AnnArbor.com
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 AnnArbor.comon a typical day. Note the blog style, voting, and "deal". | |
| Type | Online and printed twice weekly |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Advance Publications |
| Founded | July 24, 2009 |
| Headquarters | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Circulation | 28,290 Thursday 34,923 Sunday[1] |
| Website | www |
AnnArbor.comwas anonline newspaperthat covered local news ofAnn Arbor, Michigan,and the surroundingWashtenaw County.In 2013AnnArbor.comwas transitioned to MLive.com along withAdvance Publicationsother Michigan newspapers and renamedThe Ann Arbor News.
Overview
[edit]AnnArbor.comreported news both online and in print. The print version was also known asAnnArbor.comand was published on Thursdays and Sundays. It had a full-time staff of 60, 35 of which werereporters;80 morebloggers.[2]The website had online ads known as "deals",[3]on which users could vote to include on the Sunday print edition.[2]
As a website,AnnArbor.comwas not only a news source but also a place for social interaction,[4]presenting information in a chronologicalblog-style format.[3]Users could register to start "conversations" and upload photos and videos.[3]
History
[edit]AnnArbor.comwas launched on July 24, 2009, to replaceThe Ann Arbor News,whenAdvance Publications,the parent company of theNewsas well as more than 20 other daily newspapers, attempted to produce a greater profit from the newspaper.[2]By downsizing the print edition from seven days a week to two, the newspaper could reduce costs, becoming more sustainable in the long run.[3]The website is part of Advance's experiment to convert its paper publications to online versions; Ann Arbor was chosen because a study found that 92% of its population was able to access online news.[4]In response to the change, one local lamented, "The [175-year-old]Newswas like an old friend. "[2]ATimearticle has compared theNewsto similar defunct newspapers like theSeattle Post-Intelligencerand theRocky Mountain News.[2]In 2013,AnnArbor.comwas transitioned to MLive.com and renamedThe Ann Arbor News.
Notes
[edit]- ^"Audit Bureau of Circulations, Circulation averages for the six months ended: 3/31/2012".Archived fromthe originalon October 27, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 25,2012.
- ^abcdeLuscombe 50.
- ^abcdLangeveld, Martin (July 24, 2009)."AnnArbor.com: A new look for local news".Nieman Journalism Lab.Cambridge: Harvard University.RetrievedAugust 9,2009.
- ^abReed, Tina (March 23, 2009)."AnnArbor.com will offer more than local news to an Internet savvy community".MLive.Grand Rapids: Booth Newspapers.RetrievedAugust 9,2009.
References
[edit]- Luscombe, Belinda (August 17, 2009)."Killing the News to Save It".Time.New York. pp. 49–51. Archived fromthe originalon August 10, 2009.RetrievedAugust 9,2009.
- Child, Charles."After ten years, Hash Bash may be a has-been".Ann Arbor News.Ann Arbor. Archived fromthe originalon May 15, 2012.RetrievedJune 12,2012.
