Herald & Review

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Herald & Review
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner Lee Enterprises
EditorAllison Petty
Deputy editorScott Perry
FoundedApril 1872;153 years ago (1872-04)
Headquarters225 South Main Street
Decatur, IL 62523 [1]
CountryUnited States
Circulation 9,128 daily(as of 2023) [2]
OCLC number 34924722
Website herald-review.com

The Herald & Review is a daily newspaper based in Decatur, Illinois. It is owned by Lee Enterprises.

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The Herald & Review was named one of Editor & Publisher's "10 Newspapers That Do It Right" in 2019 for its use of government documents and public records to create substantive journalism. [3]

In 2018, the Herald & Review was recognized by Editor & Publisher for digital growth and other initiatives. [4] It also received top honors in the investigative reporting and public service categories in the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors 2017 newspaper contest. [5]

The Herald & Review in August 2017 was one of 10 newsrooms chosen from across the country to receive a grant for watchdog training through Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening investigative journalism. [6]

The Herald & Review also founded the Herald & Review 100, an auto race held annually at Macon Speedway, in Macon, Illinois.

History

The Rev. Alfred F. Wuensch founded the Decatur Review as a weekly newspaper in April 1872. [7] C.N. Walls founded the Daily Herald in 1878. In 1931, the morning Herald, by this time owned by the Lindsay family, and the evening daily, Decatur Daily Review, owned by the Schaub family, merged their operations. Both newspapers continued to publish separately while maintaining largely separate editorial staffs. [8] The Lindsay-Schaub combine acquired other newspapers, including The Southern Illinoisan , the Champaign-Urbana Courier , the Edwardsville Intelligencer , the Metro-East Journal and the Midland Daily News , as well as Decatur radio station WSOY.

On July 13, 1937, 17 of the paper's editorial employees walked out and went on strike, forcing suspension of the paper, Decatur's only daily newspaper at the time. [9] [10]

The newspaper began operating at 601 E. William St. in 1976 and continued until 2022, when headquarters. moved to 225 S. Main St. in the heart of downtown Decatur. [11]

In 1979, Lee Enterprises purchased most of the Lindsay-Schaub papers, including the Herald and Daily Review. [12] The papers were renamed the Herald & Review and continued to publish morning and evening editions. In June 1982, the evening edition was discontinued. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Herald & Review moving to new location". Herald-Review.com. September 17, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  2. ↑ Lee Enterprises. "Form 10-K". investors.lee.net. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. ↑ REVIEW, HERALD & (March 2019). "Editor & Publisher names Herald & Review one of '10 Newspapers That Do It Right' for 2019". Herald-Review.com.
  4. ↑ REVIEW, HERALD & (March 2018). "Herald & Review receives national journalism recognition". Herald-Review.com.
  5. ↑ REVIEW, HERALD & (March 27, 2018). "Herald & Review gets top honors in Illinois for investigative reporting, public service journalism". Herald-Review.com.
  6. ↑ Review, ALLISON PETTY Herald & (August 3, 2017). "Herald & Review chosen for investigative training". Herald-Review.com.
  7. ↑ Kyle, Otto R. (February 19, 1961). "Decatur Newspaper History Covers Nearly 110 Years". The Decatur Daily Review at Newspapers.com. p. 99. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Lindsays: Newspapermen for 100 years". Herald & Review. October 5, 1980. p. 89.
  9. ↑ "Closed Daily Goes on Air". The New York Times. July 13, 1937.
  10. ↑ "Illinois Paper Picketed". The New York Times. July 11, 1937.
  11. ↑ Wells, Valerie (January 21, 2022). "Herald & Review moves to new home". Herald-Review.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Lindsay, Schaub families built Decatur papers". Herald & Review. March 25, 1998. p. 101.
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