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Jun 14, 2006

"Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives." --William A. Foster

Alabama's Anniston Star

At many newspapers, the top priority is how best to prop up revenues. But the family that owns 'The Anniston Star' in Alabama is quietly planning to devote the paper's profits to training new generations of reporters. The Star is a small daily that packs an outsized punch, situated in a town west of Atlanta. The paper has a circulation of just 27,000. But it fights above its weight class -- they uncovered pollution, government corruption, and campaigned for racial desegregation at a time when much of Alabama was brawling to keep it out. The newspaper has maintained a staff that is twice as large as what industry consultants recommend yet many of their staff go on to win Pulitzer Prizes.