Albany Democrat-Herald
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The Albany Democrat-Herald is the daily newspaper
of Albany
, Oregon
, United States
. Lee Enterprises
owns both the Democrat-Herald and the Corvallis Gazette-Times
. The two papers publish a joint Sunday edition, the Mid-Valley Times. The newspaper covers Albany
, Lebanon
, Jefferson
, Halsey
, Tangent
, Harrisburg
, Brownsville
, Shedd
, and Sweet Home
.
The Democrat-Herald started as a political tool for one of Oregon's first senators. It was suppressed several times during the Civil War
for its Confederate
leanings before being reborn in 1865. It was first published as a weekly, then as a daily since the 1870s.
The Democrat-Herald traces its origin to the Albany Democrat newspaper, founded by Delazon Smith
in 1859. The Albany Herald began in the 1880s. Its founder later helped establish Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park
. Both the Democrat and the Herald were dailies in the 1880s and merged after the Democrat bought out the Herald for $25,000 in 1925.
George S. Turnbull, a former University of Oregon
School of Journalism professor from 1917 to 1948, was an associate editor at the newspaper after he retired from teaching. He died in 1977. The university's Portland
journalism branch is named in his honor.
The Democrat-Herald and other Oregon newspapers were bought by Capital Cities
. Disney
sold the paper to Lee Enterprises in 1998 after it bought Capital Cities. Today, the Democrat-Herald has a circulation of about 18,000.
Having always been an afternoon newspaper on weekdays with a delivery deadline of 5:30 P.M., on October 4, 2010, it became a morning paper every day with a deadline of 6:30 A.M. on weekdays and 7:00 A.M. on weekends.
Newspaper
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of Albany
Albany, Oregon
Albany is the eleventh largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, and is the county seat of Linn County. It is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem. It is...
, Oregon
Oregon
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, United States
United States
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. Lee Enterprises
Lee Enterprises
Lee Enterprises is a publicly traded American media company. It publishes 54 daily newspapers in 23 states, and more than 300 weekly, classified, and specialty publications. Lee Enterprises was founded in 1890 by A.W. Lee and is based in Davenport, Iowa....
owns both the Democrat-Herald and the Corvallis Gazette-Times
Corvallis Gazette-Times
The Corvallis Gazette-Times is a daily newspaper in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The newspaper, along with its sister publication, the Albany Democrat-Herald is owned by Lee Enterprises of Davenport, Iowa...
. The two papers publish a joint Sunday edition, the Mid-Valley Times. The newspaper covers Albany
Albany, Oregon
Albany is the eleventh largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, and is the county seat of Linn County. It is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem. It is...
, Lebanon
Lebanon, Oregon
Lebanon is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. Lebanon is located in northwest Oregon, southeast of Salem. The population was 12,950 at the 2000 census and the 2008 census data shows the population at 15,397.-Geography:...
, Jefferson
Jefferson, Oregon
Jefferson is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,487 at the 2000 census...
, Halsey
Halsey, Oregon
Halsey is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. The population was 724 at the 2000 census.-History:The city was founded in 1872, and legally incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on October 20, 1876. The city takes its name from William L...
, Tangent
Tangent, Oregon
Tangent is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. The population 1,164 as of the 2010 US census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
, Harrisburg
Harrisburg, Oregon
Harrisburg is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,795 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
, Brownsville
Brownsville, Oregon
Brownsville is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,668. It is the setting for the fictional Castle Rock, Oregon in the film Stand by Me.-History:...
, Shedd
Shedd, Oregon
Shedd is an unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon, United States on Oregon Route 99E.-History:In 1858, a community and gristmill was established about a mile and a half east of the present town of Shedd and called Boston, probably because one of the founders came from Boston,...
, and Sweet Home
Sweet Home, Oregon
Sweet Home is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. The population was 8,016 at the 2000 census. Sweet Home is sometimes referred to as the "Gateway to the Santiam Playground", due to its proximity to nearby lakes, rivers and the Cascade Mountains....
.
The Democrat-Herald started as a political tool for one of Oregon's first senators. It was suppressed several times during the Civil War
American Civil War
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for its Confederate
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
leanings before being reborn in 1865. It was first published as a weekly, then as a daily since the 1870s.
The Democrat-Herald traces its origin to the Albany Democrat newspaper, founded by Delazon Smith
Delazon Smith
Delazon Smith was a Democratic Party politician who briefly represented the state of Oregon in the U.S. Senate in 1859. He served for less than one month , making his term among the shortest on record in the Senate...
in 1859. The Albany Herald began in the 1880s. Its founder later helped establish Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park
Crater Lake National Park
Crater Lake National Park is a United States National Park located in southern Oregon. Established in 1902, Crater Lake National Park is the sixth oldest national park in the United States and the only one in the state of Oregon...
. Both the Democrat and the Herald were dailies in the 1880s and merged after the Democrat bought out the Herald for $25,000 in 1925.
George S. Turnbull, a former University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
School of Journalism professor from 1917 to 1948, was an associate editor at the newspaper after he retired from teaching. He died in 1977. The university's Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
journalism branch is named in his honor.
The Democrat-Herald and other Oregon newspapers were bought by Capital Cities
Capital Cities Communications
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. Disney
The Walt Disney Company
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sold the paper to Lee Enterprises in 1998 after it bought Capital Cities. Today, the Democrat-Herald has a circulation of about 18,000.
Having always been an afternoon newspaper on weekdays with a delivery deadline of 5:30 P.M., on October 4, 2010, it became a morning paper every day with a deadline of 6:30 A.M. on weekdays and 7:00 A.M. on weekends.
Further reading
- Chandler, Robert J. Crushing Dissent: The Pacific Coast Tests Lincoln's Policy of Suppression, 1862. Civil War History 30 (September 1984): 235-54.
- Turnbull, George. History of Oregon Newspapers. Portland: Binfords & Mort, 1939.