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Baguio Midland Courier closes 77-year chapter

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Kennedy Caacbay

ABS-CBN News

<p>BAGUIO CITY, Philippines -- Baguio Midland Courier, a cornerstone of journalism in Northern Luzon, has released its final edition on Sunday, July 21.</p><p>The community newspaper started sweeping the streets on April 1947 and has continuously served as a trustworthy source of information in Baguio, extending to the whole of Cordillera Administrative Region.</p><p>Up until today.</p><p>BMC will cease its operations starting July 22, Publisher and Chief Operations Officer Gloria Antoinette Hamada previously announced in a Facebook post.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/6/30/baguio-midland-courier-to-cease-operations-after-77-years-1310">READ: Baguio Midland Courier to cease operations after 77 years</a></div><p>Leia Castro-Margate, a senior lecturer from the College of Arts in Communication at the University of the Philippines Baguio who also did research about community journalists in the city, said reading Midland&#x27;s news has been part of Baguio locals&#x27; weekly routine.</p><p>She likened losing the services of Midland to losing a family member.</p><p>&quot;Midland is a Sunday habit. If you grew up in Baguio, you would have grown up with it. So you see the loss feels personal to many. Like losing a family member,&quot; Castro-Margate told ABS-CBN News.</p><p>The journalism lecturer also discussed Midland&#x27;s role in the City of Pines and beyond.</p><p>&quot;It is a brand name that people trust. Sa personal or family level bago nauso ang social media, you use Midland for important announcements: pumasa ka ng exams, grumaduate, kinasal, namatay, pinaghahatian ang estate etc. Each locality needs a paper for legal notices to be published in. Siyempre yung news, kelangan mo ng trustworthy source,&quot; Castro-Margate, also a former assistant publisher for BMC, explained.</p><p>The closure was brought upon by unprecedented challenges -- a trend experienced by newspapers around the globe -- according to the publication.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/16/facebook-other-traditional-socmed-platforms-wane-as-news-sources-in-ph-704">READ: Facebook, other traditional socmed platforms wane as news sources in PH—Digital News Report 2024</a></div><p>In a statement posted Saturday, Midland&#x27;s management and staff thanked their readers for supporting the publication for almost eight decades.</p><p>&quot;The management and staff of the Midland Courier under the Hamada Printers &amp; Publishers’ Corp. wish to thank all our esteemed readers, advertisers, and supporters for being with us for the past 77 years. Maraming, maraming salamat po!&quot;</p><p>The City Government of Baguio has passed Resolution 430-2024, expressing its &quot;profoundest appreciation&quot; to the community newspaper for its contributions in their locality.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/5/17/how-high-is-the-interest-in-ai-in-the-philippines-google-answers-1939">READ: How high is the interest in AI in the Philippines? Google answers</a></div>

<p>Baguio Midland Courier, a cornerstone of journalism in Northern Luzon, has released its final edition on Sunday, July 21.</p>

Baguio Midland Courier, a cornerstone of journalism in Northern Luzon, has released its final edition on Sunday, July 21.