The Saginaw Valley Journal Explained

Foundation:March 18, 2009
Type:Student newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Owners:The Saginaw Valley Journal Limited Liability Company
Headquarters:Midland, Mich.
President:Nicholas Byard
Editor:Michael Westendorf
Maneditor:A.J. Hoffman
Justin C. Kokkinis
Issn:1947-5888

The Saginaw Valley Journal was a campus newspaper of Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) in University Center, Michigan. It is one of the few for-profit campus newspapers in the United States.[1] [2]

The Journal is free for readers and is supported by advertisers only. It is distributed on the SVSU campus and in the surrounding community. The Journal publishes in print monthly during the fall and winter semesters at SVSU.

The Journal was first published on March 18, 2009.[3] In 2013, it was purchased by Blackhurst Campbell LLC[4] shortly before the company changed its name to The Saginaw Valley Journal Limited Liability Company.

Notes and References

  1. News: July 19, 2015 . For-Profit Student Newspapers: New College Media Trend?. College Media Matters.
  2. News: July 19, 2015 . The Saginaw Valley Journal - A for-profit campus news source. Columbia Journalism Review.
  3. News: July 19, 2015 . For-Profit Student Vol. I - No. 1 - The first issue of The Saginaw Valley Journal is published.. The Saginaw Valley Journal. .
  4. News: July 19, 2015 . Blackhurst Campbell to purchase The Saginaw Valley Journal. The Saginaw Valley Journal.