Newspapers originally replaced town criers as a primary source of news to prevent severe information shortages during laryngitis season. Enjoy a steady flow of knowledge with today's Groupon: for $23, you get a 26-week Thursday–Sunday subscription to the Middletown Journal (a $45.54 value). New subscribers can redeem their Groupons by visiting the Middletown Journal Groupon redemption page. For a list of zip codes within the delivery area, click here.

One of the largest papers in the area, the Middletown Journal is trusted by scores of Ohioans to deliver local and national news. Twenty-six weeks of the Thursday–Sunday editions open the gates to in-demand issues, so hounded after because of the paper's information-laden, weekend-encompassing status. These four weekly editions help readers stay abreast of local events and goings-on, as well as entertainment, classifieds, weather, and weather-driven entertainment such as raindrop dodging and snowman-melting contests.

In addition to print coverage of local news, the Middletown Journal informs readers of domestic and international affairs and offers opinions on current events. Sports stories cover Ohio's favorite professional baseball, football, and underwater lacrosse teams, and also lend a keen journalistic eye to local high-school athletics. These editions of the Middletown Journal offer a readable connection to the week’s most relevant happenings, which is preferable to experiencing all happenings through extreme sensory astral projection.