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The Macon Telegraph & The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Join The Georgia Trust for Local News
Georgia Trust for Local News partners with local supporters to acquire two historic newspapers
Deal will revitalize local journalism in Middle, West and South Georgia
Dublin, Ga. – The Georgia Trust for Local News closed today on a deal to purchase The Macon Telegraph and The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer.
The Georgia Trust is a subsidiary of the National Trust for Local News, a nonprofit that acquires, stabilizes and revitalizes news organizations across the country. Thanks to support from local funders in each community, these vital civic institutions will benefit from the National Trust’s model for stabilizing and revitalizing trusted sources of local news.
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