Saturday, January 19, 2019

MLive Media to drop weeklies


MLive Media Group is ceasing publication of its seven Advance Weeklies, publications that cover suburban communities around Grand Rapids, according to a story on mlive.com. 
The last editions will be delivered the last week of January, the story says.
In February, the On the Town entertainment guide will stop publication, the story said, and the Mature Lifestyles monthly guide will go into The Grand Rapids Press.
“Regretfully, this will result in job loss, and impacted employees of the Advance Weeklies’ team along with a few members of the distribution force have been notified,” said Dan Gaydou, president of MLive Media Group. “However, we remain committed to our core mission of producing great local news and will continue to cover these communities on 
MLive.com as well as in The Grand Rapids Press print editions.” Gaydou cited publishing costs as the reason behind the shutdown.
Gaydou declined to detail how many employees would lose jobs in the move.
Gaydou said that people who get the Advance Weeklies will receive MLive Media Group’s Michigan’s Best print product starting in February. Michigan’s Best carries news on restaurants, entertainment and other matters and currently goes to various parts of Michigan.

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