Fort Worth Star-Telegram to end Saturday print edition, expand Friday, Sunday papers 

To our readers:

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is changing to make sure we are able to meet the needs of our readers and the communities we serve long into the future.

Providing the news that’s essential to your life, be it breaking news, coverage of our local governments and schools, sports and watchdog journalism that holds public officials accountable, remains our primary focus.

While that mission hasn’t changed, we are seeing shifts in how our readers engage with this valued content. More and more of our customers are engaging with our local journalism online. This is not only a trend in Tarrant County, it is a widespread trend in the media industry and, in fact, all industries.

As reader habits change, we are adapting to serve them in new ways. To support these shifts, starting Feb. 22, we will no longer produce a printed newspaper on Saturdays and will launch with a Weekend Edition that includes expanded newspapers on Fridays and Sundays.

Many of the features that you enjoy on Saturday such as comics, puzzles, TV listings and local sports coverage will now appear in expanded editions in print on Friday and Sunday. On Saturdays, we will continue to publish breaking local news to our website and social media platforms, and we invite you to visit our website or eEdition, which replicates the experience of a printed newspaper online and will continue to include a Saturday edition as well as Extra Extra, Sports Xtra and more.

While a printed newspaper once was the sole means of accessing news and information, we now offer many different ways to connect with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram beyond print — on our star-telegram.com website, on mobile apps, on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and through video and newsletters. These digital platforms are accessible wherever you go and whenever you want.

We are dedicated to being your go-to source for local news and information.

As we make this transition together, we want to thank you for your loyalty and investment in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. We are dedicated to providing this community, one we care deeply about, with independent, fact-based news and solutions for local businesses that help us all thrive and grow for many years to come.

This is another step to make progress toward this goal.

Thank you.

— Ryan Mote, Publisher, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram