Journal Tribune Explained

Type:Daily newspaper
Foundation:January 5, 1884
Owners:Masthead Maine
Ceased Publication:2019

The Journal Tribune (and its weekend edition, the Journal Tribune Weekender) was a daily newspaper published in Biddeford, Maine, United States, circulated throughout the greater York County, Maine region. Its first issue was on January 5, 1884, published as a four-page broadsheet.[1] [2]

Weekend editions

The Journal Tribune Weekend's first issue was on August 8, 1988. It covered Saturdays and Sundays until it was renamed the York County Weekend for its first edition in 2005. The weekend paper was later renamed back to the Journal Tribune Weekend in 2009, and two weeks covered Saturdays only, though returned to Saturday and Sunday coverage.

Journal Tribune Sunday's first issue was for Sunday, June 16, 2013. The Journal Tribune Weekend continued to be published on Saturdays, and continued to cover Sundays.

The Sunday edition's last issue was on October 28, 2018, after which it became online-only. The weekend edition's name changed following this, with the first November issue being published as the Journal Tribune Weekender. This sparked another period of Saturday-only coverage by the Weekender, though issues in December returned to full-weekend coverage. The name change represented the new, longer weekend edition intended to make up for the lost Sunday edition.

History

In January 2017, the newspaper announced they would no longer publish a print Monday edition, opting to enhance their online Monday edition instead.[3]

MaineToday Media

Reade Brower, owner of MaineToday Media, acquired the Journal Tribune as well as Brunswick's The Times Record on April 1, 2018 from Sample News Group,[4] which then acquired Brower's co-owned newspapers in Rutland and BarreMontpelier, Vermont.[5]

Closure

In 2019, the Journal Tribune was closed. The last articles on their website were posted September 26, 2019,[6] and their last paper was published October 12.[7] At the time of their closure, they published an edition for Tuesday through Saturday.[8] Ed Pierce was the executive editor at the time of the paper's demise,[9] though he already had plans to retire.[10]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1 October 2019 . Maine newspaper to cease publication after 135 years . 23 September 2023 . . en . Associated Press.
  2. Web site: October 1, 2019 . Journal Tribune to cease publication after 135 years . 2023-09-24 . . en-US . Associated Press.
  3. Web site: January 9, 2017 . Journal Tribune drops Monday print edition . 2023-09-24 . Mainebiz . English.
  4. Web site: 23 March 2018 . Owner of Maine's biggest newspaper buys more publications . 23 September 2023 . . en . Associated Press.
  5. Web site: Meyn . Colin . 2018-03-22 . Herald and Times Argus sold to family-owned Sample News Group . 2023-09-24 . VTDigger . en-US.
  6. Web site: Journal Tribune . 2023-09-24 . PressHerald.com.
  7. Web site: Dineen . Hannah . October 2, 2019 . Journal Tribune newspaper folds after 135 years . 2023-09-24 . . en-US.
  8. Web site: Anderson . J. Craig . 2019-10-01 . Biddeford’s daily Journal Tribune will soon end its run, after 135 years . 2023-09-24 . Portland Press Herald.
  9. Web site: Solloway . Steve . 2019-10-17 . Another death in the family . 2023-09-24 . The Maine Monitor . en-US.
  10. Web site: Ahmed . Mariam . 2019-10-02 . Biddeford’s daily Journal Tribune to cease publication after 135 years . 2023-09-24 . Talking Biz News . en-US.