Northumberland News print edition has reached the end along with 71 other community news papers owned by Metroland Media.
In a online post by Vice-President of Editorial, Lee Ann Waterman of Metroland Media on September 15, 2023 she stated, 71 community newspapers, including Northumberland News will be moving to digital-only model.
“Metroland Media announced it will be restructuring its operations and seeking protection under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.”
“The final delivery of your local paper was this week. Metroland’s six daily publications will continue to publish both online and in print.”
Waterman stated, “We are confident this restructuring will make Metroland a sustainable business moving forward.”
“A lot has changed in the past several years.”
“Our newsrooms became digital first – meaning all stories, big or small, were available on our websites before they were published in print, and, as advertising dollars and newspapers shrunk, many stories never made it to print at all.”
