Ottawa Sun
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| Type | Dailynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Postmedia |
| Editor-in-chief | Michelle Richardson |
| Deputy editor | Keith Bonnell |
| Founded | 1983 as Sunday Herald, 1988 as the Sun |
| Headquarters | 1101 Baxter Road Ottawa,Ontario K2C 3M4 |
| Circulation | 45,442 weekdays 36,297 Saturdays 38,456 Sundays (as of 2011)[1] |
| ISSN | 0843-2570 |
| OCLCnumber | 19898585 |
| Website | www.ottawasun.com |
TheOttawa Sunis a daily newspaper inOttawa,Ontario,Canada.It is published bySun Media.It began publication in 1983 as theOttawa Sunday Herald,until it was acquired by (then) Toronto Sun Publishing Corporation in 1988.[2][3]In April 2015, Sun Media papers were acquired byPostmedia.[4]
A Sunday edition of the newly namedOttawa Sunbegan publication on September 4, 1988 and a daily publication started on November 7, 1988.[3]As with its sister papers, it has a "Sunshine Girl"feature, although in the past it also contained a" Sunshine Boy "feature.
Past editors includePeter WorthingtonandMark Bonokoski.The current editor-in-chief since 2016 is formermanaging editorof theMontreal Gazette,Michelle Richardson.[5]Its editorials are often consideredconservative-leaning.[6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^"Daily Newspaper Circulation Statement for the 12 Month Period Ended December 2011".Toronto:Canadian Circulations Audit Board.RetrievedApril 2,2012.
- ^Sherring, Susan (28 November 2015)."Sunday Herald's founder Marc Charlebois' 'moxie' remembered".Ottawa Sun.Retrieved2 March2019.
- ^abSherring, Susan (7 September 2013)."Quarter-century in blink of an eye for the Ottawa Sun".Ottawa Sun.Retrieved2 March2019.
- ^National Post Staff (6 October 2014)."Postmedia buys Sun Media's English titles for $316-million - including flagship Toronto Sun".National Post.Retrieved2 March2019.
- ^Crawford, Blair (8 March 2016)."Editor-in-chief appointed to lead merged Citizen/Sun newsroom".Ottawa Citizen.Retrieved2 March2019.
- ^Prentice, Michael (23 July 2017)."Prentice: Enough with the left-wing bias, Ottawa Citizen".Ottawa Citizen.Retrieved2 March2019.
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