Johnson Newspapers has announced some change to its
papers, the Watertown Daily Times reported.
The company
is closing the Ogdensburg Journal, the St. Lawrence Plaindealer, the Carthage
Republican Tribune and the South Jeff Journal. All are bi-weekly or weekly
publications.
Also, CEO
John B. Johnson has informed staff that June 24 will be the last print edition
of the Monday Watertown Daily Times, the paper reported. Going forward, the
paper will be in print Tuesday to Sunday and online seven days a week.
The
Watertown Daily Times has launched a new subscription-based, regional website,
called NNY360, that will include coverage from
Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Lewis and Oswego
Counties
In the
restructuring, the company has cut jobs that were centered on print, the paper
said. The paper didn’t say how many jobs were cut.
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