The Cambridge Daily Banner is a local newspaper

Newspaper

A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...

 published in Cambridge, Maryland

Cambridge, Maryland

Cambridge is a city in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,326 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dorchester County and the county's largest municipality...

. The newspaper is owned by Independent News Papers, Inc.

Overview

The Cambridge Daily Banner is the eastern shore's oldest daily newspaper. Independent reports by Mondo Times and Echo Media have put the Daily Banners circulation at 3,561 copies and 5,600, respectively.
The Daily Banner was first published on September 22, 1897 by Lindsay C. Marshal and Armistead R. Michie.

Frequency of publication

The Cambridge Daily Banner is a twice-weekly publication that prints on Wednesdays and Fridays. The switch from daily to twice-weekly editions was attributed to a lack of news to report and diminished advertising revenue.