Midland Daily News
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The Midland Daily News is a daily newspaper
which serves Midland County, Michigan
. The offices for the paper are located at 124 South McDonald Street in downtown
Midland
. Although the main offices are located in Midland, the paper is widely circulated around Midland County. The paper began in 1881 as the Midland Republican, and became the Midland Daily News on May 1, 1937.
The paper is owned by Hearst Corporation
, which also owns other magazines and media outlets, such as the San Francisco Chronicle
and the Houston Chronicle
. According to Hearst, the newspaper was acquired by the corporation in 1979.
The newspaper also prints the school newspapers for Midland High School
, The Focus, and Herbert Henry Dow High School
, "The Update". The Daily News was the last daily newspaper in the Tri-Cities left standing when the Bay City Times
and Saginaw News cut back their print editions to three times a week in June 2009.
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...
which serves Midland County, Michigan
Midland County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 82,874 people, 31,769 households, and 22,683 families residing in the county. The population density was 159 people per square mile . There were 33,796 housing units at an average density of 65 per square mile...
. The offices for the paper are located at 124 South McDonald Street in downtown
Downtown
Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core or central business district ....
Midland
Midland, Michigan
Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan in the Tri-Cities region of the state. It is the county seat of Midland County. The city's population was 41,863 as of the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Midland Micropolitan Statistical Area....
. Although the main offices are located in Midland, the paper is widely circulated around Midland County. The paper began in 1881 as the Midland Republican, and became the Midland Daily News on May 1, 1937.
The paper is owned by Hearst Corporation
Hearst Corporation
The Hearst Corporation is an American media conglomerate based in the Hearst Tower, Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States. Founded by William Randolph Hearst as an owner of newspapers, the company's holdings now include a wide variety of media...
, which also owns other magazines and media outlets, such as the San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
and the Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Texas, USA, headquartered in the Houston Chronicle Building in Downtown Houston. , it is the ninth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States...
. According to Hearst, the newspaper was acquired by the corporation in 1979.
The newspaper also prints the school newspapers for Midland High School
Midland High School (Midland, Michigan)
Midland High School is a three-story public high school located in Midland, Michigan. It is the older of two high schools in the Midland Public Schools district, and a member of the Saginaw Valley High School Association.-History:...
, The Focus, and Herbert Henry Dow High School
Herbert Henry Dow High School
Herbert Henry Dow High School is a public high school located in Midland, Michigan. The school, a part of Midland Public Schools, is a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and in 2008 was named one of the top 20 High Schools in Michigan in a study commissioned by US News & World...
, "The Update". The Daily News was the last daily newspaper in the Tri-Cities left standing when the Bay City Times
Bay City Times
The Bay City Times is a newspaper published in Bay City, Michigan, United States, published Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, with a Tuesday edition jointly-published with The Saginaw News. The paper is published by Booth Newspapers, owned by Advance Publications...
and Saginaw News cut back their print editions to three times a week in June 2009.
Awards
- AP News Member of the Year (from Michigan Associated PressAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
) - Best Circulation Promotion (from The Newspaper Association of America)
- Best Local Advertising Campaign (from The Newspaper Association of America)