Waterbury Republican-American
Encyclopedia
The Republican-American, headquartered in Waterbury
, Connecticut
is the United States
' 193rd-largest newspaper with an average Sunday circulation of 61,100. It was distinguished in 1940 with a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
"for its campaign exposing municipal graft" which is on public display.
The name resulted from the merger of two newspapers in the early 1990s — the American and the Republican — by their owner, William J. Pape. The newspaper was founded and is still controlled by the Pape family through a holding company, American-Republican Inc., with William J. Pape II serving as current publisher. The executive editor is Jonathan F. Kellogg.
The newspaper is made up of more than 40 reporters covering Greater Waterbury, the Naugatuck Valley, and Litchfield County
areas. Municipalities in the newspaper's coverage area include Waterbury, Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Canaan, Cheshire, Colebrook, Cornwall, Derby, Goshen, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Middlebury, Morris, Naugatuck, New Hartford, New Milford, North Canaan, Oxford, Plymouth, Prospect
, Roxbury, Seymour, Sharon, Southbury, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Winchester, Watertown, Woodbury, and Wolcott
; smaller non-incorporated areas
include Bantam, Gaylordsville
, Oakville, Terryville, Union City, Waterville, and Winsted.
The paper is located at 389 Meadow Street in Waterbury.
.
The newspaper trade publication Editor & Publisher
criticized the Republican-Americans editorial page for its "McCarthyism" and "red-baiting", and for an August 2005 editorial, "Is New Orleans Worth Reclaiming?" which called for the abandonment of New Orleans post-Katrina.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
criticized the Republican-American in an editorial titled "Yes, We're Worth It", labeling the Waterbury paper "heartless" and asking "How dare they?"
The Republican-American has also been critical of investment in mass transportation. Its headquarters are located alongside the city's Metro-North Railroad
station, and actually in the beautiful Mead, McKim, and White-designed building that formerly served as the city's railroad station.
Fiscal conservative groups such as the Club for Growth
have, on the other hand, supported much of the paper's editorial agenda.
Some of the paper's main competitors include the Connecticut Post
, the Danbury News-Times, the Meriden Record-Journal, the New Haven Register, and the Torrington Register Citizen. However, these competitors do not cover Waterbury news, making the Republican American the only newspaper for the city of approximately 108,000.
Waterbury, Connecticut
Waterbury is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, on the Naugatuck River, 33 miles southwest of Hartford and 77 miles northeast of New York City...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
is the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
' 193rd-largest newspaper with an average Sunday circulation of 61,100. It was distinguished in 1940 with a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service has been awarded since 1918 for a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper or news site through the use of its journalistic resources. Those resources, as well as reporting, may include editorials, cartoons, photographs, graphics,...
"for its campaign exposing municipal graft" which is on public display.
The name resulted from the merger of two newspapers in the early 1990s — the American and the Republican — by their owner, William J. Pape. The newspaper was founded and is still controlled by the Pape family through a holding company, American-Republican Inc., with William J. Pape II serving as current publisher. The executive editor is Jonathan F. Kellogg.
The newspaper is made up of more than 40 reporters covering Greater Waterbury, the Naugatuck Valley, and Litchfield County
Litchfield County, Connecticut
Litchfield County is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Litchfield County has the lowest population density of any county in Connecticut but is geographically the state's largest county. As of 2010 the population was 189,927...
areas. Municipalities in the newspaper's coverage area include Waterbury, Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Canaan, Cheshire, Colebrook, Cornwall, Derby, Goshen, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Middlebury, Morris, Naugatuck, New Hartford, New Milford, North Canaan, Oxford, Plymouth, Prospect
Prospect, Connecticut
Prospect is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,707 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water...
, Roxbury, Seymour, Sharon, Southbury, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Winchester, Watertown, Woodbury, and Wolcott
Wolcott, Connecticut
Wolcott is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 15,215 at the 2000 census.Wolcott was founded in 1796 and was originally named Farmingbury...
; smaller non-incorporated areas
New England town
The New England town is the basic unit of local government in each of the six New England states. Without a direct counterpart in most other U.S. states, New England towns are conceptually similar to civil townships in other states, but are incorporated, possessing powers like cities in other...
include Bantam, Gaylordsville
Gaylordsville, Connecticut
Gaylordsville is a village located in the northwest corner of the Town of New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut. It was founded in 1725 by William Gaylord.-History:...
, Oakville, Terryville, Union City, Waterville, and Winsted.
The paper is located at 389 Meadow Street in Waterbury.
Editorial stance
The Republican-American has a conservative editorial stance. It has accused Senator Chris Dodd of being "chief apologist for the communist tyrants," Senate candidate Ned Lamont of being a Stalinist, and claimed "Marxists-Socialists" control the Democratic PartyDemocratic 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...
.
The newspaper trade publication Editor & Publisher
Editor & Publisher
Editor & Publisher is a monthly magazine covering the North American newspaper industry. It is based in New York City. E&P calls itself "America's Oldest Journal Covering the Newspaper Industry" and describes itself on its website as "the authoritative journal covering all aspects of the North...
criticized the Republican-Americans editorial page for its "McCarthyism" and "red-baiting", and for an August 2005 editorial, "Is New Orleans Worth Reclaiming?" which called for the abandonment of New Orleans post-Katrina.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
New Orleans Times-Picayune
The Times-Picayune is a daily newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.-History:Established as The Picayune in 1837 by Francis Lumsden and George Wilkins Kendall, the paper's initial price was one picayune—a Spanish coin equivalent to 6¼¢ .Under Eliza Jane Nicholson, who inherited the...
criticized the Republican-American in an editorial titled "Yes, We're Worth It", labeling the Waterbury paper "heartless" and asking "How dare they?"
The Republican-American has also been critical of investment in mass transportation. Its headquarters are located alongside the city's Metro-North Railroad
Waterbury (Metro-North station)
The former Waterbury Union Station building is located on Meadow Street in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. It is a brick building dating to the first decade of the 20th century...
station, and actually in the beautiful Mead, McKim, and White-designed building that formerly served as the city's railroad station.
Fiscal conservative groups such as the Club for Growth
Club for Growth
The Club for Growth is a politically conservative 527 organization active in the United States of America, with an agenda focussed on taxation and other economic issues, and with an affiliated political action committee . The Club advocates lower taxes, limited government, less government spending,...
have, on the other hand, supported much of the paper's editorial agenda.
Some of the paper's main competitors include the Connecticut Post
Connecticut Post
The Connecticut Post is a daily newspaper located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It serves the greater Bridgeport area, Fairfield County, and the Lower Naugatuck Valley. Municipalities in the Post's circulation area include Bridgeport, Ansonia,...
, the Danbury News-Times, the Meriden Record-Journal, the New Haven Register, and the Torrington Register Citizen. However, these competitors do not cover Waterbury news, making the Republican American the only newspaper for the city of approximately 108,000.
External links
- http://www.rep-am.com/