Thursday, December 19, 2019

Miami Herald To End Saturday Print Edition


The Miami Herald will cease publication of its Saturday print edition, effective March 21, 2020. 

Instead, the publication will launch a Weekend Edition that includes expanded newspapers on Fridays and Sundays. All Saturday features including comics, puzzles, TV listings, real estate, and local sports coverage will be covered in the expanded version.

On Saturdays, the publication will continue to publish breaking local news on its website and social media platforms.

In a published statement, The Herald thanked its readers for their support:
To our readers: 
The Miami Herald is changing to meet the needs of our readers and the communities we serve long into the future. Providing the news that’s essential to your life, be it breaking news, coverage of our local governments and schools, sports and watchdog journalism that holds public officials accountable, remains our mission. 
While that mission hasn’t changed, we are seeing shifts in how our readers are engaging with this valued content. More and more of our customers are reading our local journalism online. This is not only a trend in Miami, it is a media industry trend, and in fact, all industries. 
To support these shifts, starting on March 21, we will no longer produce a printed newspaper on Saturday and will launch with a Weekend Edition that includes expanded newspapers on Fridays and Sundays. Many of the features that you enjoy on Saturday such as comics, puzzles, TV listings, real estate, and local sports coverage will now appear in expanded editions in print on Friday and Sunday. On Saturdays, we will continue to publish breaking local news to our website and social media platforms and we invite you to visit our website or eEdition, which replicates the experience of a printed newspaper online. 
While a printed newspaper once was the sole means of accessing news and information, we now offer many different ways to connect with the Miami Herald beyond print — on our miamiherald.com website, on mobile apps, on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and through video and newsletters. These digital platforms are accessible wherever you go and whenever you want. 
As we make this transition together we want to thank you again for your loyalty and investment in the Miami Herald. We are dedicated to providing this community, one we care deeply about, with independent, fact-based news and solutions for local businesses that help us all thrive and grow for many years to come. This is another step to make progress towards this goal. 
Thank you. 
— Aminda Marqués González
President & Publisher | Executive Editor, Miami Herald

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