The following excerpt was sent out from Editor & Publisher:
Georges Media Group, Louisiana’s largest locally owned media organization and publisher of The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com, The Advocate, The Acadiana Advocate and Gambit, is thrilled to announce the official launch of the Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate. Answering the call of business, political and civic leaders alike, The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate features a newsroom of 10 local journalists living and working in the community with a strong focus on in-depth local news.
“We are excited to launch a suite of digital news products for the Shreveport-Bossier communities. ShreveportBossierAdvocate.com will provide a robust report on local news topics that impact residents’ lives and marketing solutions that will help businesses thrive,” noted Judi Terzotis, publisher.
To support its journalistic mission, Georges Media Group is partnering with the Community Foundation of North Louisiana. The foundation is furthering its charitable mission of promoting philanthropy and improving the quality of life in North Louisiana and will act as the fiscal sponsor for donations to the Shreveport-Bossier Journalism Fund, which will provide funding for local journalism using high standards of research, utilization of primary sources and rigorous fact-checking.
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