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The Belleville News-Democrat is a daily newspaper in Belleville, Illinois. Focusing on news that is local to the area of southwestern Illinois, it has been published under various names for 150 years. As of 2009,[update] it is published by The McClatchy Company, and is based in St. Clair County, Illinois. It publishes content in print as well as online at bnd.com.
Belleville News-Democrat
The July 27, 2009 front page of the Belleville News-Democrat
The Belleville News-Democrat was founded in 1858 as the Weekly Democrat. In the early 1860s, it merged with the Belleville News to become the Belleville News-Democrat. It was a family-owned newspaper until 1972, when it was purchased by Capital Cities Communications. When Disney acquired Capital Cities, it briefly owned the News-Democrat until Knight Ridder acquired the newspaper in 1997. McClatchy acquired the paper in 2006 with its purchase of Knight Ridder.
Beginning Oct. 30, 2023, the paper will have its print days reduced to two a week, Wednesdays and Sundays, and be delivered by U.S Postal.[2]
Distinctionedit
The Belleville News-Democrat has been featured on the television programs 60 Minutes, Dateline and Nightline, as an example of investigative reporting.[3] In 2003, an article in Editor & Publisher called the News-Democrat one of "Ten newspapers that do it right" under the leadership of former publisher, Gary Berkeley, and former editor, Greg Edwards. It is also the only newspaper in Illinois or Missouri to grow net paid circulation for ten years in a row, and is a frequent winner in state and regional journalism awards.
In 2007, News-Democrat reporters Beth Hundsdorfer and George Pawlaczyk won the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for "Lethal Lapses", a series investigating errors of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services that resulted in the deaths of 53 children.[4]
The newspaper employs approximately 280 people, plus about 75 at its weekly ancillary papers. The newsroom staff consists of 26 reporters, 12 editors, seven copy editors, four photographers, three newsroom assistants and an editorial cartoonist, (see: Glenn McCoy).
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For the Kentucky newspaper see News Democrat amp Leader This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Belleville News Democrat news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2012 The Belleville News Democrat is a daily newspaper in Belleville Illinois Focusing on news that is local to the area of southwestern Illinois it has been published under various names for 150 years As of 2009 update it is published by The McClatchy Company and is based in St Clair County Illinois It publishes content in print as well as online at bnd com Belleville News DemocratThe July 27 2009 front pageof the Belleville News DemocratTypeDaily newspaperFormatBroadsheetOwner s The McClatchy CompanyEditorJeffry CouchFounded1858Headquarters120 South Illinois St Belleville IL 62220 2130United StatesCirculation14 133 Daily40 829 Sunday as of 2020 1 Websitebnd wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Distinction 3 Staff 4 Other publications 5 Counties served 5 1 Illinois 5 2 Missouri 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe Belleville News Democrat was founded in 1858 as the Weekly Democrat In the early 1860s it merged with the Belleville News to become the Belleville News Democrat It was a family owned newspaper until 1972 when it was purchased by Capital Cities Communications When Disney acquired Capital Cities it briefly owned the News Democrat until Knight Ridder acquired the newspaper in 1997 McClatchy acquired the paper in 2006 with its purchase of Knight Ridder Beginning Oct 30 2023 the paper will have its print days reduced to two a week Wednesdays and Sundays and be delivered by U S Postal 2 Distinction editThe Belleville News Democrat has been featured on the television programs 60 Minutes Dateline and Nightline as an example of investigative reporting 3 In 2003 an article in Editor amp Publisher called the News Democrat one of Ten newspapers that do it right under the leadership of former publisher Gary Berkeley and former editor Greg Edwards It is also the only newspaper in Illinois or Missouri to grow net paid circulation for ten years in a row and is a frequent winner in state and regional journalism awards In 2007 News Democrat reporters Beth Hundsdorfer and George Pawlaczyk won the Robert F Kennedy Journalism Award for Lethal Lapses a series investigating errors of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services that resulted in the deaths of 53 children 4 On February 13 2020 The McClatchy Company and 54 affiliated companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York The company cited pension obligations and excessive debt as the primary reasons for the filing 5 6 7 Staff editThe newspaper employs approximately 280 people plus about 75 at its weekly ancillary papers The newsroom staff consists of 26 reporters 12 editors seven copy editors four photographers three newsroom assistants and an editorial cartoonist see Glenn McCoy Other publications editIt publishes separate editions in Madison County and St Clair County The News Democrat also publishes the following weekly papers The Highland News Leader Tri County Leader O Fallon Progress Command Post serving Scott Air Force Base Legal Reporter Penny SaverCounties served editIllinois edit St Clair Madison Bond Clinton Washington Monroe Marion Randolph Perry Jefferson Missouri edit St Louis St Louis CityReferences edit McClatchy Markets 2021 12 17 Archived from the original on 2021 12 17 Retrieved 2023 04 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Couch Jeffry 25 August 2023 Belleville News Democrat to change print days delivery method as digital transition evolves bnd com Retrieved 26 August 2023 60 Minutes reflects on 1993 report on Belleville amp East St Louis FOX 2 2021 06 22 Retrieved 2022 07 04 The Robert F Kennedy Award of 2007 2007 Archived from the original on August 27 2007 Retrieved August 21 2009 Ronalds Hannon Eliza 2020 02 13 Newspaper Chain McClatchy Files for Bankruptcy Protection Bloomberg Law Retrieved 2020 02 13 Publisher McClatchy Co Files For Bankruptcy Disrupting 30 Newspapers NPR org NPR Retrieved 2020 05 10 Maidenberg Micah 13 February 2020 Newspaper Publisher McClatchy Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy The Wall Street Journal Retrieved 13 February 2020 External links edit nbsp Illinois portal nbsp Journalism portal bnd com official site Official mobile website The McClatchy Company s subsidiary profile of the Belleville News Democrat the Lethal Lapses series Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Belleville News Democrat amp oldid 1186358046, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
