Army Times
Encyclopedia
Army Times is a weekly newspaper serving active, reserve, guard and retired United States Army
personnel and their families, providing news, information and analysis as well as community and lifestyle features, educational supplements, and resource guides.
Army Times is published by the Gannett Government Media Corporation, which is a part of Gannett Company
(NYSE:GCI). Gannett Government Media Corporation, formerly known as Army Times Publishing Company, was purchased by Gannett in 1997 from the Times Journal Company.
Military Times newspapers are the most purchased publications in AAFES shops and defense commissaries, beating such national bestsellers as People and Time.
selling and delivering papers to the troops on the front lines during WWI. In 1921 he joined Willard Kiplinger in forming the newsletter service, the Kiplinger Agency. He sold his interest in the agency in 1933 and began publishing Happy Days, a paper written for members of the Civilian Conservation Corps
. His first order was for 400 copies and the first advertiser was GEICO
. Next, Ryder started the publication of Army Times. The first issue was published in 1940 and the company was incorporated the same year.
In 2006, the publication published an editorial calling for the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld
.
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
personnel and their families, providing news, information and analysis as well as community and lifestyle features, educational supplements, and resource guides.
Army Times is published by the Gannett Government Media Corporation, which is a part of Gannett Company
Gannett Company
Gannett Company, Inc. is a publicly-traded media holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States, near McLean. It is the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation. Its assets include the national newspaper USA Today and the weekly USA Weekend...
(NYSE:GCI). Gannett Government Media Corporation, formerly known as Army Times Publishing Company, was purchased by Gannett in 1997 from the Times Journal Company.
Military Times newspapers are the most purchased publications in AAFES shops and defense commissaries, beating such national bestsellers as People and Time.
History
Army Times founder Mel Ryder, began his newspaper career on the staff of Stars and StripesStars and Stripes (newspaper)
Stars and Stripes is a news source that operates from inside the United States Department of Defense but is editorially separate from it. The First Amendment protection which Stars and Stripes enjoys is safeguarded by Congress to whom an independent ombudsman, who serves the readers' interests,...
selling and delivering papers to the troops on the front lines during WWI. In 1921 he joined Willard Kiplinger in forming the newsletter service, the Kiplinger Agency. He sold his interest in the agency in 1933 and began publishing Happy Days, a paper written for members of the Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D...
. His first order was for 400 copies and the first advertiser was GEICO
GEICO
The Government Employees Insurance Company is an auto insurance company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that as of 2007 provided coverage for more than 10 million motor vehicles owned by more than 9 million policy holders. GEICO writes private passenger automobile insurance...
. Next, Ryder started the publication of Army Times. The first issue was published in 1940 and the company was incorporated the same year.
In 2006, the publication published an editorial calling for the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Henry Rumsfeld is an American politician and businessman. Rumsfeld served as the 13th Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford, and as the 21st Secretary of Defense from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. He is both the youngest and the oldest person to...
.
Journalist Profiles
- Richard Sandza, Managing Editor
- Kathleen Curthoys, News Editor
- John Ryan, Deputy News Editor
- Sean NaylorSean NaylorSean Naylor is a senior writer for Army Times, which is owned by Gannett Company. Born in Calgary, Canada to British parents, Naylor earned a master's degree in international relations in 1990 from Boston University. He then joined Army Times....
, Senior Writer - Jim Tice, Senior Writer
- Lance Bacon, Senior Writer
- Michelle Tan, San Antonio Bureau Chief
- Joe Gould, Staff Writer (11/2009 - current)
- Gina CavallaroGina CavallaroGina Cavallaro is an American journalist who has covered the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan.Cavallaro’s career in journalism began in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with WOSO, the island’s only English-language radio station. She then became a reporter and editor at the English-language daily...
, Staff Writer (6/2002 - 4/2010), Deputy News Editor (2/2001 - 6/2002), currently at Marine Corps TimesMarine Corps TimesMarine Corps Times is a weekly newspaper serving active, reserve and retired United States Marine Corps personnel and their families, providing news, information and analysis as well as community and lifestyle features, educational supplements, and resource guides.Marine Corps Times is published...