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| Richmond Times-Dispatch | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Richmond, Va. |
| Type: | News Media |
| Top official: | Kelly Till, President and Publisher[1] |
| Founder(s): | James A. Cowardin[2] |
| Year founded: | 1850[2] |
| Website: | Official website |
Contents
- 1 Circulation
- 2 History
- 3 Editorial positions
- 3.1 Presidential endorsem*nts
- 3.2 2016 presidential endorsem*nt
- 3.3 Candidates
- 4 Noteworthy events
- 5 Recognition
- 6 Contact
- 7 See also
- 8 External links
- 9 Footnotes
The Richmond Times-Dispatch is a daily newspaper covering news and events in Richmond, Virginia.[3] It is owned by Lee Enterprises, Inc.[4]
Circulation
As October 2022, the paper had approximately 37,000 print subscribers and 22,000 paid digital ones.[5]
History
The Richmond Times-Dispatch was first published in 1850 as the Daily Dispatch by James A. Cowardin, "boasting 4-pages for just a penny."[6] In 1886, Lewis Ginter founded a rival paper, The Daily Times, which he gave to his friend and attorney, Joseph Bryan, in 1887. In 1890, Bryan changed the newspaper’s name to the Richmond Times. By 1896, Bryan acquired The Manchester Leader and launched the Evening Leader. In 1903, Bryan came to an agreement with rival paper owner John Williams who owned both the Richmond Dispatch and the Richmond News. Bryan and Williams consolidated two of their papers, the Richmond Times and the Richmond Dispatch, into the Richmond Times-Dispatch under Bryan’s ownership. After Bryan's death, his son, John Stewart Bryan, succeeded him as publisher of the Times-Dispatch.[2]
In 1940, the Times-Dispatch and a competitor, The News Leader, formed Richmond Newspapers Inc. The Bryan family held majority share in the company. After John Stewart Bryan's death in 1944, his son, D. Tennant Bryan, was named president and publisher of both the Times-Dispatch and the News Leader. By 1969, Media General merged with Richmond Newspapers, Inc., incorporating the newspaper company as its wholly owned subsidiary. In 1978, J. Stewart Bryan III succeeded his father as publisher of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the News Leader. During 1992, the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the News Leader merged into a single morning publication under the Times-Dispatch name. In 2012, the Times-Dispatch, TimesDispatch.com, Richmond.com, Richmond Suburban News and other affiliated publications and websites were sold by Media General to World Media Enterprises, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.[2] Berkshire Hathaway published the paper under the umbrella of BH Media Group - Virginia.[7] Lee Enterprises, Inc. acquired BH Media Group in 2020.[8]
Editorial positions
The following list is a sampling of the paper's editorial positions available on Ballotpedia:
Presidential endorsem*nts
2016 presidential endorsem*nt
✓ The Richmond Times-Dispatch endorsed Gary Johnson for the 2016 presidential general election. The Richmond Times-Dispatch endorsed Marco Rubio for the Republican presidential primary.[9][10]
- See also: Endorsem*nts for Gary Johnson
The editorial board of the Richmond Times-Dispatch endorsed Republican nominees in every presidential election from 2000 to 2012.[11][12][13]
The paper ended its practice of making political endorsem*nts in 2018.[14]
Candidates
- United States Senate elections in Virginia, 2014, Endorsed Ed Gillespie[15]
- Virginia gubernatorial election, 2017, Endorsed Ed Gillespie[16]
Noteworthy events
In 2010, the Times-Dispatch launched "PolitiFact Virginia" in partnership with PolitiFact.com, a Pulitzer Prize-winning website affiliated with the Tampa Bay Times. Reporters and researchers from the Times-Dispatch researched statements by Virginia elected officials, candidates "and anyone else who speaks up on matters of public importance" and then rate the verity of those statements.[2]
Recognition
In 1948, Virginius Dabney of the Richmond Times-Dispatch won the Pulitzer Prize "for distinguished editorial writing during the year."[17] In 2003, columnist Mark Holmberg was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in commentary "for his thought-provoking, strongly reported columns on a broad range of topics."[18] The Times-Dispatch won nine first place awards in the annual Virginia Press Association competition in 2015.[19]
In 2021, columnist Michael Paul Williams won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his writing on the movement to dismantle Confederate monuments in Richmond.[20]
Contact
Richmond Times-Dispatch
300 E. Franklin St.
Richmond, Va. 23293
Phone: (804) 649-6000
See also
- Virginia
- Richmond, Va.
- Virginia media
- Media influencers
External links
- Richmond Times-Dispatch website
- Berkshire Hathaway Media Group website
- Richmond Times-Dispatch Facebook account
- Richmond Times-Dispatch Twitter account
Footnotes
- ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Kelly Till named president and publisher of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the first woman to lead the organization in its 172-year history," Jane 6, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Richmond Times-Dispatch, "The history of the Richmond Times-Dispatch," February 6, 2014
- ↑ Mondo Times, "Richmond Times-Dispatch," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ Lee Enterprises, "Brands," accessed November 3, 2022
- ↑ Axios, "Richmond Times-Dispatch subscription woes," October 12, 2022
- ↑ NBC 12 News, "Chronicling the Richmond Times-Dispatch's history," May 22, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbhmg - ↑ Richmond-Times Dispatch, "Lee Enterprises completes acquisition of The Times-Dispatch and other newspapers," March 16, 2022
- ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Rubio for president: Now's your last chance," February 27, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Richmond newspaper endorses Johnson," September 4, 2016
- ↑ The American Presidency Project, "2012 General Election editorial endorsem*nts by major newspapers," November 5, 2012
- ↑ George Washington University, "Endorsem*nts by newspapers and magazines," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ George Washington University, "Endorsem*nts by newspapers and magazines," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ The Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Final RTD endorsem*nt splits the ticket," October 27, 2018
- ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Gillespie for Senate," October 26, 2014
- ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Editorial: The Richmond Times-Dispatch endorses Ed Gillespie for governor," October 27, 2017
- ↑ The Pulitzer Prizes, "1948 Pulitzer Prizes," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ The Pulitzer Prizes, "The 2003 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Commentary," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Times-Dispatch wins VPA awards," April 18, 2015
- ↑ The Pulitzer Prizes, "Michael Paul Williams of the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch," accessed November 3, 2022
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