The Gadsden Times is a daily newspaper serving Gadsden, Alabama, and the surrounding area in northeastern Alabama.
 The Gadsden Times, September 2, 2008 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Gannett |
| Publisher | Glen Porter |
| Editor | Greg Bailey |
| Founded | 1866 |
| Headquarters | 401 Locust Street Gadsden, Alabama 35902 |
| Circulation | 7,384 (as of 2018)[1] |
| Website | gadsdentimes |
The Times was owned by Halifax Media Group.[2] Before that, the newspaper was a member of the New York Times Regional Media Group, a subsidiary of the New York Times Company,[3] through the corporate entity of NYT Holdings, Inc., an Alabama corporation.[4] The New York Times Company acquired the Times in 1985 from the Public Welfare Foundation, a charitable entity.[5] The Times had been donated to that foundation by its owner Edward Marsh, along with other newspapers he owned, before his death in 1964.[6]
In 2015, Halifax was acquired by New Media Investment Group,[7] and in November 2019, New Media amalgamated with Gannett.
Of the 25 daily newspapers published in Alabama, the Times has the ninth highest daily circulation.[8]
The Times has received several awards over the years from area journalistic groups, such as the Alabama Press Association, the Alabama Sports Writers Association, and the Alabama Associated Press Managing Editors.[9][10][11]
The Times website provides local news coverage, as well as local forum and lifestyle pages. In addition to its editorial offices in Gadsden, the Times maintains a state capital bureau in Montgomery.[12]
References
edit- ^ "2018 Legacy NEWM Annual Reports" (PDF). investors.gannett.com. 2018.
- ^ Halifax Media purchases 16 newspapers Archived 2012-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Resources". cjr.org. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ New York Times Company, Securities and Exchange Commission 2007 Form 10K, February 26, 2008, p. 104
- ^ "Times Co. In Pact for 3 Dailies". The New York Times. 1985-01-15. p. D21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ PR Newswire, January 14, 1985
- ^ New Media Announces Agreement to Acquire Halifax Media Group for $280.0 Million Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Alabama Press Association: 2008 Ratesheet Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Alabama APME Contest Winners," Mobile Press-Register, May 4, 2008, p. B2
- ^ "News Wins Awards," The Birmingham News, June 26, 2000, p. 1D
- ^ "The News Wins Award for Child Abuse Series," The Birmingham News, May 18, 1997, p. 16A
- ^ "Staff Listing". GadsdenTimes.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
External links
edit- Official website
- Today's The Gadsden Times front page at the Freedom Forum website
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