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{{Short description|Weekly newspaper in California, U.S.}} |
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| name = Desert Star Weekly |
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| type = [[Alternative weekly]] |
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| format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]] |
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| owner = Gannett,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Boegle |first=Jimmy |date=January 12, 2013 |title=Not Worthy of Fishwrap: ''Desert Post Weekly'' a Lesson in How Not to Do a Newspaper |url=https://cvindependent.com/2013/01/not-worthy-of-fishwrap-desert-post-weekly-a-lesson-in-how-not-to-do-a-newspaper/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |work=Coachella Valley Independent}}</ref> CommunityMedia |
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| language = English |
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| headquarters = 13-279 Palm Drive<br /> |
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Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 |
[[Desert Hot Springs, CA]] 92240 |
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The '''''Desert Star Weekly''''' (formerly the '''''Desert Valley Star''''') is a community newspaper covering local news, government, arts and entertainment in the [[Palm Springs]] area of California. |
The '''''Desert Star Weekly''''' (formerly the '''''Desert Valley Star''''') is a community newspaper covering local news, government, arts and entertainment in the [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]] area of California. It is published weekly on Thursday in [[Desert Hot Springs, California]]. |
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== History == |
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The business is located and published in the city of [[Desert Hot Springs, California]] as a newspaper of general circulation. |
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In 2008, the ''Desert Valley Star'' was started as an online newsroom. Later that year it became a newsprint tabloid which soon merged with the ''American Free Journal'', a newsprint tabloid that had been published since 1989. |
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The business was located in Yucca Valley and the product circulated in the [[High Desert (California)|High Desert]] of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, but in 2009 the business relocated to Desert Hot Springs. Until 2010 it was published as two products; later that year the American Free Journal brand was dropped in order to focus on one exclusive product and the name became the ''Desert Star Weekly''. |
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In 2008 Praxis Communications, Inc., purchased the ''American Free Journal'' which had been publishing since 1989 and was circulated in the hi-desert of San Bernardino County and Riverside County. In 2008, the "Desert Valley Star" website merged with the "American Free Journal" and created a newsprint publication for named the ''Desert Valley Star'' and added an Internet website for the Journal. |
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In April 2013, the business was sold to CommunityMedia of Orange County. |
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==Publication details== |
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Newspapers are distributed every Thursday. The ''Desert Star Weekly'' is a [[community paper]] with a circulation of 20,000. The website offers conventional individual story web pages plus a page-flipper that mimics the printed product. |
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==Circulation == |
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The paper products are distributed to 698 locations throughout the desert region including public libraries, city halls, retail and civic centers. |
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| ⚫ | The paper circulates in the cities and communities of [[Desert Hot Springs]], [[Palm Springs]], [[Cathedral City, California|Cathedral City]], [[Rancho Mirage]], [[Thousand Palms]], [[Palm Desert]], [[Indian Wells, California|Indian Wells]], [[La Quinta]], [[Indio, California|Indio]], [[Coachella, California|Coachella]] and [[Sky Valley, California|Sky Valley]], [[Morongo Valley]], [[Yucca Valley]], [[Joshua Tree]], [[Twentynine Palms]], [[Landers, California|Landers]] and [[Lucerne Valley]]. |
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In April 2012 the business was purchased by the Community Newspaper group of Los Angeles and Orange Counties. |
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The ''Star'' maintains trade association memberships with the California Newspaper Publishers Association,<ref>Member list California Newspaper Publisher's Association http://www.cnpa.com/member_directory.cfm?member_type=weekly</ref> the Association of Free Community Papers, and the Independent Free Papers of America.<ref>Member list Independent Free Papers of America http://www.ifpa.com/system/users/1828/</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://desertstarweekly.com/ |
* [http://desertstarweekly.com/ Official website] |
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* [http://www.cnpa.com California Newspaper Publishers Association website] |
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* [http://www.ifpa.com Independent Free Papers of America website] |
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* [http://www.afcp.org Association of Free Community Papers website] |
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[[Category:Weekly newspapers published in California]] |
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[[Category:Mass media in Riverside County, California]] |
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[[Category:Companies based in Palm Springs, California]] |
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[[Category:Desert Hot Springs, California]] |
[[Category:Desert Hot Springs, California]] |
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[[Category:Culture of Palm Springs, California]] |
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| Type | Alternative weekly |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Gannett,[1] CommunityMedia |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 13-279 Palm Drive Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 |
| Website | desertstarweekly |
The Desert Star Weekly (formerly the Desert Valley Star) is a community newspaper covering local news, government, arts and entertainment in the Palm Springs area of California. It is published weekly on Thursday in Desert Hot Springs, California.
History
[edit]In 2008, the Desert Valley Star was started as an online newsroom. Later that year it became a newsprint tabloid which soon merged with the American Free Journal, a newsprint tabloid that had been published since 1989.
The business was located in Yucca Valley and the product circulated in the High Desert of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, but in 2009 the business relocated to Desert Hot Springs. Until 2010 it was published as two products; later that year the American Free Journal brand was dropped in order to focus on one exclusive product and the name became the Desert Star Weekly.
In April 2013, the business was sold to CommunityMedia of Orange County.
Circulation
[edit]The paper circulates in the cities and communities of Desert Hot Springs, Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Thousand Palms, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Indio, Coachella and Sky Valley, Morongo Valley, Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, Twentynine Palms, Landers and Lucerne Valley.
References
[edit]- ^ Boegle, Jimmy (January 12, 2013). "Not Worthy of Fishwrap: Desert Post Weekly a Lesson in How Not to Do a Newspaper". Coachella Valley Independent. Retrieved February 20, 2024.