Ann Arbor News
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The Ann Arbor News was a newspaper
serving Washtenaw
and Livingston
counties in Michigan
. Published in Ann Arbor
, under various names from 1835 to 2009, The News was part of Booth Newspapers
, owned by Advance Publications Inc.
The News was published in the afternoons Monday through Friday and in the mornings on weekends and holidays. It published special sections throughout the year.
The newspaper ended its 174-year print run on July 23, 2009. The publisher blamed the loss of classified advertising
revenue (which moved to Craigslist
), and noted "the seven-day-a-week print model just is not sustainable [in Ann Arbor, which has] very low home ownership. The population is transient and young. Those demographics have worked against us."
The Ann Arbor News has been replaced by a Web site, AnnArbor.com
, which carries daily news stories and is accompanied by print editions on Thursdays and Sundays. Of the 272 people employed as of the announcement of the paper's closing, "more than a dozen" were hired for AnnArbor.com.
The closure also ended The Livingston Community News, a free weekly newspaper for Livingston County published by the Ann Arbor News.
The company closed the Ann Arbor Business Review
at the same time and moved the weekly publication under the brand of AnnArbor.com. Several employees of Ann Arbor Business Review were hired by the new company.
The Ann Arbor News is believed to be the first daily newspaper to fail in an American city with only one newspaper.
Newspaper
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serving Washtenaw
Washtenaw County, Michigan
Washtenaw County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 344,791. Its county seat is Ann Arbor. The United States Office of Management and Budget defines the county as part of the Detroit–Warren–Flint Combined Statistical Area...
and Livingston
Livingston County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 156,951 people, 55,384 households, and 43,531 families residing in the county. The population density was 276 people per square mile . There were 58,919 housing units at an average density of 104 per square mile...
counties in Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. Published in Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
, under various names from 1835 to 2009, The News was part of Booth Newspapers
Booth Newspapers
Booth Newspapers or BoothMichigan, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, owns eight newspapers in the state of Michigan. Founded by George Gough Booth along with his two brothers, Booth Newspapers is presently owned by Advance Publications Booth Newspapers or BoothMichigan, based in Grand Rapids,...
, owned by Advance Publications Inc.
Advance Publications
Advance Publications, Inc., is an American media company owned by the descendants of S.I. Newhouse Sr., Donald Newhouse and S.I. Newhouse, Jr. It is named after the Staten Island Advance, the first newspaper owned by the Newhouse family...
The News was published in the afternoons Monday through Friday and in the mornings on weekends and holidays. It published special sections throughout the year.
The newspaper ended its 174-year print run on July 23, 2009. The publisher blamed the loss of classified advertising
Classified advertising
Classified advertising is a form of advertising which is particularly common in newspapers, online and other periodicals which may be sold or distributed free of charge...
revenue (which moved to Craigslist
Craigslist
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), and noted "the seven-day-a-week print model just is not sustainable [in Ann Arbor, which has] very low home ownership. The population is transient and young. Those demographics have worked against us."
The Ann Arbor News has been replaced by a Web site, AnnArbor.com
AnnArbor.com
AnnArbor.com is an online newspaper that covers local news of Ann Arbor, Michigan and the surrounding Washtenaw County, Michigan.- Overview :...
, which carries daily news stories and is accompanied by print editions on Thursdays and Sundays. Of the 272 people employed as of the announcement of the paper's closing, "more than a dozen" were hired for AnnArbor.com.
The closure also ended The Livingston Community News, a free weekly newspaper for Livingston County published by the Ann Arbor News.
The company closed the Ann Arbor Business Review
Ann Arbor Business Review
The Ann Arbor Business Review is a weekly business journal published in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The publication, formerly distributed in a tab format but now primarily on-line, covers business news in the Washtenaw County and Livingston County areas....
at the same time and moved the weekly publication under the brand of AnnArbor.com. Several employees of Ann Arbor Business Review were hired by the new company.
The Ann Arbor News is believed to be the first daily newspaper to fail in an American city with only one newspaper.