25-year-old reporter buys his hometown newspaper to save it from corporate ownership
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Evan Newton, 25, purchased The Monticello News (founded 1881) to prevent corporate consolidation; over 50% of roughly 670 U.S. daily newspapers are now owned by a handful of large parent companies, and Newton's move directly counters this trend toward local news consolidation.
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