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Starting next month, the print edition of the Peoria Journal Star won't be delivered to your door by a newspaper carrier anymore. It'll be in your mailbox instead.
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Barb Drake grew up in the Peoria area and knew she had an interest in journalism after starting her own neighborhood newspaper with a few friends at just six-years-old. Fast forward to when she attended Woodruff High School, Drake was presented with an opportunity to work on the school’s newspaper full time as an editor. However, not everyone wanted to see that happen.
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When the local newspaper withers away, what replaces it? Often, it's nothing.
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Circulation counts for central Illinois newspapers appear to be on a precipitous downward decline.
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Recent local media transitions include the sale of Peoria Magazine to WTVP-TV, which is increasing its local news profile under the guidance of president and CEO Lesley Matuszak and former Peoria Journal Star editor Mike Bailey.
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The Peoria Journal Star's new executive editor, Romando Dixson, started just about a month ago, but he's already setting some expansive goals. In a front…
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The Peoria Journal Star's parent company will merge with Gannett to create the nation's largest newspaper chain.Shareholders of New Media Investment Group…
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Three century-old weekly newspapers in Tazewell County are no more.Or rather, they're now all one. The East Peoria Times-Courier, Morton Times-News, and…
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The future of local newspapers looks bleak, but one local journalist says the advent of the Internet isn’t the only factor to blame.Peoria Journal Star…
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The nation's two largest newspaper companies are seeking to join forces. New Media Investment Group, the hedge fund-controlled holding company that…