The Chronicle Herald is a broadsheet Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet newspaper was the Dutch Courante uyt Italien, published in Halifax, Nova Scotia The City of Halifax was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County, and was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996. It is no longer an incorporated city and is a community of HRM. The largest newspaper company in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Canadian province located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. Its capital, Halifax, is a major economic centre of the region. Nova Scotia is the second-smallest province in Canada with an area of 55,284 square kilometres (21,300 sq mi). Its population of 940,397 as of 2009 makes it, The Chronicle Herald is also the highest circulation newspaper in the Atlantic provinces Atlantic Canada, also known as the Atlantic provinces, is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec: the three Maritime provinces – New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island – and Newfoundland and Labrador. The population of the Atlantic provinces was 2,337,561 as of 2009 and is currently the largest independently owned newspaper company in Canada Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area and its common border with the United States to the south and northwest is the longest in the world. The paper is owned by the Dennis family of Halifax.
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History
- Founded in 1874 as The Morning Herald, it quickly became one of Halifax's main newspapers. The same company also owned the Evening Mail, which was published in the afternoon.
- The main competitors were the Chronicle in the morning, and the Star in the afternoon.
- By 1949 both sets of papers had merged to become The Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star respectively.
- In 1998 the company began producing a Sunday edition called The Sunday Herald. In 2004 The Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star were merged to form the single The Chronicle Herald.
- In January 2004, The Chronicle Herald became the first newspaper in Canada, and one of only several in the world, to operate a WIFAG offset press. This development led to an increased use of colour, as well as changes in font and styling.
- In October 2008, The Chronicle Herald was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers Canada's Top 100 Employers is an annual competition that recognizes the best places in Canada to work. First held in 1999, the project aims to single out the employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional working conditions and progressive human resources policies. Winners are announced each October in Maclean's magazine and" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's Maclean's is a Canadian weekly news magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events newsmagazine.[1]
- On February 3, 2009, the paper laid off 24 employees representing approximately one quarter of its newsroom staff but remains the largest newsroom east of Montreal. These cuts also impacted the production department where 9 employees were laid off. The layoffs were the result of a decline in advertising due to the distress of the current economic situation.[2]
Trivia
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- The Chronicle Herald's now-deactivated press room at its Argyle Street headquarters was used in 2001 to film scenes used in The Shipping News.
- The Chronicle Herald's editorial cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon has won numerous national and international awards for his distinctive work.
- In 2006, a comment made by a Halifax Herald reporter prompted a walk out at Richmond Academy in Louisdale, after the reporter accused students of racism towards the native students.[citation needed]
- On June 16, 2008, The Chronicle Herald published the final edition of its Mayflower TV supplement, replacing it with an expanded daily TV grid and online listings in partnership with Tribune Media, which supplied the Mayflower TV listings for many years.
References
- ^ "Reasons for Selection, 2009 Canada's Top 100 Employers Competition". http://www.eluta.ca/top-employer-halifax-herald.
- ^ "Downturn hitting home". http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1104943.html.
External links
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