Greensboro News & Record

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name = News & Record


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type = Daily
format = Broadsheet
foundation = 1982 (as merged)
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owners = Landmark Communications
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language = American English
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circulation = 84 000 (weekday)
101 000 (Sunday)
headquarters = Greensboro, NC
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ISSN = 0747-1858
website = [http://www.news-record.com www.news-record.com] The News & Record is the largest newspaper serving Guilford County and the surrounding region. It is based in Greensboro, NC, and produces local sections for Greensboro, High Point, NC, and Rockingham County, North Carolina. At the beginning of 2008 it had an average weekday circulation of slightly more than 84,000 and an average Sunday circulation of over 101,000 http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/newsform.asp Retrieved 25 May, 2008] . The News & Record is owned by Landmark Communications of Norfolk, VA.

On January 3, 2008, it was reported that the family owned Landmark Communications, parent company of the News & Record, may be for sale. [cite news |url=http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/145644 |title=Battens may sell The Roanoke Times' parent company |publisher=The Roanoke Times |date=2008-01-03 |accessdate=2008-01-03 ]

Robin Saul is the publisher and John Robinson is the editor.

History

The News & Record traces its roots to the Daily Record which was first printed in 1890 in Greensboro. An afternoon paper, it was begun by John Benson, Joseph Reece, and Harper J. Elam. Both Benson and Elam eventually sold their interest in the paper to Reece who operated it as sole owner for 14 years until his death in 1915. For four years thereafter it was owned by Al Fairbrother and George Crater until it was bought by Julian Price in 1919. The Daily News was a morning paper founded in 1909. The Daily News and the associated company, the Greensboro News Company, grew quickly, acquiring the other morning paper, the Greensboro Telegram in 1911 and in 1930 acquired the Daily Record.

The Greensboro News Company and its two papers were run by Edwin Bedford Jeffress who owned half interest in the company after 1914. He remained President until 1961, when his son, Charles, took over the reins of the company. In 1965 the Company was purchased by Norfolk-Portsmouth Newspapers, based in Norfolk, VA. Jeffress remained publisher but the presidency was given to Frank Batten of Norfolk. Two years later Norfolk-Portsmouth Newspapers became Landmark Communications, which remains the owner of the Paper today.

In 1982, the Daily News and the Daily Record were combined to the News & Record, a single paper with two editions, morning and afternoon. The afternoon edition was eliminated four years later.

Go Triad

Go Triad is a free weekly insert in the News & Record, appearing on Thursday. It is also available free from news stands and distribution points throughout Greensboro and the Piedmont Triad area. Go Triad focuses on arts and entertainment, this includes movie reviews and listings, concert reviews and listings, theater reviews and listings, and restaurant and bar reviews. It also has features about local figures in the arts and entertainment industry, including local bands, local artists, local authors, and others.

Recent changes

In 1999, the paper broke with the trend in the medium and began a major expansion effort [ [http://triad.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2006/10/30/story3.html?page=2 The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area, October 27, 2006] ] . The paper expanded its coverage of High Point, challenging the smaller "High Point Enterprise" on its turf. The news department added 33 positions. However, the paper quickly reversed itself. By 2006, the newsroom had been reduced by about one-fourth mostly through attrition.

"The News & Record" received national attention in the spring of 2005, including an article in "The News York Times" for its plans to try to integrate online reader participation into the reporting and news distribution process. The plans have moved slowly as costs and technical issues have hindered the realization of some goals.

On June 7, 2007, the newspaper announced it was laying off 41 employees as part of a "business reorganization," the first layoffs in its history [ [http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070607/NEWSREC0101/70607025 "News & Record lays off 41 workers," News & Record, June 7, 2007] ] The paper's publisher cited declining advertising revenues and the "expanding use of the Internet for news, information and advertising."

enior Leaders

*President and Publisher: Robin Saul
*Editor: John Robinson
*Editorial Page Editor: Allen Johnson
*Circulation Director: David Reno
*Production Director: Jim Schrum

External links

* [http://www.news-record.com News & Record Homepage]
* [http://www.gotriad.com Go Triad Homepage]
* [http://www.yesweekly.com Yes! Weekly (Greensboro newspaper)]
* [http://www.rhinotimes.com The Rhino Times (Greensboro newspaper)]
* [http://www.greensboro3.com The Greensboro Telegram (Greensboro newspaper)]
* [http://www.hpe.com The High Point Enterprise (Guilford Co. newspaper)]
* [http://www.jamestownnews.com The Jamestown News (Guilford Co. newspaper)]
* [http://www.stokesdalenews.com The Stokesdale News (Guilford Co. newspaper)]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/04/business/media/04paper.html?ex=1278129600&en=d178e7eb34a2d79e&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss New York Times Article on the News & Record]

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