Longview News-Journal
Jessica Ferguson is an experienced reporter and paginator at Texas Community Media, LLC, since March 2012, where multitasking abilities are utilized to balance reporting and page design for 12 weekly newspapers. Prior experience includes serving as a Mental Retardation Assistant at Brenham State Supported Living Center, aiding individuals with mental health and mental retardation needs, and a Production Intern at KTRK-TV ABC 13, contributing to newscast production and scriptwriting. Additionally, Jessica held the role of News Editor for The Panther Student Newspaper at Prairie View A&M University, overseeing content selection and story assignments, and served as a Public Relations Intern, assisting with media communications. Jessica holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Media Communication from Prairie View A&M University, earned in 2011.
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Longview News-Journal
The Longview News-Journal Dates back to 1871 under independent publishers, including James Hogg, later Texas governor, and Carl Estes, Longview civic figure. The publication was purchased by Cox Newspapers in the 1980s and sold by Cox to ASP Westward in 2009. It is closely affiliated with the Marshall News Messenger, another former Cox newspaper (published in nearby Marshall) which was sold to ASP Westward along with the News-Journal. In 2012, ASP Westward announced the sale of the Longview and Marshall papers, along with 12 of its other non-daily East Texas papers, to M. Roberts Media, a family owned media company which is owned by members of the Morris Roberts family. The Longview News-Journal provides exceptional reach to local advertisers through its newspapers, websites and associated publications. Stephen McHaney serves as Publisher.