| Winnipeg Free Press | |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | FP Canadian Newspapers |
| Publisher | Bob Cox |
| Editor | Margo Goodhand |
| Founded | November, 1872 |
| Headquarters | 1355 Mountain Avenue , Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| Website: winnipegfreepress.com | |
The Winnipeg Free Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba. 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 Margo Goodhand is the current editor of the Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116 sq mi of North America Founded in 1872, as the Manitoba Free Press, it is the oldest newspaper in western Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It is the newspaper with the largest readership in the province.
The Free Press is regarded as the newspaper of record for Winnipeg and Manitoba. A newspaper of record is a colloquialism that generally refers to a Newspaper that meets at least one of two criteria high standards of Journalism, the It also provides coverage of national, international, sports, business, and entertainment news. Various consumer-oriented features such as homes and automobiles appear on a weekly basis. The newspaper's main competition is the Winnipeg Sun, a daily tabloid whose circulation is less than half as large. The Winnipeg Sun is a daily Tabloid -sized newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest
The Manitoba Free Press was launched November 30, 1872, by William Fisher Luxton and John A. Kenny. Luxton bought a press in New York and they rented a shack at 555 Main Street, near the present Main and James Street corner.
Free Press is a newspaper of liberal orientaiton. Its motto was and remains "Freedom of Trade, Liberty of Religion, and Equality of Civil Rights. " It became a leading daily and its sister weekly, the Prairie Farmer, became the most widely circulated farm weekly in Canada. Of 20 newspapers that started in Manitoba between 1859 and 1890, only the Free Press survived.
In 1874 the enterprise moved to a new building on Main opposite St. Mary Avenue. In 1882 it moved to a building on McDermot Avenue east of Main Street, stayed there until 1900, and then moved to a new address on McDermot and Albert Street. Because of its growth it moved in 1905 to a four-storey building at Portage and Garry. In 1913 the paper occupied the building at 300 Carlton St. and remained there for 78 years, becoming known as the old lady of Carlton Street. In 1991 the Free Press moved to its present location at 1355 Mountain Avenue in the Inkster Industrial Park.
About 1892, control of the Free Press passed to Clifford Sifton. From 1901 to 1944, John Wesley Dafoe served as editorial writer, editor-in-chief and president, earning a reputation as one of Canada's leading journalists. Dafoe fought for Western issues such as breaking the C. P. R. 's monopoly in the Prairies and lower freight rates. He actively promoted Dominion status and autonomy for Canada. In 1931 the name of the Manitoba Free Press became the Winnipeg Free Press. For much of the 20th century, the paper's main competition was the Winnipeg Tribune, a broadsheet that opened in January 1890 and was shut down by its then owner, the Southam chain, in August 1980. The Winnipeg Tribune was a metropolitan daily Newspaper serving Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from January 28, 1890
In 1979 the paper was purchased by the Thomson Corporation's stable of Canadian newspapers, which included the Globe and Mail of Toronto. This article is primarily about Thomson prior to its 2008 merger with Reuters The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities It was acquired from Thomson in 2001 by FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership, which also owns the Brandon Sun. The Brandon Sun is a daily Newspaper printed in Brandon Manitoba.
According to Canadian Newspaper Association figures, the newspaper's average weekday circulation for the 6 month period preceding March 31, 2006 was 119,082. The Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA is the national organization of newspapers in Canada, founded in 1996 This figure was 161,925 on Saturdays, and 114,966 on Sundays.
Free Press Archive
Various databases exist that provide past editions of the Free Press:
- ProQuest — May 1, 2006–current (full text), 1981–April 30, 2006 (index only)
- Fpinformart. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ca — May 21, 2002-present.
- Factiva. com
- NewspaperArchive.com — 1874–1981 - (newspaper image)
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