Why publish on Saturday?
Newspaper article explaining the Santa Cruz Sentinel’s decision to launch a Saturday edition in August 1990, making it a seven-day-a-week publication for the first time in its history. Author Denise Franklin reviews the newspaper’s 134-year publication record, discusses earlier ownership by Seventh-Day Adventists (who did not publish on Saturdays), and quotes publisher Fred McPherson III on the business and readership motivations behind the change.
Creator:
Franklin, Denise
Source:
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Date: 1990-09-08
Type:
NEWS; DOCUMENT
Coverage:
1990s
Identifier: CF-25700
Collection
Citation
Franklin, Denise. “Why publish on Saturday?.” Santa Cruz Sentinel. 1990-09-08. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/101621. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.