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A patch of Lincolnshire countryside the size of Wembley Stadium could soon be home to a giant inland prawn farm, under ambitious plans by a start-up. Flo-Gro S

This story was originally published by the Nieman Journalism Lab. For most of our journalism majors, reporting for The Oglethorpe Echo is akin to studying

FloGro Fresh, a UK-based pioneering aquaculture business founded to produce vannamei shrimp in a RAS facility, is ready to launch at scale after receiving planning permission for its large-scale site in south Lincolnshire.

In the first 18 months, The Oglethorpe Echo added digital products, won awards, tripled advertising, and doubled subscriptions. An unmitigated success, right? Its a bit more complicated than that.

Despite the doomsayers, community newspapers remain essential and profitable if done right, says Loran Smith.

Once threatened by shutdown, The Oglethorpe Echo is now a thriving community paper staffed by UGA journalism students and faculty and community volunteers.

The publisher of The Oglethorpe Echo planned to shut the paper down so he could retire. A phone call to the college saved it.