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{{Short description|Newspaper in Bennington, Vermont}}
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| name = The Bennington Banner
| name = The Bennington Banner
| image = Bennington Banner logo.png
| image = Bennington Banner logo.png
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| type = Daily Newspaper
| type = [[Daily newspaper]]
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
| foundation = 1841
| foundation = 1841
| ceased publication =
| ceased publication =
| owners = Vermont News and Media LLC
| owners = New England Newspapers Inc.
| publisher = Fredric Rutberg
| publisher = Jordan Brechenser
| editor = Executive Editor: Kevin Moran <br> Vermont Statehouse Editor: Greg Sukiennik <br>News Editor: Dave LaChance
| editor = Executive Editor: Noah Hoffenberg <br /> Vermont Statehouse Editor: Greg Sukiennik <br />News Editor: Dave LaChance
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| language = English
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| headquarters = 425 Main Street<br /> [[Bennington, Vermont]] 05201<br /> {{USA}}|
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| headquarters = 425 Main Street<br /> [[Bennington, Vermont]] 05201<br /> {{USA}} |
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| website = [http://www.benningtonbanner.com/ ''Bennington Banner'']
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'''''The Bennington Banner''''' is a daily [[newspaper]] published in [[Bennington, Vermont]]. The paper covers local, national, and world news. It is distributed throughout Southwestern Vermont and eastern New York (Rensselaer and Washington Counties). The paper is owned by New England Newspapers Inc. and is published Monday through Friday, plus a weekend edition.<ref>{{Cite web| title = About Us| work = The Berkshire Eagle| accessdate = 2017-10-25| url = http://www.berkshireeagle.com/eagle-about-us.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180625111459/http://www.berkshireeagle.com/eagle-about-us.html| archive-date = 2018-06-25| url-status = dead}}</ref>
'''''The Bennington Banner''''' is a daily [[newspaper]] published in [[Bennington, Vermont]]. The paper covers local, national, and world news. It is distributed throughout Southwestern Vermont and eastern New York (Rensselaer and Washington Counties). The paper is owned by ''Vermont News and Media LLC'' and is published Monday through Friday, plus a weekend edition.<ref>{{Cite web| title = About Us| work = The Berkshire Eagle| access-date = 2017-10-25| url = http://www.berkshireeagle.com/eagle-about-us.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180625111459/http://www.berkshireeagle.com/eagle-about-us.html| archive-date = 2018-06-25| url-status = dead}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Vermont newspaperman and Republican politician, [[Frank E. Howe]], bought two Bennington, Vermont weeklies in 1902 and merged them to form the daily ''Bennington Banner'', of which he was publisher and editor.
Vermont newspaperman and Republican politician, [[Frank E. Howe]], bought two [[Bennington, Vermont]], weeklies in 1902 and merged them to form the daily ''Bennington Banner'', of which he was publisher and editor.


Around 1960–1961, the ''Bennington Banner'' was purchased by Lawrence Miller and his brother Donald, the sons of [[Kelton B. Miller]], a politician and newspaperman in nearby [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts]]. Kelton's grandson, also named Kelton Miller, served as publisher of the ''Banner'' from 1977 until 1995, at which point it was purchased by ''MediaNews Group.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.benningtonbanner.com/site/about.html|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Bennington Banner|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Former Bennington Banner publisher dies|url=https://www.rutlandherald.com/news/former-bennington-banner-publisher-dies/article_025e310f-c4ed-5cbc-ac88-486d3562b2d2.html|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Rutland Herald|date=12 May 2007 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ap|date=1991-04-02|title=Lawrence K. Miller; Publisher, 83 (Published 1991)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/02/obituaries/lawrence-k-miller-publisher-83.html|access-date=2021-01-16|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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Jim Therrien, a well known imbecile, served as managing editor of the ''Bennington Banner'' from 2006 to 2012 until he was demoted to cub reporter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Therrien, Author at VTDigger |url=https://vtdigger.org/author/jim-therrien/ |website=VTDigger}}</ref>

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Under ''MediaNews Group'' ownership, Jim Therrien served as managing editor of the ''Banner'' from 2006 to 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Therrien, Author at VTDigger |url=https://vtdigger.org/author/jim-therrien/ |website=VTDigger|date=22 October 2018 }}</ref> ''MediaNews Group'' eventually combined with other entities and re-branded as ''Digital First Media''.<ref name=":0" />

