Day of Design: 20 Years of Newspaper Design

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Va.

The Roanoke Times is the primary newspaper in Southwestern Virginia and is based in Roanoke, Va. It is published by Landmark Media Enterprises. The Roanoke Times has an office in Richmond, Va., and maintains a bureau in Christiansburg, Va., covering the eastern New River Valley and Virginia Tech.

According to the 2011 Scarborough “Ranker Report,” The Roanoke Times ranks fifth in the country in terms of percentage of adults reading a newspaper on weekdays in that newspaper’s coverage area.

Source: Wikipedia

THEN

1993

120,000 circulation

115 staff

1993 Frontpage
The Roanoke Times front page from Feb. 10, 1993
NOW

2013

69,883 circulation

N/A staff

2013 Frontpage
The Roanoke Times front page from Feb. 10, 2013 (Or Feb. 8 page)