The Repository

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The Repository
Type Daily newspaper
Mon-Fri, Weekend [1]
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Gannett
Editor Rick Armon [2]
FoundedMarch 30, 1815 (1815-03-30), as The Ohio Repository [3]
Headquarters500 Market Avenue South,
Canton, Ohio 44702, United States
Circulation 26,824 Daily
37,854 Sunday(as of 2018) [4]
Sister newspapers The Independent
The Review
The Suburbanite
The Times-Reporter
ISSN 0745-7545
Website CantonRep.com

The Repository is an American daily local newspaper serving the Canton, Ohio area. It is currently owned by Gannett and is part of the USA TODAY Network. [5]

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History

Historically, the newspaper had strong Republican connections, most notably with President William McKinley, who was married to Ida Saxton McKinley, the granddaughter of the paper's founder. [6] The paper would eventually change its name from The Ohio Repository to The Canton Repository to the current The Repository.

The Canton Daily News acquisition

The Repository purchased The Canton Daily News in 1927, the year after the gangland assassination of its editor Don Mellett. [9] Months before it was purchased, The Canton Daily News was awarded the 1927 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, "for its brave, patriotic and effective fight for the ending of a vicious state of affairs brought about by collusion between city authorities and the criminal element, a fight which had a tragic result in the assassination of the editor of the paper, Mr. Don R. Mellett". [10] Established in 1833 as the Stark County Democrat, The Canton Daily News ceased publication July 3, 1930. [11]

The Repository, Stark County's largest newspaper with offices and publishing at 500 Market Avenue South, Canton, Ohio The Canton Repository's Headquarters, Canton, Ohio.jpg
The Repository, Stark County's largest newspaper with offices and publishing at 500 Market Avenue South, Canton, Ohio

Features and operations

The Repository is highly rated for factual reporting, proper sourcing and has a clean fact-check record. Editorial positions are left-center biased, slightly liberal. [12]

Newsprint Coverage

The Repository newspaper contains daily sections for nation & world, opinion, Stark & Ohio, obituaries, classified ads, sports, advise and comics. Weekly covered sections, some with inconsistent publication days, are:

Internet Expansion

The company's domain name, cantonrep.com, was created Oct 31, 1996. [13] Articles from The Repository are available on-line in a free preview mode or in full view via subscription.

The CantonRep Facebook page, created January 29, 2009, [14] provides full view coverage of selected articles.

Co-Sponsored Community Events

Sister publications

The Repository is related to other Northeast Ohio publications, including: [22]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rick Armon (March 29, 2024). "Newspaper delivery transitions to the mail starting Monday". The Canton Repository. USA TODAY NETWORK. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "New editor takes over The Canton Repository". www.cantonrep.com. The Repository, a publication of Gannett Co., Inc. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "About The Ohio Repository". Chronicling America. Library of Congress . Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  4. ↑ "2018 Legacy NEWM Annual Reports" (PDF). investors.gannett.com. 2018.
  5. 1 2 Repository staff report (January 12, 2022). "Canton Repository announces print delivery changes". www.cantonrep.com. The Canton Repository. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. 1 2 "The Repository". Canton Repository. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  7. ↑ Spear, Jane; Brown, Gary (28 September 2016). "A page from history: The Repository moves into its new home". cantonrep.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "GateHouse Media Completes Acquisition of 9 Publications in Northeastern Ohio and Central Illinois". GateHouse Media, Inc. April 11, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  9. ↑ Kalan, Sherry. "Donald R. Mellett, 1969". Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame. Indiana University Bloomington . Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  10. ↑ "Canton (Ohio) Daily News". The 1927 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Public Service. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  11. ↑ "About Canton daily news. (Canton, Ohio) 1912-1930". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  12. ↑ Van Zandt, David (1 March 2024). "Canton Repository – Bias and Credibility". mediabiasfactcheck.com. Media Bias Fact Check LLC. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "why-and-how-to-check-domain-age-of-any-website". www.webnots.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "The Canton Repository / CantonRep.com". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Walsh Named Stark County's Best University by Canton Repository Readers". www.walsh.edu. Walsh University. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  16. ↑ Hall, Malcolm (16 May 2019). "Repository and local Chamber of Commerce recognize outstanding businesses". the-review.com. The Alliance Review. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  17. ↑ Race, Joe; Schuring, Darlene. "About the Show" . Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  18. ↑ Weir, Josh. "Best of Stark Preps banquet to transform to star-studded webcast". The Alliance Review. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  19. ↑ Beaven, Chris (12 June 2016). "A look at the finalists for Canton Repository Athlete of the Year for boys and girls". Ashland Times-Gazette. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  20. ↑ "The Canton Repository Grand Parade". cantonchamber.org. Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  21. ↑ Shaffer, Bev (March 18, 2024). "Uhrichsville speller wins Repository spelling bee, heads to Scripps event". news.yahoo.com. The Repository. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  22. ↑ "The Repository". The Repository. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
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