The News-Times
Circulation 20,473 Daily | 30,637 Sunday (as of 2007)[1] | |
Website | newstimes.com |
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The News-Times is a daily newspaper based in
The paper covers Danbury, a city in Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut, as well as portions of Litchfield County including the towns of Brookfield, New Fairfield, Newtown, Bethel, Ridgefield, Redding, Roxbury, New Milford, Sherman, Kent, Bridgewater, Washington and Southbury.
The News-Times also owns and operates The Greater New Milford Spectrum, a weekly newspaper that covers New Milford, Sherman, Kent, Washington, Bridgewater, and Roxbury.
News coverage
When it comes to covering different news stories, The News-Times reports on stories at the local,[2] state, and even national level. Most crime stories that are published by The News-Times are often about events that occurred in the greater Danbury area. Their crime stories range from break-ins to homicides.
The paper's local news coverage ranges from town politics, to infrastructure, to city traditions and events. The News-Times also reports on major stories that take place throughout the state of Connecticut, as well as stories of national interest that have Connecticut roots in them.
History
The News-Times was founded on September 8, 1883 as the Danbury Evening News by
Five months later, on April 1, 2007, the newspaper, along with the weekly Spectrum, was sold for
Dean Singleton, chairman and chief executive officer of MediaNews, told News-Times employees the paper would remain independent of the larger Connecticut Post, even though the Danbury paper’s publisher will report to the publisher of the Post, The News-Times reported. MediaNews announced that it will also buy the News-Times building at 333 Main Street, which had not been part of the sale to Community Newspaper Holdings.[4]
On August 8, 2008 the Hearst Corporation acquired the
In 2018, The News-Times editorial office moved from 333 Main Street to 345 Main Street in Danbury.[6]
References
- Audit Bureau of Circulations"e-circ" data for six months ending March 31, 2007. Accessed September 12, 2007.
- ^ "Local". NewsTimes. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "CNHI to Acquire 6 Dailies from Dow Jones" Archived 2012-12-09 at archive.today, press release, November 1, 2006, accessed January 14, 2007.
- ^ Chuvala, Bob. "News-Times Sold Again" Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Fairfield County Business Journal, April 9, 2007. Accessed April 14, 2007.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Smith, Jacqueline (2018-12-02). "Jacqueline Smith: We've moved, but remain connected". NewsTimes. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
External links
- Official website
- The News-Times on Facebook
- The News-Times on Twitter