Monday, July 01, 2019

The Vindicator, Youngstown's daily newspaper, will close after 150 years


YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The Vindicator will cease publication Aug. 31, The Business Journal has learned, the apparent result of plummeting circulation and advertising revenues.
The closing had been feared for some time given the shrinking page counts and a sharp decline in ad placements. Employees were notified today as were employees of WFMJ, which is owned by the Brown family, the owners of the daily newspaper.
WFMJ-TV broke the story at 4:48 p.m. Friday, and reported that tomorrow’s edition of the newspaper will contain a letter from publisher Betty J.H. Brown Jagnow and general manager Mark Brown explaining the decision. 
A letter dated today was received by WFMJ employees, according to the news station. In the letter, Brown said, “We have no plans, no intentions, no desire, no thoughts and no interest in selling WFMJ. Period.”
As of 6 p.m. Friday, The Vindicator had yet to report on its closing.

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