The Daily Gazette

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The Daily Gazette
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Cover of the April 19, 2019 issue of the Daily Gazette
TypeDaily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s)The Daily Gazette Co.
PublisherJohn DeAugustine
EditorMiles Reed
Founded1894
Headquarters2345 Maxon Road Extension
Schenectady, New York
United States
Circulation 57,323(as of 2017) [1]
ISSN 1050-0340
Website dailygazette.com

The Daily Gazette is an independent, family-owned [2] daily newspaper published in Schenectady, New York. [3] The Daily Gazette also owns and operates The Amsterdam Recorder, The Gloversville Leader-Herald and Your Niskayuna.

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History

The Daily Gazette was founded as a weekly newspaper by the Marlette family in 1894. 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]

In 1990, the paper began publishing a Sunday edition. In 1996, the Gazette launched its free website, which it turned into a subscriber-based website in 2003. As of 2020, it offers a select number of free articles online per month, with full access available by subscription. [5]

Judith Patrick became editor of the newspaper in 2012. She was the first woman to have the position. [6] The board of directors appointed John DeAugustine as publisher in 2013. [7]

In December 2019, the Gazette Company acquired the Amsterdam Recorder, Courier-Standard-Enterprise and Fulton County Express. [8] In 2021, the Gazette Company acquired The Gloversville Leader Herald. [9] In 2024, the Gazette Company acquired The Register Star in Columbia County and The Daily Mail in Greene County. [10]

In May 2024, the Hume-Lind family agreed to sell the paper to it's publisher John DeAugustine. The family had owned the paper since 1984 [11]

Particular Schenectady notation

The Daily Gazette is known for typically using the short form "Sch'dy" for Schenectady in its headlines and headings.

A prop Daily Gazette front page was featured in the 2012 film The Place Beyond the Pines . [12]

In a scene of the 1945 film Objective, Burma! , journalist character Mark Williams remarks that his column is syndicated in the Gazette. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Newspapers by County". New York Press Association. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  2. ↑ Diana, Chelsea; Roiter, Andrew H. "What working at a family-owned newspaper means to The Daily Gazette's publisher (Video)". Albany Business Review . Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "About The Daily Gazette". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Wilkin, Jeff. "The Gazette's origins: The early years (1894–1900)". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "About The Daily Gazette". The Gazette Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Managing editor Judith Patrick elevated to editor position, The Daily Gazette, June 5, 2012
  7. ↑ DeAugustine named Gazette publisher, The Daily Gazette, July 19, 2013
  8. ↑ "Daily Gazette acquires Amsterdam Recorder, two other papers". WRGB . December 9, 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. ↑ Cropley, John (July 13, 2021). "Daily Gazette of Schenectady to acquire Leader-Herald in Gloversville". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Gazette takes over daily newspapers in Columbia, Greene counties". The Daily Gazette. 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  11. ↑ Field, Andy Tsubasa (May 15, 2024). "Owners agree to sell Daily Gazette to publisher". Times Union. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  12. ↑ "Movie prop offered for best 'Pines' pics". dailygazette.com. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Did somebody say Schenectady? On screens big and small, 'Schenectady' has popped up often through the years". dailygazette.com. Retrieved 19 September 2023.


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