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|owners = The Vindicator Printing Co. (until August 31, 2019)<br>[[Ogden Newspapers Inc.]] (from September 1, 2019) |
|owners = The Vindicator Printing Co. (until August 31, 2019)<br>[[Ogden Newspapers Inc.]] (from September 1, 2019) |
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|publisher = Betty Jagnow (until August 31, 2019), Charles Jarvis (from September 1, 2019) |
|publisher = Betty Jagnow (until August 31, 2019), Charles Jarvis (from September 1, 2019) |
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|headquarters = [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]], [[Ohio]], [[United States|U.S.]] (until August 31, 2019<br>[[Warren, Ohio|Warren]], Ohio, U.S. (from September 1, 2019) |
|headquarters = [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]], [[Ohio]], [[United States|U.S.]] (until August 31, 2019)<br>[[Warren, Ohio|Warren]], Ohio, U.S. (from September 1, 2019) |
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|editor = Todd Franko (until August 31, 2019), Brenda Linert (from September 1, 2019) |
|editor = Todd Franko (until August 31, 2019), Brenda Linert (from September 1, 2019) |
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|website = [http://www.vindy.com/ vindy.com] |
|website = [http://www.vindy.com/ vindy.com] |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | The Vindicator Printing Co. (until August 31, 2019) Ogden Newspapers Inc. (from September 1, 2019) |
| Publisher | Betty Jagnow (until August 31, 2019), Charles Jarvis (from September 1, 2019) |
| Editor | Todd Franko (until August 31, 2019), Brenda Linert (from September 1, 2019) |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Headquarters | Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. (until August 31, 2019) Warren, Ohio, U.S. (from September 1, 2019) |
| Website | vindy.com |
The Vindicator 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. Historically, the paper is known for its reputation of fearless reporting on matters relating to local corruption, the mafia, and the Ku Klux Klan.[1]
On August 16, 2019, The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle reached an agreement for the Tribune Chronicle to acquire The Vindicator’s subscription list, The Vindicator masthead and the Vindy.com domain, according to The Vindicator general manager Mark Brown. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] After August 31, 2019, The Vindicator will temporarily cease publication and operations will be turned over to the staff of its primary competitor, the Tribune Chronicle, in nearby Warren, Ohio. The Tribune Chronicle's traditional news coverage area is Trumbull County and parts of northeastern Portage County as opposed to the broader The Vindicator's news coverage area. However, the Tribune Chronicle will publish The Vindicator for the Mahoning County region beginning September 1, 2019. On September 1, 2019, The Vindicator will be owned by Ogden Newspapers Inc. of Wheeling, West Virginia.[9] under The Tribune Chronicle staff and The Vindicator would now be published by Charles Jarvis, and its editor is Brenda Linert.[10][11]
Sections (before August 31, 2019)
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 Valley 24, 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. Each Sunday, The Vindicator publishes a page entitled "Connected" which includes curated, Youngstown-themed social media posts and a column written by social media researcher and critic Adam Earnheardt. In addition to the sections mentioned, there is also sections dedicated to business, entertainment, life and work, and health, among others.
History
The paper began in 1869 when it launched as The Mahoning Vindicator.[12] The paper became the Youngstown Vindicator shortly after. During the 1920s, Ku Klux Klan members began protesting outside of then owner William F. Maag, Jr.'s house in response to the paper's reporting of local KKK activities. Its reporting on the KKK, the mafia, political corruption, and big business matters garnered the paper a reputation of fearlessness. Almost 70 politicians, mafia members, and business people were convicted of criminal acts as a result of the paper's reporting in the late 1980s.[1] The paper simply became The Vindicator since the mid 1980s.
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 News 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.
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. Their will be a new editorial change after August 31, 2019 as The Vindicator will then be published by Tribune Chronicle of which Brenda Linert is the editor.
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.[13] The previous press was used from 1972 to March 2010.[14] Once Tribune Chronicle takes over the publication of The Vindicator, The Vindicator is expected to have the same look as the Tribune Chronicle.
References
- ^ a b Gabbatt, Adam (August 21, 2019). "Ohio newspaper that battled injustice for 150 years to shut down: 'Scary for democracy'". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ "Vindicator, Tribune Chronicle reach deal for Mahoning County readers". August 16, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "Fri. 5:15 p.m.: Tribune Chronicle, Vindicator reach agreement". August 16, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "Tribune Chronicle will take over publishing Vindicator, saving 150-year-old paper". August 16, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "Tribune Chronicle will take over publishing Vindicator, saving 150-year-old paper". August 16, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "Tribune Chronicle acquires The Vindicator subscription list, masthead and domain". August 16, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ "Tribune Chronicle acquires The Vindicator subscription list, masthead and domain". August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ "Press Pass: Tribune Chronicle Editor Brenda Linert". August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Ogden Newspapers, Inc. profile and media properties". Media Owners. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ Mitchell, J. Breen (June 28, 2019). "Vindicator announces it will stop production". WFMJ-TV. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ^ Brown, Betty H.; Brown, Mark A. (June 28, 2019). "Vindicator announces it will cease publication at end of August". The Vindicator. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ^ Grzelewski, Jordyn (June 28, 2019). "The Vindicator, Youngstown's daily newspaper, will close after 150 years". cleveland.com.
- ^ Introducing The Vindicator's New look, vindy.com, February 2010.
- ^ Introducing the new press and new paper, vindy.com
