Through 2008, newspapers operated freely and published stories critical of the government.
More than 32 other newspapers have operated and closed in the Williamsport area since 1801.
Two daily newspapers operate in the area, each with a different primary focus.
The newspaper is not yet self-sufficient and operates at a loss.
Hislop says "on the whole" newspapers have "operated a code we don't write about each other".
The company said its newspapers in Britain were operating in a difficult economic environment but were maintaining market share.
Until the relatively recent creation of the internet, newspapers have operated a tablet-of-stone model, which involved handing down "truths".
The newspaper operates out of its own building on 16th Street, one-half block from campus, and employs an average of 80 students a year.
These newspapers would operate and be published relatively independently until the late 1980s.
A weekly newspaper, the Avard Tribune operated from 1904 to 1918.