• by Ray Schultz , January 14, 2025

Two Iowa newspapers, The Dubuque Telegraph Herald and the Cedar Rapids Gazette, have announced that would reduce their print schedules to three days a week. 

The announcements were made separately, the Des Moines Register reports. 

The Telegraph Herald will reduce its print schedule from six days a week to three: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, starting on February 15.

The Gazette will cut its print schedule seven days a week to three: Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. It starts on February 17.

The two Iowa papers blamed the evolving news landscape and the shift by readers to digital for the change, the Register reports.  

This is occurring as newspapers around the country do the same, including those run by the big publishing chains.  

McClatchy’s  Fort Worth Star-Telegram reduced its print frequency to three days a week last October. And earlier in the year, the SLO Tribune, of San Luis Obispo, California, said it will now offer print editions only on Wednesday and Sundays.