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Daily Iowan Buys Two Struggling Iowa Papers
The Daily Iowan at the University of Iowa is acquiring the Mount Vernon Lisbon Sun and the Solon Economist to bolster local news in rural Iowa. Students will join existing staff to cover Mount Vernon Lisbon and Solon, ensuring the papers’ continuation with a combined 1,900 circulation and plans for interns this fall.
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Iowa City
U.S
Iowa
Daily
Iowan
University of Iowa
America
Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Solon
Sabine Martin
Daily Iowan
Zach Metzger
State of Local News Project
Northwestern University
Watts
Barbara Allen
Poynter Institute
Bob Woodward
Woodward Communications
Woodward
University of Kansas
University of Georgia
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
Oglethorpe Echo
University of Oregon
Eugene Weekly
Peter Laufer
Jason Brummond
News Business
Mount Vernon- Lisbon
Brummond
Emily Nyberg
Daily Lowan
Associated Press