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 The 2007-04-03 front page of The News-Sentinel |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | Ogden Newspapers |
| Publisher | Michael J. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more Christman |
| Editor | Kerry Hubartt |
| Founded | 1833 (as The Sentinel) |
| Headquarters | 600 West Main Street Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802-1498  United States |
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| Website: FortWayne.com | |
The News-Sentinel is a Pulitzer Prize-winning daily newspaper in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Fort Wayne is a City in northeastern Indiana, United States and the County seat of Allen The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, Fort Wayne is a City in northeastern Indiana, United States and the County seat of Allen The afternoon News-Sentinel is politically independent.
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Early history
The News-Sentinel traces its origins to 1833, when The Sentinel was established as a weekly paper. The Sentinel was owned for a year and half in 1878-79 by Fort Wayne native William Rockhill Nelson who went on to found and make his fortune with The Kansas City Star. William Rockhill Nelson ( March 7, 1841 - April 13, 1915) was a Real estate developer and founder of The Kansas City Star The Kansas City Star is a McClatchy Newspaper based in Kansas City Missouri, in the United States. In 1918, The Sentinel merged with another local paper, The Fort Wayne Daily News, to form The News-Sentinel.
The Foellinger years
In 1932, Helene Foellinger[1] joined her father's newspaper, The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, as a reporter, feature writer and – after convincing her father of the need – the newspaper's first women's editor. She was a new college graduate, but she studied mathematics, not journalism. In 1935, her father named her to the board of directors, expecting her to advance into his shoes when he retired – but in October 1936, he died unexpectedly. She became the youngest publisher of a major daily newspaper in the United States, as well as one of the few females in that position. She was up to the challenge, though, increasing circulation about 20% – from 56,700 to 67,800 – in just five years.
Ernest "Ernie" Williams, a reporter early in Helene Foellinger's reign, became editor, and a number of talented reporters from The News-Sentinel went on to positions on newspapers in larger cities and in broadcast journalism.
In 1950, Foellinger formed a joint operating agreement with the rival morning newspaper, The Journal Gazette. The Newspaper Preservation Act of 1970 was an Act of the United States Congress, signed by President Richard Nixon, that authorized the formation The Journal Gazette is the morning Newspaper in Fort Wayne Indiana. Each newspaper is separately managed and has separate editorial staffs, but Fort Wayne Newspapers provides advertising sales, circulation, and printing services used by both newspapers, and in 1958, built a new printing plant with offices for both newspapers. On the strength of The News-Sentinel, they ended up with a 55% share of Fort Wayne Newspapers, and Foellinger served as president.
Awards
In 1983, the The News-Sentinel was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for "its courageous and resourceful coverage of a devastating flood in March 1982". The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, [2] It was also honoured in 1992 as the Blue Ribbon Newspaper of the Year by the Hoosier State Press Association.
Recent years
Helene Foellinger was 70, and there was no family member poised to take over The News-Sentinel, in 1980, when she sold News Publishing, along with the 55% share of Fort Wayne Newspapers, to Knight-Ridder in 1980. For the unrelated television series see Knight Rider. For other articles see Knight Rider (disambiguation Knight Ridder
In the 1980s, The News-Sentinel was still the dominant newspaper in Fort Wayne, with daily circulation in excess of 60,000, compared to about 10,000 less for The Journal Gazette. Moreover, their circulation was (and is) largely concentrated in Fort Wayne, making it especially attractive to city merchants. Circulation for large daily newspapers, particularly evening newspapers, has dropped in recent years. Today, The News-Sentinel has a daily circulation of 31,213 while The Journal Gazette has used its Sunday edition to build daily circulation to 73,058.
In 2003, a 30-year extension to the joint operating agreement was inked. At that point, Knight Ridder boosted its ownership from 55% to 75%, at a cost of $42 million.
Fort Wayne Newspapers is spending $34. 8 million to upgrade their printing presses, just west of the current plant at 600 W. Main Street.
In 1997, Knight Ridder bought The Kansas City Star, completing a circle of sorts. For the unrelated television series see Knight Rider. For other articles see Knight Rider (disambiguation Knight Ridder The Kansas City Star is a McClatchy Newspaper based in Kansas City Missouri, in the United States. Knight Ridder was bought by The McClatchy Company in June 2006. The McClatchy Company is an American Publishing company based in Sacramento California, that operates a number of Newspapers and Websites
Purchase by Ogden Newspapers
On March 14, 2006, McClatchy announced that it would sell 12 of the Knight Ridder newspapers, including The News-Sentinel, that are in markets not growing rapidly. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Current and former News-Sentinel staffers disagreed on the significance. [3][4]
Mary Jacobus, publisher of The News-Sentinel, joined The Boston Globe on January 2006 as president and general manager. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England, [5] During her four-year tenure, newsroom employment dropped 29%. Like The News-Sentinel, The Boston Globe was experiencing tough times, with 8% losses in daily and Sunday circulation in the prior year. [6]
McClatchy reached an agreement to sell The News-Sentinel to Ogden Newspapers of West Virginia. [7] Michael J. Christman, who was publishing two newspapers in Parkersburg, West Virginia was named the new publisher. The closing took place on June 27, 2006, simultaneously with the completion of McClatchy's acquisition of Knight Ridder. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ogden Newspapers is privately owned by members of the Nutting family. [8]
In the week prior to the sale, internet classified advertising giant Craigslist entered the Fort Wayne market. Craigslist is a central network of online communities featuring free online classified advertisements – with jobs internships housing personals, erotic [9]
References
- ^ Helene Foellinger profile. Retrieved on 2007-06-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year
- ^ Official Pulitzer Prize Website. Retrieved on 2007-06-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year
- ^ Leo Morris on the future. Retrieved on 2007-06-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year
- ^ Nancy Nall on the future. Retrieved on 2007-06-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year
- ^ Globe press release. Retrieved on 2007-06-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year
- ^ Herald, Globe lose readers. Retrieved on 2007-06-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year
- ^ 'Fort Wayne News-Sentinel' Appoints New Publisher. Retrieved on 2007-06-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year
- ^ "Nutting Family Agrees To Purchase Seven Springs Mountain Resort". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News
- ^ Fort Wayne makes its way onto ‘craigslist’. Retrieved on 2007-06-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year
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