The Third Decade: No more Banner?

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

No more Banner?

First UniversalHub then the Boston Globe report that the Bay State Banner will be shutting down. This sucks! If the Banner really does shut down, there's going to be a big void in Boston's communities of color when it comes to print news. What I don't understand is why the Banner didn't take a page out of the Globe's playbook and report on its own situation months ago. Hello, that's news! Did the publisher really have to wait until now to say the paper needs help?

Jul 7, 2009 3:30:50 PM | Current Affairs, Race & Racism

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Also, who is going to cover Roxbury news if there's no Banner? The neighborhood, unlike JP or Dorchester or Allston-Brighton, doesn't have its own weekly.

Posted by: Ron Newman | Tuesday, July 07, 2009 at 04:26 PM

I know that the publisher of the Banner was in talks to try to sell it for a few months (if not longer). I blogged about the importance of the Banner as soon as I heard about it ceasing publication (http://blog.candelarisilva.com). It's a shame.
Having published for 44 years, Mr. Miller probably thought he'd find a buyer or investor and didn't go public for that reason.

Posted by: Can-Can | Friday, July 10, 2009 at 11:23 PM

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