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Our-Hometown & VPA Digital Initiative: A Model for Newspaper Sustainability — Webinar Replay

Our-Hometown & VPA Digital Initiative: A Model for Newspaper Sustainability — Webinar Replay

This webinar, hosted by Matt Larson, President and CEO of Our-Hometown Web Publishing, with Betsy Edwards, Executive Director of the Virginia Press Association (VPA), detailed the VPA’s successful Digital Initiative. The initiative aims to bring all Virginia newspapers online with their own websites, driven by the critical need for digital presence for business, public notice compliance, and long-term sustainability.

Our-Hometown Digital Initiative: Pre-Webinar Discussion with Virginia Press Association

Our-Hometown Digital Initiative: Pre-Webinar Discussion with Virginia Press Association

Matt Larson, President and CEO of Our-Hometown Web Publishing, met with Betsy Edwards, Executive Director of the Virginia Press Association (VPA), to prepare for an upcoming webinar aimed at other press associations.

Register for a LIVE WEBINAR on Our-Hometown’s Digital Initiative on September 4th

Our-Hometown invites you to join us for a LIVE WEBINAR highlighting our Digital Initiative program on September 4th at 1PM Eastern! We are honored to be joined by special guest Betsy Edwards, the Executive Director of the Virginia Press Association (VPA), who will share her perspective on how the program has helped news publishers in Virginia, as well as answer questions from the audience. The Digital Initiative program aims to […]

The Digital Initiative in 2023

The Digital Initiative in 2023

Our-Hometown’s Digital Initiative program launched in 2022, partnering with three State Press Associations and already assisting more than a dozen newspaper publications transition to a digital model that introduces a number of brand new revenue streams unavailable to print-only publications. We’re excited to see the program expand to more states and Press Associations in 2023, continuing our goal of assisting every print newspaper in the country adapt to the ever-evolving […]

Kansas Newspaper Foundation launches Digital Initiative

Kansas Newspaper Foundation launches Digital Initiative

The Kansas Newspaper Foundation has officially launched a Digital Initiative in the state of Kansas, allowing members the opportunity to apply for a brand new website on Our-Hometown’s WordPress Publishing Platform. The modern, mobile-friendly websites come equipped with several tools for generating digital revenue immediately, including Digital Subscriptions with adjustable Paywalls, customizable Web Advertisements, and even a Newsletter and Social Media Autopost Tool to help with sharing your content and […]

Webinar Interview with VPA Directors on the Digital Initiative | July 28, 2022 [Replay]

Webinar Interview with VPA Directors on the Digital Initiative | July 28, 2022 [Replay]

Our-Hometown is excited to present this WEBINAR INTERVIEW with the Directors of the Virginia Press Association — the innovators of the original Digital Initiative program! The event was recorded on Thursday, July 28th at 2PM Eastern. Our-Hometown President & CEO Matthew Larson is joined by the Directors of the Virginia Press Association to discuss the ins-and-outs of the Digital Initiative program: how the idea started, what prompted the VPA to […]

Rappahannock Times launches with VPA Digital Initiative

Rappahannock Times launches with VPA Digital Initiative

Our-Hometown is happy to welcome The Rappahannock Times to our platform as the latest publication to launch a new website through the Virginia Press Association’s Digital Initiative program! The Rappahannock Times was without a modern web solution until the Virginia Press Association approached them with the Digital Initiative program, granting them the opportunity to launch a brand new, mobile responsive website on Our-Hometown’s WordPress Platform at a discounted price. The […]

Virtual Conference: VPA Digital Initiative (Replay)

Virtual Conference: VPA Digital Initiative (Replay)

Last month, Our-Hometown teamed up with the Virginia Press Association to host a Virtual Conference highlighting the Digital Initiative program that launched in Virginia earlier this year. Our-Hometown President & CEO Matthew Larson joined Steve Weddle of the Virginia Press Association, along with Billy Coleburn of the Courier-Record and Lisa Watson McCarty of the Scott County Virginia Star — two of the first publishers to take full advantage of the […]

Digital Initiative Timeline

Our Hometown is on a mission to getting every newspaper in the country online with a sustainable digital revenue model.

Crewe-Burkeville Journal introduces new site through VPA Digital Initiative

Crewe-Burkeville Journal introduces new site through VPA Digital Initiative

Supported by the Virginia Press Association Digital Initiative, The Crewe-Burkeville Journal has introduced a new website powered by Our-Hometown’s fully customized WordPress platform. Locally-owned and published weekly since 1959, The Crewe-Burkeville Journal is the progressive voice serving the Southside Virginia counties of Nottaway, Lunenburg, Amelia, Dinwiddie, Brunswick, Charlotte, Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward. To learn more about the OHT Digital Initiative at the Virginia Press Association or to apply, visit […]

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