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{{Short description|American daily newspaper in Portage County, Ohio}}
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{{Infobox Newspaper |
{{Infobox newspaper
name = Record-Courier |
| name = Record-Courier
image = [[File:Record-Courier cover.png|175px|border]] |
| image = [[File:Record-Courier cover.png|175px|border]]
caption = Front page of the ''Record-Courier''<br>28 August 2013 |
| caption = Front page of the ''Record-Courier''<br>28 August 2013
type = Daily [[newspaper]] |
| type = Daily [[newspaper]]
format = [[Broadsheet]] |
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
foundation = 1830 |
| foundation = 1830
owners = [[Gannett]]|
| owners = [[Gannett]]
circulation = |
| circulation = 9,651
| circulation_date = 2018
headquarters = 1050 West Main Street<br>[[Kent, Ohio|Kent]], [[Ohio]] 44240<br>United States |
| circulation_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=2018 Legacy NEWM Annual Reports |url=https://s202.q4cdn.com/162862548/files/doc_financials/2018/ar/2018-NEWM-Annual-Report.pdf |website=investors.gannett.com}}</ref>
editor = Heather Condley Rainone|
| headquarters =
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| editor = Cheryl Powell
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website = http://www.record-courier.com}}
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The '''''Record-Courier''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[daily newspaper]] in [[Portage County, Ohio]], based in [[Kent, Ohio|Kent]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Record-Courier Moves to New Offices in Kent |url=http://www.ohionews.org/2012/08/17/the-record-courier-moves-to-new-office-in-kent/ |work=Record-Courier |date=2012-08-18 |accessdate=2012-08-18 }}</ref> It is published by [[Gannett]] of [[Tysons Corner, Virginia]], after having previously been owned by Dix Communications of Kent and [[Wooster, Ohio]], until 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=GateHouse Media buys Dix papers |url=http://www.recordpub.com/news%20local/2017/02/01/gatehouse-media-buys-dix-papers |date=February 1, 2017 |newspaper=Record-Courier |accessdate=February 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://www.dixcom.com Dix Communications website]</ref>
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The '''''Record-Courier''''' is an American [[daily newspaper]] in [[Portage County, Ohio]], based in [[Kent, Ohio|Kent]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Record-Courier Moves to New Offices in Kent |url=http://www.ohionews.org/2012/08/17/the-record-courier-moves-to-new-office-in-kent/ |work=Record-Courier |date=2012-08-18 |access-date=2012-08-18 }}</ref> It is published by [[Gannett]] of [[Tysons Corner, Virginia]], after having previously been owned by Dix Communications of Kent and [[Wooster, Ohio]], until 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=GateHouse Media buys Dix papers |url=http://www.recordpub.com/news%20local/2017/02/01/gatehouse-media-buys-dix-papers |date=February 1, 2017 |newspaper=Record-Courier |access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://www.dixcom.com Dix Communications website]</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The historical origins of the modern ''Record-Courier'' begin with the ''Ohio Star,'' which was first printed in 1830. In 1854 it merged with the ''Home Companion and Whig'' to become the ''Portage County Democrat,'' which supported the [[Free Soil Party]] and the [[Know Nothing|Know Nothings]]. As those views became tied to the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], the paper supported the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] in the [[American Civil War]] and changed its name to the ''Portage Co. Republican Democrat'' after the war in 1868. In 1882, the paper bought the ''Portage County Republican'' and merged the two to create the ''Ravenna Republican.'' It would continue under this name until 1928, when it began a series of name changes until it settled on the ''Record-Courier'' in 1961.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035044/|title=About The Ohio star. (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854|website=Chronicling America|access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035082/|title=About Record-courier. (Ravenna, Ohio) 1961-current|website=Chronicling America|access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref>
The historical origins of the modern ''Record-Courier'' begin with the ''Ohio Star,'' which was first printed in 1830. In 1854 it merged with the ''Home Companion and Whig'' to become the ''Portage County Democrat,'' which supported the [[Free Soil Party]] and the [[Know Nothing]]s. As those views became tied to the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], the paper supported the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] in the [[American Civil War]] and changed its name to the ''Portage Co. Republican Democrat'' after the war in 1868. In 1882, the paper bought the ''Portage County Republican'' and merged the two to create the ''Ravenna Republican.'' It would continue under this name until 1928, when it began a series of name changes until it settled on the ''Record-Courier'' in 1961.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035044/|title=About The Ohio star. (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854|website=Chronicling America|access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035082/|title=About Record-courier. (Ravenna, Ohio) 1961-current|website=Chronicling America|access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref>


