The Arkansas Times's senior editor Max Brantley is among those former Gazette staffers who lost their jobs as a result of the merger.

He introduced a number of digital features, including a weekly public affairs podcast and a daily video headline program.

[3] In 2018, the Times refused to sign a pledge not to boycott Israel as required by the State's anti-BDS law, Act 710.

The case which was heard at the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit was seen as principally important as it could have set a precedent for the application of other anti-BDS laws.

[4] On June 22, 2022 the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued its decision holding that the law was constitutional and did not violate the First Amendment as it was intended to serve a “purely commercial purposes.