New South Star (1994)

TIME magazine called it "one of the best newspapers in America." It has served as a kind of farm team for rising young journalists who go on to the big leagues at major U.S. dailies. The Anniston Star and the Ayers family, its owners, have deep roots in this Alabama city founded by northern industrialists after the Civil War. The colorful current publisher, Brandt Ayers has spent his career as a voice for what is often called "The New South."