The Daily News (Batavia)

The Daily News (Batavia)
Batavia daily news., December 16, 1880, Page 1, Image 1.
Type Daily Newspaper, except Sunday
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Johnson Newspaper Corporation
Publisher Michael Messerly
Editor John Anderson
Founded 1878
Headquarters Batavia, New York, United States
Circulation 10,500
Website www.thedailynewsonline.com

The Daily News is an American newspaper serving Batavia, NY and surrounding environs.[1] Originally billed as the "Official Paper of the Village", it was known as The Batavia Daily News from 1879 through1881, and the "Daily Morning News" from 1878 to 1879.[2]

Published from the county seat of Genesee county, the paper also serves portions of neighboring Wyoming and Orleans counties. It publishes six days a week, Monday through Saturday. Its circulation estimate is 10,500 copies, and it is currently owned by Johnson Newspaper Corporation.[3]

History

The Daily News began publication on June 25, 1878.[4] From 1881 to 1938, G.S. Griswold served as publisher along with partner McWain.[5] A prominent member of the community, he was one of the charter members of the Associated Press and its one-time president.[5]

In 1897, the Daily News bought The Batavian, a rival weekly that had operated since 1868.[6] Enlarging it, they turned it from an independent paper to a Republican one.[6]

In 1984, The Daily News won a USA Today printing contract.[7] The contract allowed regional printing of USA Today serving Western New York, and resulted in a printing plant expansion.

In September 2017, John Anderson replaced Tiffany Towner as the managing editor of the paper.

A 2009 poll in The Batavian, another local paper, indicated that 37.2% of respondents felt that partisanship did not figure into The Daily News' coverage, while 23.4% of respondents felt it leaned Republican, and 17.9% felt it leaned Democrat. 21.1% answered "not sure."[8]

Awards and Recognition

Tiffany Towner, a former managing editor at The Daily News, was selected for Editor & Publisher's 2017 "25 under 35" list of the “next generation of newspaper publishing leaders.”[9]

In 2017, The Daily News gained recognition at the New York Press Association's Better Newspaper Awards in a number of categories, including second place in Division Three editorials and first place in Division Three feature photos.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Batavia Daily News". Mondo Times. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "About Batavia daily news". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Batavia Daily News newspaper - MondoTimes.com". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  4. ↑ "Batavia Daily News Marks Anniversary". The Daily Messenger. 26 June 1948.
  5. 1 2 "Death Takes G.S. Griswold, Publisher of Batavia News". Democrat and Chronicle. 26 February 1938. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Batavia Daily News Purchases the Plant of the Weekly Batavian". Democrat and Chronicle. 1 January 1897. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Gannet to Print USA Today in Genesee County". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Daily News". The Batavian. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  9. ↑ Yang, Nu (3 April 2017). "E&P's 25 Under 35 2017: The Next Generation is Ready to Take the Baton". Editor & Publisher.
  10. ↑ "New York Press Association 2017 Better Newspaper Contest" (PDF). New York Press Association. New York Press Association.
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