Boston's Bay State Banner back in print
Posted by Emily Dilling on July 31, 2009 at 8:18 AM
The Bay State Banner, Boston's only African American-owned newspaper, will resume printing after almost a month's hiatus due to large decreases in advertising revenue, the Boston Herald reported.
Financial support for the publication has been made possible by a $200,000 loan from the city, which the Banner's publisher Mel Miller accepted from mayor Thomas M. Menino, while pledging to maintain the paper's independence despite the government's aid.
Financial support for the publication has been made possible by a $200,000 loan from the city, which the Banner's publisher Mel Miller accepted from mayor Thomas M. Menino, while pledging to maintain the paper's independence despite the government's aid.
In an announcement on their Web site, the paper projected an August 6 relaunch of the title, made possible by the backing of readers and the community.
"Starting Aug. 6, readers can once again expect the same independent, informative and well-researched journalism that has characterized the Banner for 44 years," the announcement promised, adding that the return to the presses happened in "record time."
"Starting Aug. 6, readers can once again expect the same independent, informative and well-researched journalism that has characterized the Banner for 44 years," the announcement promised, adding that the return to the presses happened in "record time."
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