the Saint Albans Messenger It will print two days a week starting later this month as it strengthens its content, adds more reporters and writing resources, and continues to grow its expanding digital audience.
The twice weekly will include two days of great local content, listings, and community information in its Tuesday and Friday print editions. You can expect all the things you have come to love from Delivery courier plus a dozen new features in those editions.
The changes will go into effect the week of January 25 and the first issue will appear that Tuesday.
What does the change mean to you?
This change will allow Delivery courier newsroom to post more timely updates on www.samessenger.com, as well as on your social media pages. Additionally, readers can join 5,000+ email subscribers who have signed up for engaging, informative newsletters released every morning. As a subscriber, you have access to all Delivery courier content on any device.
In September 2019, the newspaper invested in a new website and the response and engagement from readers was overwhelming, resulting in a gain of more than 400 percent on the Delivery courier digital audience, expanding reach across Franklin County, which benefits both our advertisers and our readers.
Editor Jim O’Rourke emphasized that the newspaper is committed to improving its content during this transition by adding additional resources.
“Not only are we maintaining our editorial staff with this publication change, we are adding positions and resources to increase local news coverage,” he said.
Cameron Paquette has recently taken over as editor at St. Albans and Kate Barcellos has joined the newspaper as a reporter.
“We are very excited about their skills and experience and the perspective they bring to our editorial team,” said O’Rourke.
the Delivery courier He is currently hiring an additional reporter and hopes to hire someone in the next few weeks.
In addition to all the new content and features that the document will add, the Delivery courier will give even more coverage and space to two of its most popular sections: Editorial and Sports.
Emerson Lynn, editor emeritus of the Delivery courier, will continue to write for the Editorial page and readers can also expect regular Paquette columns. Lynn remains a local favorite for her direct editorials that have stimulated conversation and change in Vermont for decades.
Sports editor Ruthie Laroche and more than half a dozen regular contributors will continue to cover all angles of high school sports. Additionally, Laroche will continue to produce outdoor adventures and local athlete profiles in print, website, and social media pages.
“I am fascinated by Ruthie’s energy and the breadth and depth of sports coverage she has brought to the Delivery courier and Franklin County for the past 16 months, ”O’Rourke said.
Why the change?
the Delivery courier is thriving, but the media industry has been, and continues to be, hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We need to take the appropriate measures to adjust our business model. Local news and information combined with meaningful journalism will always be front and center of the Delivery courier“O’Rourke said. “This is a long-term play; we are looking beyond tomorrow. “
Now him Delivery courier will be able to bring that to you with two super packaged print editions on Tuesdays and Fridays / Weekends. These editions, combined with more engaging and timely content published digitally, will provide readers with the breadth of information they need 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
“We value our readers, local advertisers, and the communities we support in Franklin County, and we thank you in advance for continuing to support journalism, local news, and our team in St. Albans,” O’Rourke said.
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