In March 2019, an investigation by [[Snopes]] found that the name "''Ohio Star''" was used by Republican consultants as one of many propaganda websites disguised as local news sites that would promote the politicians who hired them. Many of the writers on these sites, which often share content, have worked for [[Political action committee|political action committee]] supporting the politicians they cover, or directly on those politicians' campaigns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/03/04/activists-setup-local-news-sites/#_ga=2.131229580.260106883.1551797726-1088718101.1535999858|title=Hiding in Plain Sight: PAC-Connected Activists Set Up ‘Local News’ Outlets|last=Kasprak|first=Alex|last2=Palma|first2=Bethania|date=March 4, 2019|website=[[Snopes]]|access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/need-to-know/need-to-know-march-5-2019/|title=Need to Know: March 5, 2019|date=March 5, 2019|website=[[American Press Institute]]|access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2019/03/05/republicans-launch-propaganda-sites-designed-to-look-like-local-news-outlets/|title=Republicans launch propaganda sites designed to look like local news outlets|last=Derysh|first=Igor|date=March 5, 2019|website=[[Salon (magazine)|Salon]]|access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref>
In March 2019, an investigation by [[Snopes]] found that the name "''Ohio Star''" was used by Republican consultants as one of many propaganda websites disguised as local news sites that would promote the politicians who hired them. Many of the writers on these sites, which often share content, have worked for [[political action committee]] supporting the politicians they cover, or directly on those politicians' campaigns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/03/04/activists-setup-local-news-sites/#_ga=2.131229580.260106883.1551797726-1088718101.1535999858|title=Hiding in Plain Sight: PAC-Connected Activists Set Up ‘Local News’ Outlets|last=Kasprak|first=Alex|last2=Palma|first2=Bethania|date=March 4, 2019|website=[[Snopes]]|access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/need-to-know/need-to-know-march-5-2019/|title=Need to Know: March 5, 2019|date=March 5, 2019|website=[[American Press Institute]]|access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2019/03/05/republicans-launch-propaganda-sites-designed-to-look-like-local-news-outlets/|title=Republicans launch propaganda sites designed to look like local news outlets|last=Derysh|first=Igor|date=March 5, 2019|website=[[Salon (magazine)|Salon]]|access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref>


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[[File:Record-Courier cover 92609.png|thumb|left|Earlier version of the title page, from 2009]]
[[File:Record-Courier cover 92609.png|thumb|left|Earlier version of the title page, from 2009]]


==Current Staff Members==
==Current staff members==
After Gannett purchased Gatehouse Media,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Associated Press |title=GateHouse Media buys Dix Communications newspaper chain |url=https://apnews.com/article/a9cf8d9a881c4a31ab5c4d419bb097ba |website=apnews.com |access-date=9 August 2024}}</ref> most former Record-Courier staff members who served under Dix Communications leadership staffers were absorbed by the Akron Beacon Journal (also a Gannett property), left the newspaper for new jobs, were bought out or laid off.
Since Gannett purchased Gatehouse Media, there has been some minor staff changes. Bill Albrecht is the Regional Publisher, Heather Condley Rainone is the Managing Editor, Michael Shearer is the Regional Editor, Gary Hurst is the Circulation Director, Jim Williams is the General Manager & Advertising Director and Nancy Whitehead is the Classified Director.


As of 2023, there were only four remaining staff members.
==More Record-Courier Information==

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The Record-Courier is published daily except New Years Day, MLK Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
==More information==
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The Record-Courier is published daily except New Years Day, MLK Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:52, 19 August 2024

For other papers named Record-Courier, see The Record-Courier.
Record-Courier
Front page of the Record-Courier
28 August 2013
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Gannett
EditorCheryl Powell
Founded1830
Circulation9,651 (as of 2018)[1]
Websiterecord-courier.com

The Record-Courier is an American daily newspaper in Portage County, Ohio, based in Kent.[2] It is published by Gannett of Tysons Corner, Virginia, after having previously been owned by Dix Communications of Kent and Wooster, Ohio, until 2017.[3][4]

History

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The historical origins of the modern Record-Courier begin with the Ohio Star, which was first printed in 1830. In 1854 it merged with the Home Companion and Whig to become the Portage County Democrat, which supported the Free Soil Party and the Know Nothings. As those views became tied to the Republican Party, the paper supported the Union in the American Civil War and changed its name to the Portage Co. Republican Democrat after the war in 1868. In 1882, the paper bought the Portage County Republican and merged the two to create the Ravenna Republican. It would continue under this name until 1928, when it began a series of name changes until it settled on the Record-Courier in 1961.[5][6]

In March 2019, an investigation by Snopes found that the name "Ohio Star" was used by Republican consultants as one of many propaganda websites disguised as local news sites that would promote the politicians who hired them. Many of the writers on these sites, which often share content, have worked for political action committee supporting the politicians they cover, or directly on those politicians' campaigns.[7][8][9]


Earlier version of the title page, from 2009

Current staff members

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After Gannett purchased Gatehouse Media,[10] most former Record-Courier staff members who served under Dix Communications leadership staffers were absorbed by the Akron Beacon Journal (also a Gannett property), left the newspaper for new jobs, were bought out or laid off.

As of 2023, there were only four remaining staff members.

More information

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The Record-Courier is published daily except New Years Day, MLK Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Legacy NEWM Annual Reports" (PDF). investors.gannett.com. 2018.
  2. ^ "Record-Courier Moves to New Offices in Kent". Record-Courier. 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
  3. ^ "GateHouse Media buys Dix papers". Record-Courier. February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  4. ^ Dix Communications website
  5. ^ "About The Ohio star. (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854". Chronicling America. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "About Record-courier. (Ravenna, Ohio) 1961-current". Chronicling America. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  7. ^ Kasprak, Alex; Palma, Bethania (March 4, 2019). "Hiding in Plain Sight: PAC-Connected Activists Set Up 'Local News' Outlets". Snopes. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  8. ^ "Need to Know: March 5, 2019". American Press Institute. March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  9. ^ Derysh, Igor (March 5, 2019). "Republicans launch propaganda sites designed to look like local news outlets". Salon. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  10. ^ Associated Press. "GateHouse Media buys Dix Communications newspaper chain". apnews.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.


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