EDITORIAL: The March of digitization
Published 11:15 am Saturday, July 25, 2026
Time stops for no one. A law of life is that we all must adapt to survive and, indeed, to thrive. Change brings both challenge and opportunity, as the Quincy Herald-Whig has been reporting to this region for nearly two centuries.
The newspaper business is evolving. New generations are consuming news in new ways, and we recognize that we must catch the wave, or risk being submerged beneath it. In a word, the change is digitization.
Like all businesses, we’ve seen soaring costs, especially in printing and distributing the printed newspapers. In response to that, you will notice we are doing away with our TV Book insert. Another response is that we will continue to lean more into being a hybrid print and digital news operation.
This means that our print editions may become a little slimmer, but at the same time we will offer digital exclusives not included in the paper version. We are also thinking about expanding into new platforms, as we have done with the relaunch of news services on X, the former Twitter. Video and other innovations are on the horizon.
In short, we will continue to embrace change, and we keenly hope that our readers do as well. We invite you to explore our coverage on whig.com and across our social media platforms, where breaking news lives alongside the deeply reported print edition.
We do recognize that, while change has its virtues, sometimes the old ways are best. For us, that means reaffirming our commitment to nonpartisan, accurate, and credible information to serve the entire community.
In a world of confusion and misinformation, our readers will be the ones possessing the verified facts, rising above the din. We are still how you know. On that point, there will be no change whatsoever.