In 2016, the ''Banner'' and other newspapers in the ''New England Newspapers Inc.'' portfolio were purchased from ''Digital First Media'' by a group of [[Berkshire County, Massachusetts]]-based investors''.<ref name=":1" />'' In May 2021 the New England Newspapers sold Bennington Banner, Brattleboro Reformer and Manchester Journal to Vermont News and Media LLC


==''Freedom from Fear'' painting==
==''Freedom from Fear'' painting==
A copy of the ''Bennington Banner'' is shown in [[Norman Rockwell]]'s painting
A copy of the ''Bennington Banner'' is shown in [[Norman Rockwell]]'s painting
[[Freedom from Fear (painting)|''Freedom from Fear'']], one of the paintings in his ''[[Four Freedoms (Norman Rockwell)|Four Freedoms]]'' series.
[[Freedom from Fear (painting)|''Freedom from Fear'']], one of the paintings in his ''[[Four Freedoms (Norman Rockwell)|Four Freedoms]]'' series.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}


== Controversy ==
== Controversy ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.benningtonbanner.com/ ''The Bennington Banner'', Official Site]
*[http://www.benningtonbanner.com/ ''The Bennington Banner'', Official Site]
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn95066012/ Historic Newspaper Pages (1903-1922) on Chronicling America]
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn95066012/ Historic Newspaper Pages (1903–1922) on Chronicling America]


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[[Category:1841 establishments in Vermont]]
[[Category:1841 establishments in Vermont]]
[[Category:Publications established in 1841]]
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Latest revision as of 07:32, 1 May 2024

The Bennington Banner
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Vermont News and Media LLC
PublisherJordan Brechenser
EditorExecutive Editor: Noah Hoffenberg
Vermont Statehouse Editor: Greg Sukiennik
News Editor: Dave LaChance
Founded1841
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters425 Main Street
Bennington, Vermont 05201
 United States
Websitebenningtonbanner.com

The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published in Bennington, Vermont. The paper covers local, national, and world news. It is distributed throughout Southwestern Vermont and eastern New York (Rensselaer and Washington Counties). The paper is owned by Vermont News and Media LLC and is published Monday through Friday, plus a weekend edition.[1]

History

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Vermont newspaperman and Republican politician, Frank E. Howe, bought two Bennington, Vermont, weeklies in 1902 and merged them to form the daily Bennington Banner, of which he was publisher and editor.

Around 1960–1961, the Bennington Banner was purchased by Lawrence Miller and his brother Donald, the sons of Kelton B. Miller, a politician and newspaperman in nearby Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Kelton's grandson, also named Kelton Miller, served as publisher of the Banner from 1977 until 1995, at which point it was purchased by MediaNews Group.[2][3][4]

Under MediaNews Group ownership, Jim Therrien served as managing editor of the Banner from 2006 to 2012.[5] MediaNews Group eventually combined with other entities and re-branded as Digital First Media.[2]

In 2016, the Banner and other newspapers in the New England Newspapers Inc. portfolio were purchased from Digital First Media by a group of Berkshire County, Massachusetts-based investors.[3] In May 2021 the New England Newspapers sold Bennington Banner, Brattleboro Reformer and Manchester Journal to Vermont News and Media LLC

Freedom from Fear painting

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A copy of the Bennington Banner is shown in Norman Rockwell's painting Freedom from Fear, one of the paintings in his Four Freedoms series.[citation needed]

Controversy

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In early 2007 the Bennington Banner came under fire from The O'Reilly Factor for allegedly not taking an editorial stance on a legal case involving child molestation,[6] an accusation disputed by the newspaper's editor at the time, Jim Therrien.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "About Us". The Berkshire Eagle. Archived from the original on 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  2. ^ a b "About Us". Bennington Banner. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  3. ^ a b "Former Bennington Banner publisher dies". Rutland Herald. Associated Press. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  4. ^ Ap (1991-04-02). "Lawrence K. Miller; Publisher, 83 (Published 1991)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  5. ^ "Jim Therrien, Author at VTDigger". VTDigger. 22 October 2018.
  6. ^ BillOreilly.com: "Hall of Shame"
  7. ^ "The O'Reilly Treatment". Archived from the original on 2007-08-20.
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