CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Jim Hopkins on Gannett and the Future of The Town Talk and The News Star

    “They will be reduced to websites with just a small amount of local news, much of which will be determined by assignment and editing from afar.” Jim Hopkins is the founder and editor of Gannett Blog, the leading media trade blog site about the nation’s largest newspaper company, Gannett Company. Gannett, of course, is the owner of the USA Today and 82 other daily newspapers in the United States, including five papers in the Gret Stet of Louisiana: The Shreveport Times, The Monroe News-Star, The Lafayette Advertiser, The Opelousas Daily World, and The Alexandria Town Talk. Jim, a graduate of Brown…

  • Zack Kopplin Speaks about High School Activism

    I’m happy to welcome Zack as a guest contributor. Later this week, I’ll be featuring a follow-up interview with him as a part of an extended series on Louisiana progressives.  Originally posted on Mike’s High School Newspaper —–Who Am I—– I’m Zack Kopplin, a high school graduate as of this May. Quiet and shy my entire life, I had the extraordinary experience in my final year of high school of discovering my voice through the advocacy of a cause very close to my heart: the first amendment and its role in the evolution versus creationism debate. I’ve spent the past…

  • OPEN CALL: An Interview Series With Louisiana’s Progressive Leaders

    During the next few weeks, I will be featuring a series of interviews with some of Louisiana’s most accomplished progressive leaders and activists. I’ve already lined up several of these interviews, and if everything goes as planned, I hope it will offer compelling insights about the future of the Gret Stet of Louisiana, the issues that affect all of us, and the strength and viability of the progressive movement. If you’d like to be interviewed or if you know someone who can contribute to the discussion, send me a message on Twitter (@cenlamar) or via e-mail (lamarw at gmail dot…