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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' is a major regional newspaper based in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, serving the Greater St. Louis, St. Louis metropolitan area. It is the largest daily newspaper in the metropolitan area by circulation, surpassing the ''Belleville News-Democrat'', ''The Telegraph (Alton, Illinois), Alton Telegraph'', and ''Edwardsville Intelligencer''. The publication has received 19 Pulitzer Prize, Pulitzer Prizes. The paper is owned by Lee Enterprises of Davenport, Iowa, which purchased Pulitzer, Inc. in 2005 in a cash deal valued at $1.46 billion. Platform On April 10, 1907, Joseph Pulitzer wrote what became known as the paper's Party platform, platform: I know that my retirement will make no difference in its cardinal principles, that it will always fight for progress and reform, never tolerate injustice or corruption, always fight demagogues of all parties, never belong to any party, always oppose privileged classes and public plunderers, never lack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compact (newspaper)
A compact newspaper is a broadsheet-quality newspaper printed in a tabloid format, especially one in the United Kingdom. The term as used for this size came into use after ''The Independent'' began producing a smaller format edition in 2003 for London's commuters, designed to be easier to read when using mass transit. Readers from other parts of the country liked the new format, and ''The Independent'' introduced it nationally. ''The Times'' and ''The Scotsman'' copied the format as ''The Independent'' increased in sales. ''The Times'' and ''The Scotsman'' are now printed exclusively in compact format following trial periods during which both broadsheet and compact version were produced simultaneously. ''The Independent'' published its last paper edition on 20 March 2016 and now appears online only. See also * Berliner (format) * Broadsheet * List of newspapers * Paper size Paper size standards govern the size of sheets of paper used as writing paper, stationery, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
