The Herald-Times in Bloomington will soon stop delivering a Saturday issue, the newspaper reported Wednesday, quoting news director Jill Bond.
It reported that subscribers would continue to receive the print edition six days a week, with a digital version available instead of the Saturday print newspaper as of March 5.
The report said Herald-Times news and sales staff would be unaffected by the change, which it described as a “response to subscriber and advertising trends.”
“Our commitment to local news remains steadfast, but the platforms on which people are consuming news continue to evolve,” Bond said in the report. “Our print newspapers remain a vital and important part of our strategy, but we are making a change this year in response to subscriber and advertising trends.”
Nearly identical quotes attributed to editors and news officials from numerous newspapers owned by the Gannett company also appeared online Wednesday. Among other Gannett newspapers announcing they would discontinue Saturday print editions were the South Bend Tribune, the Louisville Courier-Journal, and the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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In their announcements Wednesday, the Herald-Times and others reported that their subscribers would get access to online editions of all USA TODAY Network newspapers including ad-free access to crossword puzzles.
Early last year, the Herald-Times shifted its printing and production to a Gannett facility in Indianapolis. Later that year, the newspaper announced two senior layoffs.
