Gary Abernathy
Gary Abernathy, a contributing columnist for The Post, is a freelance writer based in Hillsboro, Ohio. After spending 13 years as an editor at three Ohio newspapers from 1983 to 1996, Abernathy worked in Republican Party politics in Ohio and West Virginia, as well as for an Ohio congressman and two U.S. senators. He returned to journalism in 2011, serving until July 2018 as publisher and editor of the (Hillsboro, Ohio) Times-Gazette, one of the few newspapers to endorse Donald Trump for president in 2016. Abernathy has won numerous industry awards for column writing, editing and reporting. He serves as a Republican commissioner on the Highland County (Ohio) Board of Commissioners. His blog on local, state and national issues can be found at garyabernathymedia.com.
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Commentary: Good journalism is gasping for air
HILLSBORO, Ohio - Eager to watch President Donald Trump's campaign kickoff rally last week, I first tuned in to Fox News. After about a half hour, I decided I would...

Abernathy: Journalists should look less at Trump and more in a mirror
For the second straight Sunshine Week, the presidency of Donald Trump is being used as a bogeyman to suggest that the media's efforts are more endangered than ever.