{"id":317827,"date":"2025-10-20T05:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T05:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/317827\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T05:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T05:43:12","slug":"activist-shane-harris-adds-publisher-title-with-newspaper-purchase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/317827\/","title":{"rendered":"Activist Shane Harris adds publisher title with newspaper purchase"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rev.<\/a>Rev. Shane Harris speaks at a press conference. (File photo from livestream)<\/p>\n

Civil and human rights activist and community organizer Shane Harris announced he has purchased the San Diego Monitor Newspaper and Business Journal<\/a>, a publication founded in 1986 by the late Willie Morrow, a widely-known San Diego civic leader, entrepreneur, owner of a barber shop, creator of the Afro pick and 1979 founder of radio station XHRM-FM, now known as Magic 92.5.<\/p>\n

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Harris said he will have the title of publisher. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.<\/p>\n

A statement said Harris purchased the newspaper from Cheryl Morrow, Monitor publisher and daughter of Willie Morrow. Cheryl Morrow assumed operations of the Monitor prior to her father\u2019s passing in 2022.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson told Times of San Diego there are no paid subscribers of the tabloid paper. About 700 copies are printed each week and digital readers total 6,073. A print edition of the paper can be mailed for $3.49 when a reader clicks \u201cI want a print edition.\u201d The paper\u2019s first issue under Harris\u2019 ownership is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 7.<\/p>\n

The spokesperson also said plans include a weekly publishing schedule as well as a daily email newsletter published Monday through Friday for online subscribers featuring the day\u2019s hottest topics, along with local weather, politics, sports and current events. The paper under Harris\u2019s leadership will focus on expanding readership across the city, including increasing the paper\u2019s physical presence at locations across the city, the spokesperson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Monitor\u2019s website says it has served as the voice of Black San Diego for nearly four decades. A statement announcing the acquisition said the Monitor \u201chas served as a trusted source of information, inspiration and empowerment for underrepresented communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy father built the San Diego Monitor to be more than a newspaper, he built it to be a voice for our community when few others were listening,\u201d said Cheryl Morrow. \u201cI am deeply proud to see Shane Harris take up that mantle with integrity, vision and heart. His leadership represents a continuation of my father\u2019s legacy, one rooted in truth, empowerment and service to the people. The Monitor\u2019s future is in strong, capable hands.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harris is an ordained minister, liberal political analyst and the 2018 founder of a San Diego-based civil rights nonprofit organization called the People\u2019s Association of Justice Advocates.<\/p>\n

In October 2021, Harris opened S. Harris Communications<\/a>, a for-profit, public strategy and communications firm that blends storytelling, strategy and social impact initiatives. The firm\u2019s offices are currently located in La Mesa.<\/p>\n

In 2023, Harris ran as a Democrat for San Diego City Council District 4 to replace Monica Montgomery Steppe, now a San Diego County Supervisor. But, he withdrew from the race to focus on policy and charity work.<\/p>\n

A statement about the Monitor\u2019s acquisition said Harris represents a new kind of publisher, \u201cone who fuses business acumen, civil leadership and social consciousness into a media movement. His vision extends beyond publishing, it is about shaping a media culture that serves truth and elevates community perspectives.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not just stepping into a publisher\u2019s role, I\u2019m stepping into a movement,\u201d Harris said in the statement. \u201cThis movement calls for honest, fair and balanced journalism beholden to no special interests.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis moment calls for honest, fair and balanced journalism, journalism that reflects the whole truth and empowers the people it serves. The Monitor will stand as a beacon for credible storytelling, accountability, and civic unity in a time when it\u2019s needed most.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement said Harris will lead a \u201cstrategic transformation\u201d for the Monitor, \u201cexpanding its digital presence, enhancing investigative reporting and strengthening its role as a trusted voice for San Diego and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harris plans to expand the paper from being a \u201cBlack paper\u201d to a publication with a citywide presence. \u201cThe publication will feature expanded coverage of business, civic affairs, education and social impact while embracing modern multimedia storytelling to engage a new generation of readers,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

San Diego AMA to host \u2018Art of Marketing\u2019 conference, Oct. 24<\/p>\n

The American Marketing Association San Diego chapter<\/a> will present the \u201cArt of Marketing,\u201d a day-long conference from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 24, at the Knauss Center of Business Education at the University of San Diego. The event is open to the public.<\/p>\n

AMA officials said the conference will offer a blend of creativity, strategic insight and forward-thinking innovation. Attendees will explore the future of marketing through immersive sessions, thought-provoking panels and hands-on networking opportunities. <\/p>\n

From tourism and sports marketing to artificial intelligence and new media, the conference will cover the full spectrum of modern marketing. About 200 marketers and business owners are expected to attend, AMA said.<\/p>\n

Speakers will include representatives from PlayStation, San Diego FC, Sports San Diego, Compass Real Estate, Q2 Insights, SeaWorld San Diego, KPBS, SDG&E and Gaylord Resorts.<\/p>\n

Four program tracks offering the following:<\/p>\n