The Vindicator

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Front Page of The Vindicator.
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) The Vindicator Printing Co. WFMJ-TV
Editor Todd Franko, Editor
Founded 1869
Political alignment neutral news coverage
center-right opinion
Headquarters Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Circulation 62,100 daily
87,000 Sunday
Official website www.vindy.com

The Vindicator, also known at times as the Youngstown Vindicator,[1] is a daily newspaper serving Youngstown, Ohio, United States and the Mahoning County region as well as southern Trumbull County and northern Columbiana County. The Vindicator was established in 1869. It is owned by the Maag family (longtime area residents) and is run by the Vindicator Printing Company, which also runs local NBC affiliate WFMJ-TV and WFMJ's digital subchannel, CW affiliate WBCB.

Its primary competitor is the Tribune Chronicle in nearby Warren, Ohio, though their news has more of a slant towards the Trumbull County and parts of northeastern Portage County areas as opposed to the more broad Vindicator.

Sections

Monday through Saturday, the newspaper publishes three sections:

  • Local and national news as well as editorial (Section A)
  • Sports and weather (Section B)
  • Classifieds, Valley Life and comics (Section C)

Each Thursday, The Vindicator prints Vibe, a tabloid style entertainment guide for the coming weekend.

On Saturdays, a TV listings magazine is included. The Sunday edition is, like most other newspapers, greatly expanded. In addition to the sections mentioned, there is also sections dedicated to business, entertainment, life and work, and health, among others.

History

The Youngstown Vindicator began in 1869.

It is notable for the first recorded advertisement for the Klondike bar (February 5, 1922).[2]

Websites

The Vindicator operates four primary websites: the news and information site vindy.com; a local employment portal vindyjobs.com; vindywheels.com, a local automotive shopping site; and vindyhomes.com, a local real estate site.

The vast majority of content available on vindy.com is provided at no charge. There is, however, a "digital edition" available on the site at the same subscription rate as the printed edition. It is delivered in PDF format.

The Vindicator breaks local news on its primary website, vindy.com, throughout the day and night. This feature is branded "News Watch" and is updated more frequently than the general site.

Strike action

The paper's staff has gone on strike twice. The first strike was in 1964 and lasted nearly eight months; the strikers published the Steel Valley Times during this time. The second strike lasted from November 2004 to July 2005, and the strikers published their own paper, The Valley Voice, during this time. The latter strike was settled although the demands of the union were not met, mostly because the Vindicator had announced that if the strike was not settled when it was, they would begin hiring an entirely new staff to replace them.

Editorial changes

Todd Franko, metro editor of The Rockford Register Star in Illinois, was named editor of The Vindicator on February 12, 2007. He succeeds Paul C. Jagnow, who retired in 2006.

New look

On March 3, 2010, a new press was installed. The Vindicator received a brand new look. The Vindicator flag is similar to the one that was used in the 1980s.[3][4] The previous press was used from 1972 to March 2010.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Example of front page and masthead of the newspaper in 1945, indicating Youngstown; republished online by Google News image archives
  2. ↑ Butko, Brian (2001). Klondikes, Chipped Ham, & Skyscraper Cones: The Story of Isaly's. Monroeville Library: Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-2844-7. 
  3. ↑ Introducing The Vindicator's New look, vindy.com, February 2010.
  4. ↑ Saying goodbye to the old press
  5. ↑ Introducing the new press and new paper, vindy.com

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