; Hickman Courier; Kentucky Press Association; KPA

Subjects: Journalism--Societies, etc

Partial Transcript: What is the unique thing about the county?

Segment Synopsis: Westpheling talks about the fact that the county is full of "windshield farmers." She also discusses how the newspaper handled racial tensions over a dress code at the county school system.

Keywords: Fulton County; Hickman Courier

Subjects: Agriculture County school system Newspaper reporting

Partial Transcript: This is where they get their news.

Segment Synopsis: Westpheling talks about the newspaper's role in the community.

Keywords: Fulton County; Hickman Courier

Subjects: Newspaper reporting