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Average page views

1,100,000

E-newsletter

  • No
Facebook likes

13,730
Facebook followers

14,100
Twitter followers

1500
You Tube

409.000 views
Revenue

  • Less than $50,000
Primary revenue source(s)

  • Local advertising (including web and e-newsletter ads)
Ad products

  • Traditional Web display advertising sold directly by your organization
Paywall

  • No
Distribution

  • Direct to web/mobile
Date of most recent publisher update

May 24, 2019
Last Publisher Update

  • 2019-05-24 05:21:45 UTC
Nelson County Gazette
Nelson County Gazette

Founded by newspaper editor and photographer Jim Brooks, the Nelson County Gazette covers the news and events in Nelson County, Ky., known as The Bourbon Capital of the World. 

Who is in charge?

Editor Jim Brooks

Job title

Founder and editor

City

Cox's Creek

State

Kentucky

Zip code

40013

Year launched

2005

Tax status

  • LLC

Geographic scope

  • Small city or town

Other geographic focus

Nelson County, Ky.

Population of coverage area

45,000

Scope of coverage

  • General news or a number of topics that are not necessarily closely related to each other

Primary focus

  • Current news and events

Topics of coverage

  • Education & schools
  • Events in coverage area
  • Government
  • Planning & development
  • Politics

Watchdog journalism?

  • Yes, occasional

Facebook link

https://www.facebook.com/ncgazette

Site Twitter handle

https://twitter.com/NCGBreakingNews

Effective engagement practice

We are a news partner with the local radio station, and every news story is shared via social media on Twitter and Facebook.