New Local Media Worcester Sun to Launch on Sunday

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Sunday, August 09, 2015

GoLocalWorcester News Team

The city’s newest online news media, Worcester Sun, is set to launch on Sunday.

Founded by former Telegram and Gazette Online Director Mark Henderson, and his partner, former Sentinel & Enterprise reporter and editor at MetroWest Daily, Fred Hurlbrink, Jr., the Worcester Sun promises to provide long-form journalism that covers stories about people, places and things that aren’t being covered in Worcester.

Henderson was with the T&G for more than 20 years before leaving in June 2014 following a long list of layoffs after the paper was sold again to Halifax Media.

"If there's a silver lining in all of these cutbacks, it's that there is now a talented, experienced pool of journalists ready to try new things, but which recognizes the need for the kind of journalism that can lead to positive change. This is where the Worcester Sun comes in," said Henderson.

The Sun’s office is located at 20 Franklin Street - across the street from City Hall - in the former T&G building.

"Anyone in the media business in the past ten years, is intimately familiar with cutbacks, buyouts and layoffs. According to one survey, one-third of all newsroom jobs have been eliminated across the country since 2004," said Henderson in a video on his Kickstarter site earlier this year (the campaign has since finished). "When you give people less, the price people pay for local journalism goes up."

Access to the Sun starts at only $2 a week. Additional membership options include four week, three month, six month, and one year ($104.00).