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| format = [[Community journalism|Community Weekly]]
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| editor = Jackie Devereaux
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| language = English
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| circulation = 20,000
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| headquarters = 66538 Eighth St.<br />
| headquarters = 66538 Eighth St.<br />
[[Desert Hot Springs, CA]] 92240
[[Desert Hot Springs, CA]] 92240
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| website =[http://desertstarweekly.com/ desertstarweekly.com]
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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, California|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.


The business is located and published in [[Desert Hot Springs, California]] as a newspaper of general circulation.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}
The business is located and published in [[Desert Hot Springs, California]] as a weekly newspaper.


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 and Riverside Counties.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} 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.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}
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 and Riverside Counties.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} In 2008, the "Desert Valley Star" website merged with the "American Free Journal" and created a newsprint publication named the ''Desert Valley Star'' and added an Internet website for the Journal. {{citation needed|date=February 2013}}


==Publication details==
==Publication details==
Newspapers are distributed every Thursday. The ''Desert Star Weekly'' is a [[Community journalism|community paper]] with a circulation of 20,000.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} The website offers conventional individual story web pages plus a page-flipper that mimics the printed product.
Newspapers are distributed every Thursday. The ''Desert Star Weekly'' is a [[community paper]] with a circulation of 11,000.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} The website offers conventional individual story web pages plus a page-flipper that mimics the printed product.


The paper products are distributed to 698 locations throughout the desert region including public libraries, city halls, retail and civic centers.{{cn|date=February 2013}}
The paper products are distributed to 698 locations throughout the desert region including public libraries, city halls, retail and civic centers.{{cn|date=February 2013}}


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The ''Desert Star Weekly'' 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]].
The ''Desert Star Weekly'' 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{{Dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2012}} 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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The ''Desert Star Weekly'' 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]]. The ''Desert Valley Star'' established 2008,{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} is also sometimes referred to as ''The Desert Star Weekly'' began publication in 2008 and has continuously published a weekly newsprint newspaper and updated Internet webpages.<ref>[http://desertstarweekly.com/past-issues-archives-bookshelf/ Archive of Past Issues]{{Dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[The Desert Sun]]'' – a Coachella Valley daily newspaper published in Palm Springs
* ''[[Desert Magazine]]'' – a monthly regional magazine once published in Palm Desert


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:01, 25 February 2013

Desert Star Weekly
TypeTabloid
FormatCommunity Weekly
PublisherRichard "Mike" Perry
EditorJackie Devereaux
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters66538 Eighth St.
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
Circulation11,000
Website[1]

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 business is located and published in Desert Hot Springs, California as a weekly newspaper.

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 and Riverside Counties.[citation needed] In 2008, the "Desert Valley Star" website merged with the "American Free Journal" and created a newsprint publication named the Desert Valley Star and added an Internet website for the Journal. [citation needed]

Publication details

Newspapers are distributed every Thursday. The Desert Star Weekly is a community paper with a circulation of 11,000.[citation needed] The website offers conventional individual story web pages plus a page-flipper that mimics the printed product.

The paper products are distributed to 698 locations throughout the desert region including public libraries, city halls, retail and civic centers.[citation needed]

The Desert Star Weekly 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

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