Boston Herald
Boston Herald is an American daily newspaper for the region around Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1846 and is one of the oldest newspapers in the country. Competitors in the Boston area, the Boston Globe.
The newspaper is published since 1981 in a tabloid format. Owner is the company Herald Media Inc. Publisher is currently Patrick J. Purcell. The average paid circulation of the Boston Herald is located at 113 798 weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 93 281 at 85 828 copies.
History
The Boston Herald in 1846 was founded by a group of Boston printers. The printer came together John A. French & Co. The first editor was William O. Eaton. This positioned the newspaper as
" The Herald will be independent in politics and religion; liberal, industrious, enterprising, critically Concerned with literacy and dramatic matters, and diligent in its mission to report and analyze the news, local and global. "
1861, shortly before the start of the Civil War, the Sunday Herald, founded and edited. The Boston Traveler in 1912 and taken out to give an early and late edition until 1967. The Boston Traveler was founded in 1825 as a newspaper for stagecoach travelers. In 1967, he was renamed Boston Herald Traveler.
In 1972, the independence of the Boston Herald ended after the sale to the Hearst Corporation. The Hearst Corporation merged its newspapers to Boston Record American / Herald Traveler. In September 1981, the publication format of The Boston Herald American was switched to tabloid.
- The Daily Advertiser founded in 1813 Independent Chronicle, founded in 1768
- Afternoon Record in 1884
William Hearst took over in 1917 and 1921 The Daily Advertiser Afternoon record. The Afternoon Record was the first newspaper in New England, published in tabloid format. 1938, the newspapers have been renamed:
- Daily Advertiser → Daily Record,
- Record Afternoon Evening → American,
- The American Sunday Advertiser →
1961 merged Daily Record and Evening American to Record American. Three years later, the Sunday Advertiser his appearance on a tabloid format.
Shortly after the merger to American Record / Herald Traveler, the Hearst Corporation in 1982 sought a buyer for the newspaper. The News Corporation, represented by Rupert Murdoch, the newspaper took over on 20 December 1982. Was preceded by an announcement on 27 November 1982 that on 3 December 1982, the newspaper is set. The reason given for monthly losses of one million dollars. For the acquisition of the News Corporation Hearst Corporation paid a million dollars in cash and the future profits of the publishing seven million Dollar.Die News Corporation sold the newspaper in February 1994 to the editor and staff Patrick Purcell.