Appeared in the THE ALABAMA BAPTIST on JUNE 11–12, 2019 Factual reporting, resources for real-life issues, good news about Baptists are a few reasons By Margaret Colson, Executive director, Association of State Baptist Publications In an era of subjective news and social media frenzy, where do Southern Baptists turn for a trustworthy source of information? For almost 200 years, amid significant societal and technological change, the answer has been the state Baptist paper. State Baptist papers have been the go-to source for trustworthy information and inspiration since Georgia’s The Christian Index was established as the first Baptist state paper in …