Boston Herald
| Boston Herald | |
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| Area of Expertise | daily newspaper |
| language | English |
| publishing company | Herald Media Inc. |
| First edition | 1846 |
| Frequency of publication | Every day |
| Sold edition | Mon-Fri 113,798, Sat.93,281, Sun.85,828 copies |
| Editor-in-chief | Joe Sciacca |
| editor | Patrick J. Purcell |
| Web link | BostonHerald.com |
| Article archive | Web archive |
| ISSN |
0738-5854 |
Boston Herald is a daily newspaper for the region around Boston , Massachusetts ( United States ). It was founded in 1846, making it one of the oldest daily newspapers in the country . Competitor in the Boston area is the Boston Globe .
The newspaper has been published in tabloid format since 1981 . Owner is the company Herald Media Inc. , publisher , Patrick J. Purcell. The average sold circulation of the Boston Herald is 113,798 on weekdays, 93,281 on Saturdays and 85,828 copies on Sundays.
Boston Herald (1846–1972)
The Boston Herald was founded in 1846 by a group of Boston printers . Printers joined John A. French & Co together. The first editor was William O. Eaton . This positioned the newspaper as
“The Herald will be independent in politics and religion; liberal, industrious, enterprising, critically concerned with literacy and dramatic matters, and diligent in its mission to report and analyze the news, local and global. "
In 1861, shortly before the start of the Civil War , the Sunday Herald was founded and published. The Boston Traveler was taken over in 1912 and published early and late in 1967. The Boston Traveler was founded in 1825 as a newspaper for stagecoach travelers. In 1967 it was renamed the Boston Herald Traveler .
After the sale to the Hearst Corporation , the independence of the Boston Herald ended in 1972. Hearst Corporation merged its Boston newspapers into Record American / Herald Traveler. In September 1981 the publication format of The Boston Herald American was switched to tabloid.
Record American (1768–1972)
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The Daily Advertiser founded in 1813
- Independent Chronicle founded in 1768
- Afternoon Record founded in 1884
- The American founded in 1904 by William Randolph Hearst
William Hearst took over The Daily Advertiser in 1917 and Afternoon Record in 1921 . The Afternoon Record was the first New England newspaper to appear in tabloid format. In 1938 the newspapers were renamed:
- Daily Advertiser → Daily Record,
- Afternoon Record → Evening American,
- The American → Sunday Advertiser
In 1961, Daily Record and Evening American merged to form Record American . Three years later, the Sunday Advertiser switched its publication format to tabloid.
Since 1972
Shortly after the merger to form Record American / Herald Traveler in 1982, Hearst Corporation was looking for a buyer for the newspaper. The News Corporation , represented by Rupert Murdoch , took over the newspaper on December 20, 1982. This was preceded by an announcement on November 27, 1982 that the newspaper would be discontinued on December 3, 1982. The reason for this are monthly losses of one million dollars . News Corporation paid Hearst Corporation $ 1 million in cash for the acquisition and $ 7 million of future profits from the publisher. The News Corporation sold the newspaper in February 1994 to editor and employee Patrick Purcell .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Company History . In: Herald Media Inc. (Ed.): The Old Boston Herald . ( heraldmedia.com [accessed November 19, 2011]).
- ↑ Audit Bureau of Circulations (ed.): ECirc . ( abcas3.accessabc.com [accessed on November 19, 2011] Enter “Herald, Boston” in the title search or “Massachusetts & Boston” in the State Selection in the search field .). abcas3.accessabc.com ( Memento of the original dated June 2, 2008) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Company History . In: Herald Media Inc. (Ed.): The Daily Advertiser . ( heraldmedia.com [accessed November 19, 2011]).
- ↑ Dudley Clendinen: Murdoch to buy Boston newspaper . In: The New York Times . November 18, 1982 ( nytimes.com [accessed November 19, 2011]).
- ^ Murdoch and another union get accord at Boston paper . In: AP (Ed.): The New York Times . November 28, 1982 ( nytimes.com [accessed November 19, 2011]).
- ^ Company History . In: Herald Media Inc. (Ed.): Today's Boston Herald . ( heraldmedia.com [accessed November 19, 2011]).
