Fort Wayne Ink Spot
TypeBiweekly newspaper[1]
PublisherJohn Dortch
Managing editorBryant Rozier[2]
Launched2018[2]
LanguageAmerican English
CityFort Wayne
CountryUnited States
Circulation1,000 (as of 2019)[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

The Fort Wayne Ink Spot is a biweekly newspaper published in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and is the only African-American-owned newspaper in northeast Indiana.[4] It is sold on a subscription basis and at newsstands around the city.[5] As of 2019, the newspaper had a circulation of approximately 1,000.[3]

History

The Ink Spot was founded in 2018 as a replacement for Frost Illustrated, a newspaper that had served the city's minority community since the 1960s and folded in 2017. The founder was John Dortch, who also served as CEO of the Fort Wayne Black Chamber of Commerce.[6] The first issue was published on March 12, 2018, and was eight pages long.[4] The paper's first issue was dedicated to Edward N. Smith, the former publisher of Frost Illustrated, and featured a large cover story about him.[4][2]

While serving as the "spiritual heir" to Frost Illustrated, the Ink Spot has sought to distinguish itself by focusing more specifically on personal stories.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "About the Ink Spot". Fort Wayne Ink Spot. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  2. ^ a b c Eric Olson (2018-05-31). "Voice for Change". WPTA21. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  3. ^ a b "260 Seconds with John Dortch". Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  4. ^ a b c "Fort Wayne Ink Spot Newspaper Replaces Frost Illustrated". Fort Wayne & NE Indiana News. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  5. ^ a b Lauren Caggiano (2018-09-12). "Two Fort Wayne print publications are thriving in the digital age". Input Fort Wayne. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  6. ^ "About Us". Fort Wayne Black Chamber of Commerce. 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2020-02-29.

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