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For years ''The Democrat'' was considered the [[conservative]] newspaper in Little Rock in contrast to the [[liberal]] ''Gazette''. In the merger, the conservative viewpoint at first seemed to emerge triumphant in the combined ''Democrat-Gazette.''​

For years ''The Democrat'' was considered the [[conservative]] newspaper in Little Rock in contrast to the [[liberal]] ''Gazette''. In the merger, the conservative viewpoint at first seemed to emerge triumphant in the combined ''Democrat-Gazette.''​

 

Hussman is a former chairman of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association. He was instrumental in funding the "Traveling Campus" program, which educated some seven thousand persons during 2002. Through his efforts, more than $4 million was pledged to the SNPA Foundation in 2002.  He was the first recipient of the [[Frank W. Mayborn]] award, given in honor of the late publisher of ''The Temple Daily Telegram'' in  [[Temple, Texas|Temple]], Texas.

Hussman is a former chairman of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association. He was instrumental in funding the "Traveling Campus" program, which educated some seven thousand persons during 2002. Through his efforts, more than $4 million was pledged to the SNPA Foundation in 2002.  He was the first recipient of the [[Frank W. Mayborn]] award, given in honor of the late publisher of ''The Temple Daily Telegram'' in  [[Temple, Texas|Temple]], Texas.

 

In a 2007 op-ed column in the ''[[Wall Street Journal]],'' Hussman urged newspapers to stop providing free content on-line. Too many potential readers, he said, settle for "limited" on-line coverage and never consider traditional newspaper subscriptions. Hussman called the online posting of so much of the newspaper product a "self-inflicted wound."<ref>Walter E. Hussman, Jr., "How to Sink a Newspaper," ''[[Wall Street Journal,'' May 7, 2007.</ref>​

In a 2007 op-ed column in the ''[[Wall Street Journal]],'' Hussman urged newspapers to stop providing free content on-line. Too many potential readers, he said, settle for "limited" on-line coverage and never consider traditional newspaper subscriptions. Hussman called the online posting of so much of the newspaper product a "self-inflicted wound."<ref>Walter E. Hussman, Jr., "How to Sink a Newspaper," ''[[Wall Street Journal]],'' May 7, 2007.</ref>​

 

Hussman lives in Little Rock with his wife, the former Robena Kendrick (b. June 26, 1946). They have three children. The late federal Judge  Richard S. Arnold of Texarkana and Little Rock, was Hussman's former brother-in-law. Arnold was married to Hussman sister, Gale, from 1958 to 1975. His other sister is Marilyn Augur of [[Dallas]], Texas.​

Hussman resides in Little Rock with his wife, the former Robena Kendrick (b. June 26, 1946). They have three children. The late federal Judge  Richard S. Arnold of Texarkana and Little Rock, was Hussman's former brother-in-law. Arnold was married to Hussman sister, Gale, from 1958 to 1975. His other sister is Marilyn Augur of [[Dallas]], Texas.​

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