AnnArbor.com is a Web site launching in July, 2009. The new Web site and two-day-a-week print publication will replace the Ann Arbor News when it closes in July, 2009.
Website: http://annarbor.com/
Nicknames: ACORN, Deuce
Location: 301 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor.
Staff/Management
- Matt Kraner - President
- Laurel Champion - Executive Vice President
- Tony Dearing - Chief Content Officer
- Hassan Hodges - Director of Technology
- Amalie Nash - News Director
- Stefanie Murray - Community Director
- Jim Knight - Sports Director
- Bob Needham - Arts & Entertainment Director
Digital Journalists
News
Sports
- Dave Birkett lead reporter covering University of Michigan football
Technology
The site runs on Movable Type.
Contact
Email either [email protected] or email the staff member you're trying to reach via [email protected], i.e., [email protected].
Cost
The twice-weekly print edition of AnnArbor.com will cost $9 a month for home delivery, or $8.25 a month for subscribers who choose to have the cost directly debited.
Partnership with MLive
AnnArbor.com will use Google search tool on its site. MLive articles will remain available. Some content from AnnArbor.com will also be posted on MLive.
in other media
- annarbor.com community meeting 4/3/2009, recorded by Roger Rayle
- commenting on a post
- Ann Arbor, America's first no newspaper town, Seattle Times, June 2009
No doubt, this is a bold experiment. One I plan on tracking. Rick Edmonds from Poynter has an interesting take on the demise of The News and the rise of AnnArbor.com. He points out that Ann Arbor's seemingly desirable demographics might have worked against the newspaper. He points out that newspapers in other cities with similar populations have struggling newspapers. You guessed it, he mentions Seattle. He cites reporting in other publications that suggests a young, literate, tech savvy city might not be the best market for traditional newspapers.
- Why Ann Arbor Will be the First City to Lose its Only Daily Newspaper, Poynter Online, Rick Edmonds
I have been wondering for a year now which American city will be first to lose its only daily newspaper. The results are in, and the dubious distinction goes to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where the Newhouse family's Advance will shutter The Ann Arbor News in late July.