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Bellingham Herald to change print schedule as digital transition evolves

The Bellingham Herald sign hangs on the Woburn Street side of the Dorothy Haggen Building at 2211 Rimland Drive, Bellingham, Wash. The newspaper moved its offices there Aug. 19, 2019.
The Bellingham Herald sign hangs on the Woburn Street side of the Dorothy Haggen Building at 2211 Rimland Drive, Bellingham, Wash. The newspaper moved its offices there Aug. 19, 2019.

The Bellingham Herald’s journey toward a more digitally focused, sustainable future takes its biggest step yet next year, when we will transition to a 24/7 digital product with two days of high-quality print editions beginning Jan. 29.

The print editions will publish Wednesdays and Sundays and will continue to be delivered alongside your regular mail delivery. The Sunday newspaper will arrive on Saturday. Single copies also will be available at select retail locations.

The eEdition will continue to publish seven days a week at bellinghamherald.com and is also accessible via our digital app. And we’ll continue to publish news digitally throughout the day, every day.

We’re also improving your digital experience. We’ve recently launched a new community calendar and portal for submissions, better eEdition navigation and a refreshed homepage that provides unique experiences for our readers.

This is another key move for us within the digital transition of the news industry — and a vital step toward the sustainability of The Bellingham Herald.

Increasingly, Whatcom County residents get their news from their phones, tablets and computers.

With that trend in mind, we’ve become much more digitally focused and have intensified that approach to where readers of BellinghamHerald.com or our eEdition will often see our best work before our print readers.

For The Herald to continue to provide you with essential coverage of our community and unsparing investigative reporting, we must transform our business to thrive in 2024 and beyond.

Our journalists’ commitment to Whatcom County isn’t changing. We will continue to deliver in-depth reporting, investigative work and captivating stories about amazing people and events in our communities.

If you’re already a subscriber, thank you for supporting the work we do and investing in local journalism and be sure to activate your digital access at bellinghamherald.com/activate.

If you aren’t a subscriber, please consider being a part of the solution. A growing community deserves a strong local news source. The future of our community depends on it.

In the coming days, subscribers will receive correspondence from our Customer Care Team regarding next steps. That team can be reached at 360-483-4324 or go to: bellinghamherald.com/myaccount.

Scot Heisel
The Bellingham Herald
Scot Heisel directs news coverage for The Bellingham Herald and has been the senior editor since November 2023. He has been a professional journalist in Washington, Montana, Oregon and Idaho since 2000. He lives in Bellingham. Contact him at sheisel@bellinghamherald.com. Support my work with a digital subscription
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