The Daily Gazette
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The Daily Gazette, from 1902 to 1989 Schenectady Gazette, is an independent, family-owned[1] daily newspaper published in Schenectady, New York.[2] The Daily Gazette also owns and operates The Amsterdam Recorder, The Gloversville Leader-Herald and Your Niskayuna.
History
The Daily Gazette was founded in 1894[3] as a weekly newspaper by the Marlette family. It was sold to the Schenectady Printing Association in September of that year, and expanded into a daily newspaper, while still publishing its weekly edition. By 1895, it had a circulation of 3,000 copies a day.[4]
From 1902 to 1989 inclusively, the newspaper's title was Schenectady Gazette.[5] In 1990, the paper changed its name to The Daily Gazette (thus reverting to its initial title but including the definite article in the title).[6] Also in 1990, it began publishing a Sunday edition. In 1996, the Gazette launched its free website, which it turned into a subscriber-based website in 2003. since 2020[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., it offers a select number of free articles online per month, with full access available by subscription.[7]
Judith Patrick became editor of the newspaper in 2012. She was the first woman to have the position.[8] The board of directors appointed John DeAugustine as publisher in 2013.[9]
In December 2019, the Gazette Company acquired the Amsterdam Recorder, Courier-Standard-Enterprise and Fulton County Express.[10] In 2021, the Gazette Company acquired The Gloversville Leader Herald.[11] In 2024, the Gazette Company acquired The Register Star in Columbia County and The Daily Mail in Greene County.[12]
In May 2024, the Hume-Lind family agreed to sell the paper to its publisher John DeAugustine.[13]
Particular Schenectady notation
The Daily Gazette is known for typically using the short form "Sch'dy" for Schenectady in its headlines and headings.
In popular culture
A prop Daily Gazette front page was featured in the 2012 film The Place Beyond the Pines.[14]
In a scene of the 1945 film Objective, Burma!, journalist character Mark Williams remarks that his column is syndicated in the Gazette.[15]
References
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- ↑ Managing editor Judith Patrick elevated to editor position, The Daily Gazette, June 5, 2012
- ↑ DeAugustine named Gazette publisher, The Daily Gazette, July 19, 2013
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External links
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