P.M. BRIEFING : Virginian-Pilot to Go All-Day
The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star will become an all-day newspaper in September, published and delivered in both morning and afternoon under the name of The Virginian-Pilot, the company announced today.
“At present, the same reporters write for both newspapers, and many of the stories appear in both newspapers. Having one name on the masthead recognizes that The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star are almost the same newspaper today,” said Frank Batten Jr., associate publisher of the newspapers.
Current subscribers to The Ledger-Star will receive the afternoon editions of The Virginian-Pilot.
Batten said there will be no significant savings to the company. The change will not affect the number of people the company employs, Batten said.
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