Claremont Courier

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Claremont Courier
Claremont Courier logo.svg
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
PublisherPeter Weinberger [1]
EditorMick Rhodes [1]
Founded1908
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters114 Olive St. Claremont, CA 91711
USA [1]
Circulation 35,600(as of 2022) [2]
Website www.claremont-courier.com

The Claremont Courier is a community newspaper based in Claremont, California, United States. [3] [4] It is widely regarded as the city's newspaper of record, [5] and is often cited by other news outlets covering the city. [6] It publishes an annual almanac and is known for its aerial videography.

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History

The paper was founded by E.B. Young, who published the first edition on September 16, 1908. [5] Tobias Larson purchased it in 1911, and his son Stanley took over in 1936. [5] It was purchased by Martin Weinberger in 1955 [7] [8] and in 2007 was transferred to his son, Peter Weinberger. [9] [10] [5]

In 2018, the Courier was named the top community newspaper in California by the California News Publishers Association. [11] [12]

In 2021, the paper received 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Contact Us". Claremont Courier. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ Weinberger, Peter (November 19, 2022). "Courier continues to evolve in transformative year". Claremont Courier . Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ Wright, Judy (1980). Claremont: A Pictorial History. Claremont, California: Claremont Historic Resources Center. pp. 115–116. ISBN   978-0967531656 . Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  4. ↑ "'Courier' Makes All-American Weekly 'Eleven'". Los Angeles Times . March 25, 1933. p. 4. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Claremont Heritage on Instagram". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  6. ↑ ""Claremont Courier"". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Former owner of Courier dies". Inland Valley Daily Bulletin . July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  8. ↑ Priyambodo, Nila (July 1, 2005). "The Man Behind the Courier". La Verne Magazine. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ Torribio, Sarah (August 11, 2016). "Claremont history through the eyes of COURIER publisher Martin Weinberger". Claremont Courier. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Stanley Larson; Ex-Newspaper Publisher". Los Angeles Times . June 21, 1989. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  11. ↑ Weinberger, Peter (April 20, 2018). "COURIER honored as state's top newspaper". Claremont Courier. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  12. ↑ "2017 California Journalism Awards winners". California News Publishers Association. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  13. ↑ Weinberger, Peter (August 20, 2021). "Next steps for Courier's nonprofit newsroom". Claremont Courier. Retrieved August 10, 2023.


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