- Calgary Herald
Infobox_Newspaper
name =
type = Dailynewspaper
format =Broadsheet
foundation =1883
owners = CanWest Global Communications Corp.
headquarters =Calgary ,Alberta
editor =
circulation = 115,612 Daily
110,737 Sunday [cite web | title=CANADIAN NEWSPAPER - SEARCH RESULTS |publisher=Audit Bureau of Circulations |url=http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/newssearchcan.asp |format=HTML |accessdate=2008-03-17 |date=2007-09-30]
website = [http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/index.html www.calgaryherald.com]"The Calgary Herald" is a daily newspaper published in the Canadian city of
Calgary, Alberta . Its major competitor is "The Calgary Sun ".History
It was first published on
August 31 1883 by Andrew Armour and Thomas Braden as "The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate and General Advertiser". It started as a weekly paper with only four pages created on a handpress. The operation was small, with a tent by the junction of the Bow and Elbow rivers serving as the office. In 1885 the Herald became a daily but it wasn't until fall 1983 that it was published 7 days a week. Until April 1985 it was an afternoon paper but it is now delivered in the mornings. In November2000 , the Herald became part of theSoutham Newspapers (now Canwest News Service division ofCanWest Global Communications ).The Herald also publishes "Neighbours", a weekly community newspaper that is distributed with the Herald in some (but not all) parts of Calgary. In the spring of 2005, the "Herald" joined several other CanWest Global affiliates in launching "Dose", a free daily newspaper targeted at 20-something commuters; it was discontinued as a print publication after a year.
On
November 8 ,1999 , recently-unionized staff at the "Herald", including reporters, went on strike. The strike lasted until July2000 , during which many longtime "Herald" reporters left the newspaper. While some accepted a severance package, others returned to work on the condition that the union be dissolved. [http://www.wsws.org/articles/2000/jul2000/calg-j04_prn.shtml] Many seasoned journalists were replaced by inexperienced staff and it took several years for the "Herald" to rebuild its readership after the strike. Former "Herald" staff who left during or as a result of the strike can be found working for other publications, most notably the weekly business-oriented publication "Business Edge".From April 29-August 31 2008 the herald published classic front pages from 1883-2007 for its 125 anniversary.
Distribution and circulation
The "Calgary Herald" is one of two daily newspapers currently serving the Calgary area. The second is "
The Calgary Sun ". Distribution is done bysubscription , direct sale (such as atnewsstand s), or by newspaper box. The latter was the target of public debate by City Council in early 2008 when at least one alderman claimed that the newspaper boxes were responsible for increased states of litter on public transit.See also
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CanWest Global Communications References
External links
* [http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/index.html "The Calgary Herald"]
* [http://www.rrj.ca/issue/2007/summer/692/ "Ryerson Review of Journalism feature Hot Prospects"]
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