The Saginaw News
| Type | three-times weekly newspaper, plus a joint edition with The Bay City Times |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc. D.B.A. Booth Newspapers, Inc. |
| Language | English |
| Circulation | 23,064 Tuesday 24,171 Thursday 23,828 Friday 36,960 Sunday[1] |
| Official website | http://www.mlive.com/saginaw/ |
The Saginaw News is a newspaper publication based in Saginaw, Michigan, owned by Booth Newspapers, a division of Advance Publications. Published on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays (along with a joint Tuesday edition with The Bay City Times), the paper has approximately 30,000 readers each day. It celebrated its 150th year in 2009.
The Saginaw News is the sister publication of the neighboring Bay City Times and Flint Journal, all owned by Booth Newspapers.
The paper was originally published seven days a week until June 1, 2009, when the News and its sister papers, The Bay City Times and The Flint Journal, reduced publishing to three times a week—Thursday, Friday and Sunday, while increasing their web presence.[2] In addition, The Saginaw News began to be published at the Booth-owned Valley Publishing Co. printing plant in Monitor Township, near Bay City.[3] [4]
On March 30, 2010, The Saginaw News and The Bay City Times launched a joint Tuesday print edition, Great Lakes Bay Edition, which is available at selected locations in Saginaw, Bay and Midland Counties.[5][6]
Staff [edit]
The Saginaw News is headed up by President Dan Gaydou; its editorial staff is led by Executive Editor Paul Keep, who also is executive editor of MLive.com's sister newspapers across Michigan. Local coverage for The Saginaw News is directed by Community Editor Jodi McFarland; her assistant community editor is Eric English, who also assists with The Bay City Times. Sports editor is Paul Neumeyer; features editor is Carol Zedaker; opinion editor is Clark Hughes. Reporters and their coverage beats are Justin Engel, City Hall; Barrie Barber, county government; Gus Burns, police; Andy Hoag, courts; Katie Lynch-Morin, business; Tom Gilchrist, schools; Lindsay Knake, health; Deb Brown, local governments and business news; Hugh Bernreuter, and Kyle Austin, sports; Jeff Schrier, photographer.
References [edit]
- ^ "Audit Bureau of Circulations, Circulation averages for the six months ended: 3/31/2012". Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ Bay City Times: "The Bay City Times announces big changes", 3/23/2009.
- ^ Flint Journal: "Flint Journal to publish 3 days a week", 3/23/2009.
- ^ The Bay City Times: A look back at Bay City Times history", 3/24/2009.
- ^ The Saginaw News: "The Saginaw News to partner with The Bay City Times for Great Lakes Bay Tuesday print edition", March 14, 2010.
- ^ The Saginaw News: "Remember to pick up your Great Lakes Bay Edition Tuesday newspaper at a nearby newsstand", March 28, 2010.
