Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Oahu Publications Inc. (Black Press Ltd.)[1] |
| Publisher | Dennis Francis[2] |
| Editor | Frank Bridgewater[2] |
| News editor | Stephanie Kendrick[1] |
| Managing editor, design | Mike Rovner[2] |
| Opinion editor | Lucy Young-Oda[2] |
| Sports editor | Paul Arnett[1] |
| Photo editor | George F. Lee[1] |
| Founded | June 7, 2010 (merger between The Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin) |
| Headquarters |
7 Waterfront Plaza, Suite 210 500 Ala Moana Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 USA[1] |
| Circulation |
209,915 weekdays 153,044 Saturdays 164,316 Sundays in 2012[3] |
| Website | staradvertiser.com |
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser is the largest daily newspaper in Hawaii, formed in 2010 with the merger of The Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin after the acquisition of the former by Black Press, which already owned the latter.
History
On February 25, 2010, Canadian publisher Black Press Ltd., which owned the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, purchased The Honolulu Advertiser, then owned by Gannett Corporation. As part of the deal to acquire the Advertiser, Black Press agreed to place the Star-Bulletin on the selling block. If no buyer came forward by March 29, 2010, Black Press would start making preparations to operate both papers through a transitional management team and then combine the two dailies into one.
On March 30, 2010, three parties came forward with offers to buy the Star-Bulletin, but a month later on April 27, 2010, the bids were rejected because their bids for the Star-Bulletin was below the minimum liquidation price. Black Press canceled the sale and proceeded with transition plans, which came on the same day that they were approved to take over the Advertiser by the United States Department of Justice.[4][5] On May 3, 2010, a new company set up by Black Press, HA Management, took over the operations of the paper, while Black Press continued overseeing the Star-Bulletin during a 30- to 60-day transition period, after which both papers merged into one daily, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
Both the Advertiser and the Star-Bulletin published their final editions as separate publications on June 6, 2010,[6] and Black Press officially launched the Honolulu Star-Advertiser as a broadsheet morning daily on June 7, 2010. Although it acknowledges its history as two different daily newspapers, it tends to favor the Star-Bulletin because of its historical background.
Format and operations
Prior to the merger, the Honolulu Advertiser published in broadsheet format while the Honolulu Star-Bulletin published in tabloid format. The Star-Advertiser uses the Advertiser's broadsheet format, while using a modified Star-Bulletin masthead (with the name "Advertiser" replacing "Bulletin" in the masthead's blackletter font).
The newsroom for the combined paper is out of the former Star-Bulletin offices in Restaurant Row, with the paper printed and distributed from the Advertiser's facilities in Kapolei. Approximately 453 jobs were eliminated in the consolidation, leaving a combined staff of 474.
In 2011, the Star-Advertiser formed a partnership with Hawaii News Now to combine stories, investigative reporting, political news researching, and polling of issues that affects Hawaiians.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Building a Better Newspaper for You". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 Bridgewater, Frank (June 7, 2010). "Staffs Combine to Carry on Isles' Journalism Tradition". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ↑ "FAS-FAX Report: Circulation Averages for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ↑ Daysog, Rick (April 27, 2010). "Star-Bulletin owner gets green light for purchase of Advertiser". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ↑ Ako, Diane (April 29, 2010). "Bye, Bulletin". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ↑ Schaefers, Allison (May 2, 2010). "Newspaper giant leaves the islands". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved June 7, 2010. Daysog, Rick (May 3, 2010). "Press Run Ends for Gannett in Isles". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved June 7, 2010. Kerr, Keoki (May 12, 2010). "Merged Honolulu Star-Advertiser Begins June 7". KITV. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
External links
- Official website
- Today's Honolulu Star-Advertiser front page at the Newseum website