The Daily News (Texas)
Texas' Oldest Newspaper | ||
OCLC number 55942695 | | |
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The Daily News,
History
On April 11, 1842,
During the Civil War, the Daily News was briefly published in
On Sunday November 7, 2004, The Daily News absorbed the Texas City Sun, a smaller sister publication that had been founded in 1912 and was based in Texas City, Texas.[6]
Awards
The paper has won first place awards from the Associated Press and the Texas Press Association in editorial writing, headline writing and general excellence, as well as breaking news articles.[7][8]
Today
In November 2011 the paper dropped the "Galveston County" moniker and returned to its original name, The Daily News.
It is Southern Newspapers' flagship publication and has a circulation of 33,000 in 2008.[9] [when?]It has a weekday circulation of approx. 14,200 and a weekend circulation of approx.14,900.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "2023 Texas Newspaper Directory". Texas Press Association. Archived from the original on 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ a b Graham, Patrick (November 24, 2011). "The Daily News gets a bold new look". The Daily News. Archived from the original on November 25, 2011.
- ^ a b "The History of The Galveston County Daily News". Galveston County Daily News. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005.
- ^ a b c d "The Daily News: We did it here first". Galveston County Daily News. Archived from the original on March 20, 2005.
- ^ a b c Darst, Maury. "Galveston News". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ "Galveston, Texas City papers to merge / Advertising, revenue declines led to the deal, which becomes official Nov. 7". Houston Chronicle (archive). October 18, 2004. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011.
- ^ Daily News wins 15 awards at state APME convention
- ^ Daily News wins general excellence award
- ^ "Daily News wins TPA awards". The Daily News. June 24, 2008. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.