About the GEORGIA PRESS ASSOCIATION
In 1887, the Georgia Press Association was founded to bring together Georgia newspapers.
Their goal:
Create an organization, which would protect, promote, foster and advance the interest of the newspaper industry in Georgia.
Today, the Georgia Press Association is still growing, and our members remain among the top business leaders in the state. From rural weeklies to metropolitan dailies, Georgia newspapers are close to the heart and soul of the community in every city and town.
Our members carry out the goal of their early predecessors by securing unity of thought and action in all matters pertaining to the profession of journalism. The membership is guided in its quest by an 18-member board of directors and numerous permanent and special committees.
GPA is active in offering educational and networking opportunities for its members in addition to placing advertising through GPA’s affiliate, the Georgia Newspaper Service, and offering scholarships and internships through the Georgia Press Educational Foundation.
ACTIVE MEMBERS
Active membership consists of newspapers who have published for more than two years in Georgia on a weekly basis with a minimum of 50 issues annually and have a bona fide list of paid subscribers plus single copy sales equal to or exceeding 75 percent of the circulation published in its Statement of Ownership.
GEORGIA NEWSPAPER DIRECTORY
An official listing of the Georgia Press Association’s membership and contact information may be purchased through Georgia Newspaper Service for $45.
Contact Jennifer Labon at 770-454-6776 or by email: jlabon@gapress.org
WANT MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO BECOME A GPA MEMBER?
GPA Staff contact:
Ashley Sears at 770.454.6776 or by email: asears@gapress.org
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2020-2021GPA Officers |
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President |
Alan NeSmith
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Vice President |
Mike Gebhart Southern Community Newspapers Inc.
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Treasurer |
Kathleen Russell
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Immediate Past President |
Dan Pool
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Past President Liaison |
Randy Wind The Cairo Messenger
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2020-2021Board of Directors |
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Keith Barlow The Union-Recorder, Milledgeville |
DuBose Porter The Courier Herald, Dublin |
Wayne Curtis Daily Report, Atlanta |
Len Robbins The Clinch County News, Somerville |
Alan Davis The Daily Tribune News, Cartersville |
Otis Brumby III Marietta Daily Journal, Marietta |
Patrick Graham The Walton Tribune, Monroe |
Michael Traynor Savannah Morning News |
Buff Leavy The Brunswick News |
Dianne Yost Morgan County Citizen, Madison |
Eric NeSmith Community Newspapers Inc. |
Terri Statham Georgia Electric Membership Corp. |
Dan Ponder Donalsonville News |