Editorials

by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (January 24, 2020) - This January I set some goals for The Lansing Journal. The over-arching goal is...

by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor Transcript I just want to let you know that when you give money to The Lansing Journal, you are doing more...

by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (January 1, 2020) - If you rely solely on the print version of The Lansing Journal for local...

by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (December 18, 2019) - “We help news organizations build financial sustainability—because the public deserves access to quality journalism.”...

Autumn Fest presents expanded advertising opportunities by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (September 16, 2019) - Thousands of people attend Autumn Fest in Lansing each...

Editorial by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (September 2018) - When The Lansing Journal launched last September, we made bold claims about "Serving Lansing's diverse...

A few facts to clarify the differences by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor 1. An ad is different from an article. A newspaper is an information delivery vehicle....

People make it possible by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (July 9, 2018) - Our friends at the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle recently posted a story about the Canadian...

by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (June 25, 2018) - It takes a community to produce a community newspaper. Advertising dollars are our main source of...

A request to our readers by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (May 12, 2018) - The Lansing Journal is a newspaper that is hyper-local in its coverage:...

Why you should subscribe to both by Melanie Jongsma LANSING, Ill. (March 2018) - News happens every day in Lansing. So The Lansing Journal publishes every...

New Year's thoughts from The Lansing Journal by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (December 31, 2017) - This is the 222nd article we have posted...

New partnership launches The Lansing Journal to meet local needs LANSING, Ill. (September 13, 2017) - “We have reduced coverage in Illinois significantly,” said a...