Selma Times-Journal drops Sunday print, turns to USPS

The Selma Times-Journal (Alabama) will change print publication days to Tuesday through Saturday, will no longer produce a Sunday printed edition, and will use the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the paper to subscribers, the paper announced. The changes will come about on Oct. 2. 

Papers will still be available to buy through the newspaper’s vending machines and partner businesses, the paper said.

The paper cited the rising costs of newsprint and distribution through contracted news carriers as the primary drivers behind the changes.

“Even with the overturn of the tariffs (on Canadian newsprint) this week, the effects of that repeal will not be automatic,” said Times-Journal Publisher Dennis Palmer. “We had two choices. We could substantially raise the price we charge subscribers, or we could reduce frequency. We felt given the economic environment of the community we serve, we felt a reduction in frequency was the most viable option to allow us to continue to publish a newspaper that kept our community well informed, and allow a conduit for local businesses to draw consumers to their stores.”

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