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East End Teenagers Keep Print Journalism Alive With The Ditch Weekly

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Some of the staff of The Ditch Weekly, a teen-run newspaper based in Montauk. COURTESY BILLY STERN

Some of the staff of The Ditch Weekly, a teen-run newspaper based in Montauk. COURTESY BILLY STERN

Harry Karoussos of The Ditch Weekly sporting the newspaper's merch. COURTESY BILLY STERN

Harry Karoussos of The Ditch Weekly sporting the newspaper's merch. COURTESY BILLY STERN

Dan Stark on Aug 5, 2025
The decline of print newspapers, especially small community publications, has been well documented in recent years. With many papers either closing their doors or being absorbed into larger news groups,... more

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