The Saginaw News
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| The Saginaw News | |
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| Type | daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc. D.B.A. Booth Newspapers, Inc. |
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| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Saginaw, Michigan, USA |
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| Website: Articles at Mlive.com | |
The Saginaw News is a daily newspaper publication based in Saginaw, Michigan, owned by Booth Newspapers, a division of Advance Publications. The paper has approximately 50,000 readers each day.
The Saginaw News is the sister publication of the neighboring Bay City Times and Flint Journal, all owned by Booth Newspapers.
[edit] Staff
The Saginaw News is headed up by editor/publisher Paul Chaffee, who joined the publication in the 1980s. Its editorial staff is led by metro editor Jodi McFarland, and assistants Paul Rau, Mike Beyer, and Terrence Smith. The Saginaw News also has a feature, opinion and sports section. Reports and their coverage beats include: Darryl Tucker, courts; Justin Engel, City Hall and colleges; Dean Bohn, police; LaNia Coleman, police; Jean Spenner, business; Paul Wyche, business; Corey Mitchell, schools; Denise Mitchell, schools; and Amy Payne, schools.
[edit] Readership
The reporting staff has been depleted over the years, down to 9 reporters from 13 in 2005. Many blame the shrinking staff on the falling number of subscribers and readers due to the number of people who have left Saginaw.
