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 AnnArbor.com on a typical day. Note the blog style, voting, and "deal". | |
| Type | Online and printed twice weekly |
|---|---|
| Owner | Advance Publications |
| Founded | July 24, 2009 |
| Headquarters | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Circulation | 28,290 Thursday 34,923 Sunday[1] |
| Website | www |
AnnArbor.com was anonline newspaper that covered local news ofAnn Arbor, Michigan, and the surroundingWashtenaw County. In 2013AnnArbor.com was transitioned to MLive.com along withAdvance Publications other Michigan newspapers and renamedThe Ann Arbor News.
AnnArbor.com reported news both online and in print. The print version was also known asAnnArbor.com and was published on Thursdays and Sundays. It had a full-time staff of 60, 35 of which werereporters; 80 morebloggers.[2] The website had online ads known as "deals",[3] on which users could vote to include on the Sunday print edition.[2]
As a website,AnnArbor.com was not only a news source but also a place for social interaction,[4] presenting information in a chronologicalblog-style format.[3] Users could register to start "conversations" and upload photos and videos.[3]
AnnArbor.com was launched on July 24, 2009, to replaceThe Ann Arbor News, whenAdvance Publications, the parent company of theNews as well as more than 20 other daily newspapers, attempted to produce a greater profit from the newspaper.[2] By downsizing the print edition from seven days a week to two, the newspaper could reduce costs, becoming more sustainable in the long run.[3] The website is part of Advance's experiment to convert its paper publications to online versions; Ann Arbor was chosen because a study found that 92% of its population was able to access online news.[4] In response to the change, one local lamented, "The [175-year-old]News was like an old friend."[2] ATime article has compared theNews to similar defunct newspapers like theSeattle Post-Intelligencer and theRocky Mountain News.[2] In 2013,AnnArbor.com was transitioned to MLive.com and renamedThe Ann Arbor News.
