ot: The Peoria Journal-Register?

[theBUer]

Just to keep us distracted from what might come tomorrow in Durham...

The State Journal-Register, the newspaper of SPRINGFIELD, could be printed in Peoria.

http://www.sj-r.com/top-stories/x1996689568/SJ-R-looks-at-printing-paper-in-Peoria

Let's hope Bradley coverage stays the same!

[BradleyBrave]

I'm sure the remnants of the Springfield paper will be infected by the venom and hatred of the current PJ Star staff...

[Monmouth_Bradley_Fan]

I believe they simply mean that the Newspaper will physically be printed in Peoria, not really distributed, or to take over the PJStar... right? Therefore nothing would really change for us...?

[theBUer]

I'm sure the remnants of the Springfield paper will be infected by the venom and hatred of the current PJ Star staff...

And Chris Britt will draw more JL cartoons than he has in the past, which has been never.

[jasonpeoria911]

Nothing changes for the PJstar. The SJ-R is simply just printing the papers here in Peoria and then shipping them down to Springfield for distribution. They are both owned by the same company and they only want to configure 1 printer to utilize the smaller paper size. I guess they have to change over a bunch of rollers by hand and that costs a lot of money. The printer is capable of printing 70,000 copies an hour, more than enough time to print for both cities.

On a side note, unfortunately 32 full timers will likely be laid off in Springfield, but that's the nature of the business I guess.

Jason

[theBUer]

I believe they simply mean that the Newspaper will physically be printed in Peoria, not really distributed, or to take over the PJStar... right? Therefore nothing would really change for us...?

I'm from the Springfield area.

Yes, from what I read in the article, the PJS has a new printing plant. I reckon this is when the Copley's owned both papers.

If anything, the SJ-R will simply use the presses at the Journal-Star's plant to publish the papers, and then it makes an hour and a half long trek to Springpatch, Chatham or Jacksonville.

As it is, the Lincoln paper is published in Peoria. It's only a big deal because the paper is in the State Capitol.

Jason explained it better than me, thanks!

[BuB]

Nothing changes for the PJstar. The SJ-R is simply just printing the papers here in Peoria and then shipping them down to Springfield for distribution. They are both owned by the same company and they only want to configure 1 printer to utilize the smaller paper size. I guess they have to change over a bunch of rollers by hand and that costs a lot of money. The printer is capable of printing 70,000 copies an hour, more than enough time to print for both cities.

On a side note, unfortunately 32 full timers will likely be laid off in Springfield, but that's the nature of the business I guess.

Jason

Anybody know if this will mean deadlines are now earlier for Peoria or Springfield?

[ph]

Supposedly the new press is much faster than the old press, so the dual printing may still have later deadlines than 10 years ago. Something would have to give vs last year, though. (Might only be the smaller paper)

[tornado]

..The State Journal-Register, the newspaper of SPRINGFIELD, could be printed in Peoria...

that means the Springfield readers will get their paper iimmediately shrunk to about the size of a TV Guide

[theBUer]

that means the Springfield readers will get their paper iimmediately shrunk to about the size of a TV Guide

And the PJS would be distributed in Springfield, with the SJ-R as a five page insert ala Parade.

[tornado]

or it might become that one page that's already specifically and intentionally hanging halfway out of the newspaper when it's delivered....

[theBUer]

or it might become that one page that's already specifically and intentionally hanging halfway out of the newspaper when it's delivered....

Interestingly enough, Jim Ruppert (the sports editor) is a Bradley grad as well. Just imagine, three guys covering Bradley athletics (although Bradley coverage is about as existent as coverage of RMU athletics...)

[Nacho]

Being from Spfld... Rupe does a pretty decent job of covering MVC sports when possible. Obviously Illannoy takes the cake but there isn't much of an MVC presence in Spfld and most MVC fans are SIU fans...

[theBUer]

Being from Spfld... Rupe does a pretty decent job of covering MVC sports when possible. Obviously Illannoy takes the cake but there isn't much of an MVC presence in Spfld and most MVC fans are SIU fans...

Well, the station that he co-hosts a show on (1450) carries Redbird and Saluki athletics. In fact, I don't think Bradley basketball radio PBP is carried anywhere else except WMBD.

SIU has its medical school in SPI, so that factors into the alumni base as well.