Hearst Connecticut Media Group shifts daily newspaper into weekly publication

Norwalk-headquartered Hearst Connecticut Media Group has announced it is ending the daily publication of The Register Citizen newspaper in Torrington and will transition the publication into a weekly newspaper.

The Register Citizen was founded in 1874 and acquired by Hearst in 2017. It is currently the only daily newspaper serving Litchfield County.

In an unattributed statement published on The Register Citizen”™s website, the Hearst management insisted the switch in publishing schedules came as “reader preferences continue to shift to online and industry headwinds create challenges for carrier delivery.”

The last date for the daily edition of The Register Citizen will be March 12, and the company added that subscribers to the print edition will be able to access daily news coverage on the RegisterCitizen.com website.

With the change in status for The Register Citizen, Hearst’s Connecticut-based daily newspaper line-up will now consist of the Bridgeport-based Connecticut Post, Greenwich Time, Middletown Press, New Haven Register, News-Times, Norwalk Hour and Stamford Advocate