The New London Day
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The Day newspaper, formerly known as The New London Day, is a local newspaper based in New London, Connecticut
published by The Day Publishing Company. The newspaper has won Newspaper of the Year and the Best Daily Newspaper Award from the New England Press Association. It has twice won the Horace Greeley Award
for "courage and outstanding effectiveness in serving the public." It has won the American Society of Newspaper Editors
Example of Excellence in Small Newspaper award and the Columbia Journalism Review
has listed it as one of the top 100 newspapers in the country with a circulation of less than 100,000 copies.
in an era when many American newspapers served political parties. Gary Farrugia has served as Publisher since 2001.
The paper endorsed Democratic Party
candidate Senator Barack Obama
for President of the United States in the 2008 election cycle.
Ever since the death of its founder, Theodore Bodenwein, The Day has been held in public trust, and is still independent.
The Day Trust devotes its attention to operating the newspaper and supporting a charitable foundation, the Bodenwein Public Benevolent Foundation. This arrangement ensures that the newspaper will remain independent and locally-owned and that profits from the newspaper will be distributed to non-profit organizations within The Day's primary circulation area.
In October 2010, The New England Newspaper & Press Association recognized The Day as its Newspaper of the Year for its weekday edition and Newspaper of the Year for its Sunday edition in the 25,000 to 40,000 circulation category.
The Day also received NENPA's Publick Occurrences award in recognition "of outstanding journalism in 2010 for flood coverage" that included its print, photographic and Web component in theday.com. The recognition came for coverage of the flooding in late March and early April that devastated many communities in southeastern Connecticut and southern Rhode Island.
In December 2009, theday.com was recognized as New England's Website of the Year.
The Day earned two Regional Emmy Awards in May of 2010 for its multimedia series, "The Deaf Kid Who Played Rock n Roll" reported by Joe Wojtas; and "Stories of the Silent Crisis" reported by Jennifer Grogan.
New London, Connecticut
New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, southeastern Connecticut....
published by The Day Publishing Company. The newspaper has won Newspaper of the Year and the Best Daily Newspaper Award from the New England Press Association. It has twice won the Horace Greeley Award
Horace Greeley Award
-History:It is an annual and regional American journalism award that recognizes excellence in the print media of New England and is named in honor of prominent 19th-century editor and publisher Horace Greeley. It is administered by the New England Press Association in Boston, Massachusetts, and...
for "courage and outstanding effectiveness in serving the public." It has won the American Society of Newspaper Editors
American Society of Newspaper Editors
The American Society of News Editors is a membership organization for editors, producers or directors in charge of journalistic organizations or departments, deans or faculty at university journalism schools, and leaders and faculty of media-related foundations and training organizations...
Example of Excellence in Small Newspaper award and the Columbia Journalism Review
Columbia Journalism Review
The Columbia Journalism Review is an American magazine for professional journalists published bimonthly by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism since 1961....
has listed it as one of the top 100 newspapers in the country with a circulation of less than 100,000 copies.
History
It was founded in 1881 as a mouthpiece of the local Republican PartyRepublican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
in an era when many American newspapers served political parties. Gary Farrugia has served as Publisher since 2001.
The paper endorsed Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
candidate Senator Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
for President of the United States in the 2008 election cycle.
Ever since the death of its founder, Theodore Bodenwein, The Day has been held in public trust, and is still independent.
The Day Trust devotes its attention to operating the newspaper and supporting a charitable foundation, the Bodenwein Public Benevolent Foundation. This arrangement ensures that the newspaper will remain independent and locally-owned and that profits from the newspaper will be distributed to non-profit organizations within The Day's primary circulation area.
In October 2010, The New England Newspaper & Press Association recognized The Day as its Newspaper of the Year for its weekday edition and Newspaper of the Year for its Sunday edition in the 25,000 to 40,000 circulation category.
The Day also received NENPA's Publick Occurrences award in recognition "of outstanding journalism in 2010 for flood coverage" that included its print, photographic and Web component in theday.com. The recognition came for coverage of the flooding in late March and early April that devastated many communities in southeastern Connecticut and southern Rhode Island.
In December 2009, theday.com was recognized as New England's Website of the Year.
The Day earned two Regional Emmy Awards in May of 2010 for its multimedia series, "The Deaf Kid Who Played Rock n Roll" reported by Joe Wojtas; and "Stories of the Silent Crisis" reported by Jennifer Grogan.