Editing Macon County, North Carolina (section)

==Media==
''[[The Franklin Press]]'' has been published weekly in Franklin since 1888. It is the oldest extant business in Macon County. The ''Press'' was preceded by four other Macon County newspapers: ''The Franklin Observer'' and ''The Western Carolinian'' (both of which began in 1860), the ''Macon Advance'' (started in 1877), and ''The Western Reporter'' (1880-1881). None of them lasted more than a few years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thefranklinpress.com/about |access-date=January 19, 2024 |title=About Us |work=The Franklin Press |publisher=Community Newspapers, Inc.}}</ref>

Highlands has been served by ''The Highlander'' newspaper since 1958. It was preceded by a newspaper of the same name that began in 1885 and ceased publication in 1887 due to financial hardship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.highlandsnews.com/about |access-date=January 19, 2024 |title=About Us |work=The Highlander |publisher=Community Newspapers, Inc.}}</ref>