Forsyth County News

Forsyth County News is a subscription-based local newspaper presiding over Forsyth County in Georgia.[1] It is published three times a week on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday since the early 1980s and is entirely owned by Metro Market Media. The Gainesville Times and Dawson Community News also became part of Metro Market Media in the same transaction.[1][2] Stephanie Woody is the Publisher.[1] The Forsyth County News serves a population of 227,967.[3] Its current circulation is 14,500.[2] The website portion of the local newspaper averages well over 100,000 hits per month.[4]

Forsyth County News
TypeWeekly Newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Metro Market Media
PublisherStephanie Woody
EditorBrian Paglia
Founded1908
Political alignmentLeft
HeadquartersForsyth County, Georgia
Circulation14,500
Websitehttps://www.forsythnews.com/

History

Joe Patterson founded Forsyth County News in 1908 in downtown Cumming, Georgia.[1] Joe Patterson sold the newspaper to Roy P. Otwell, who then combined the North Georgian and Forsyth County News into one newspaper.[1] In 1954, Charles Smithgall Sr. bought the newspaper and eventually sold it to News Corp in the 1970s.[5][1] News Corp had been publishing Gwinnett Daily News, Forsyth County News, and Winder News.[5] Robert Fowler sold News Corp to The New York Times for 103 million dollars in 1987.[5] By 1994, Swartz-Morris Media acquired Forsyth County News and the Forsyth Forum Newspaper, the county legal organ, and merged them into the new Forsyth County News.[1] During 2018, the newspaper was purchased by Metro Market Media in a family transaction.[1][6]

Coverage

Forsyth County News is based out of Forsyth County, Georgia and delivers news content to that local area.[1]

Awards
  • 2016
    • Southern Newspaper Publisher Association (SNPA) - Mega-Innovation Award[8]
  • 2017
    • First Place
      • Associated Press - Best Feature Photo & Photo of the Year by Micah Green[9]
      • Associated Press - Best Website[9]
      • Associated Press - Best Multiplatform Coverage of a Single Story: Racing with Purpose: A Day with the North Georgia Quarter Midget Association by Paul Dybas and Micah Green[9]
      • Associated Press - Best Photo Illustration: Evan – The Grind by Micah Green[9]
      • Associated Press - Best Picture Story: The ABeeCs of beekeeping (and how it can save the world) by Micah Green[9]
      • Associated Press - Best Sports Writing: Football: Former West Forsyth standout Guthrie turns JUCO journey into D-I future by Michael Foster[9]
    • Second Place
      • Associated Press - Public Service: The Business of Buying our Children: Child Sex Trafficking North of the Atlanta Perimeter by Kayla Robins, Paul Dybas and Micah Green[9]
      • Associated Press - Portfolio by Micah Green[9]
      • Associated Press - Multiplatform Coverage of a Single Story: Massage Parlors Raided, Cited for Ordinance Violations by Kayla Robins and Paul Dybas[9]
      • Associated Press - Spot News Photo: Preparing for the Heat by Jim Dean[9]
    • Third Place
      • Associated Press - Multiplatform Coverage of a Single Story: Hopewell Roofing Gives Back to Forsyth County Senior in Need bu Paul Dybas, Micah Green and Kayla Robins[9]
      • Associated Press - Feature Writing: Medal Tested: Paralympian Returns to Cumming After Winning Big in Rio by Kayla Robins[9]
      • Associated Press - Spot News Photo: An Accident’s Aftermath by Jim Dean[9]
      • Associated Press - Non-Deadline Reporting: Suicide: Lost in the Shadows by Isabel Hughes[9]
      • Associated Press - Beat Reporting: Local Government by Kelly Whitmire[9]
      • Associated Press - Photo Illustration: Denver Stonecheck by Micah Green[9]
      • Associated Press - Sports Writing: Four Middle School Girls are Kicking Stereotypes by Michael Foster[9]

References
  1. "About the Forsyth County News". forsythnews.com. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  2. "Forsyth County News newspaper - MondoTimes.com". mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  3. "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Forsyth County, Georgia". Census Bureau QuickFacts. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  4. "forsythnews.com Traffic Statistics". SimilarWeb. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  5. "The privately wealthy". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  6. "New company formed by Charles H. Morris Jr. buys papers in Gainesville, Cumming and Dawsonville". Southern Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  7. "Forsyth Local News, Breaking News, FCN Sports, Weather, Business in Cumming, Georgia and North Atlanta – Forsyth County News at ForsythNews.com". forsythnews.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  8. "Forsyth County News wins national award for innovation". forsythnews.com. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  9. "Forsyth County News wins 18 Associated Press Media Editors awards". forsythnews.com. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
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