{"id":3175,"date":"2018-07-18T22:23:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T03:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcjournal.thegraphicgeek.com\/?p=3175"},"modified":"2018-07-21T19:11:31","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T00:11:31","slug":"michigan-city-journal-ready-to-launch-weekly-print-to-offer-free-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-mcj\/michigan-city-journal-ready-to-launch-weekly-print-to-offer-free-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan City Journal Ready to Launch Weekly Print to Offer FREE News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MICHIGAN CITY, Ind.\u00a0<\/strong>&#8212; Michigan City Journal, our locally owned and operated online news outlet is ready to move to the stage in offering 100% free unrestricted news to residents in Michigan City, the Town of Pines, Trail Creek, Long Beach, and Beverly Shores by kicking off a weekly print newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>Our newspaper which will be available at hundreds of locations throughout the area will be offered free of charge to all readers will include hyper-local news, events, classifieds, restaurant reviews, local government news, crime news, obituaries, and more.<\/p>\n<p>We have been working on making this a possibility for a couple of months now and are ready to move to the next step.<\/p>\n<p>After talking to many residents, business owners, and some government officials, we feel that we can offer a great service to our community while helping support the community.<\/p>\n<p>To move to the next step, we are looking to acquire a small office space in order to provide our staff with a comfortable work environment. 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