The Daily News of Newburyportis an Americandaily newspapercovering northeasternEssex County, Massachusetts,USA.The newspaper is published Monday through Saturday mornings byNorth of Boston Media Group,a subsidiary ofCommunity Newspaper HoldingsInc.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Community Newspaper HoldingsInc. |
| Publisher | John Celestino |
| Editor | David Rogers |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Headquarters | 23 Liberty Street, Newburyport,Massachusetts01950,United States[1] |
| Circulation | 9,649 daily (as of 2012)[2] |
| OCLCnumber | 22410213 |
| Website | newburyportnews |
Based inNewburyport, Massachusetts,the paper also covers several neighboring cities and towns:Amesbury,Georgetown,Merrimac,Newbury,Rowley,SalisburyandWest Newbury, Massachusetts,andSeabrook, New Hampshire.
History
editAlthough it began as an independent daily in 1887, in the 21st century the paper has been part of a consolidation effort that has seen almost all theNorth Shorepapers bought by one owner, CNHI.
Essex County Newspapers was founded by Philip Saltonstall Weld, a formerInternational Herald Tribunepublisher who bought newspapers in Gloucester and Newburyport in 1952, later adding Beverly and Peabody titles. Weld was among the first small-daily publishers to endorse political candidates.[3]
By the 1980s, the chain was owned byOttaway Community Newspapers,a division ofDow Jones & Company,which also owned theCape Cod TimesandThe Standard-TimesofNew Bedford.Ottaway addedThe Salem Evening Newsto its holdings, closing the eveningBeverly TimesandPeabody Times,in 1995.[4]
The Eagle-TribuneofNorth Andover,one of Essex County Newspapers' chief competitors, bought the North Shore chain in 2002, payingUS$70 million for theGloucester Daily Times,The Daily News of NewburyportandThe Salem Evening News.Eagle-Tribuneexecutives touted the creation of a regional news organization; they also laid off some 45 staffers at the Essex County papers, including the editors of the Newburyport and Salem papers.[5]
TheEagle-Tribunechain, now the dominant daily news organization on the seacoast north ofBoston,was itself bought for an undisclosed amount of money byCommunity Newspaper Holdings,anAlabamacompany, in 2005.[6]
Richard K. Lodge was hired as managing editor in October 2016, after working as editor-in-chief for The MetroWest Daily News in Framingham, Massachusetts, since 2001. Lodge's title was changed to editor of The Daily News of Newburyport in December 2017. Lodge retired in December 2021, and was replaced as editor by Daily News reporter David Rogers.
Prices
editThe Daily Newsprices are: $1 Monday-Friday, $1.50 on Saturday. Digital subscriptions also are available.
References
edit- ^"About Us".The Daily News.Retrieved9 May2024.
- ^"FAS-FAX Report: Circulation Averages for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012".Audit Bureau of Circulations.RetrievedMay 21,2012.
- ^Palmer, Thomas. "Philip S. Weld Sr., 69, Was Publisher, Set Record in Solo Crossing of Atlantic". Obituary.The Boston Globe,November 7, 1984.
- ^"R.I. Evening Paper to Close; 3 North of Boston Combining".The Boston Globe,March 24, 1995.
- ^Gatlin, Greg. "Buyers of N. Shore Papers Ax Top Editors".Boston Herald,May 30, 2002.
- ^"Eagle-Tribune Chain Sold to Ala. Newspaper Group".The Patriot Ledger(Quincy, Mass.), July 28, 2005.