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, area. At 245 East Main Street in downtown Rochester, the ''Democrat and Chronicle'' operates under the ownership of

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History

Founded in 1833 as ''The Balance'', the paper eventually became known as the ''Daily Democrat''. The ''Daily Democrat'' merged with another local paper, the ''Chronicle'', in 1870, to become known as the ''Democrat and Chronicle''. The paper was purchased by

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into the Democrat and Chronicle, the two merged staffs in 1992 and had shared the same building since 1959 when the ''Democrat and Chronicle'' moved from a location at 59–61 East Main Street on the Main Street Bridge where they had been since 1923. From 1928 to 1985, the ''Democrat and Chronicle'' was Gannett's flagship paper, and Gannett's corporate headquarters were in the ''Democrat and Chronicle'' building. Gannett moved its headquarters to

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; home of

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, in 1985. The ''Democrat and Chronicle'' who moved into the building in 1959 continued to occupy the historic

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at 55 Exchange Boulevard until moving to a new smaller building at the Midtown Plaza site on East Main Street in May 2016. D&C Building

At 153,350 square feet, the former headquarters in the Gannett building was considerably larger than the current headquarters, which is 42,000 square feet. The ''Democrat and Chronicle'' no longer needed the much larger space in the new digital age where newsprint in the United States is on the decline and the building which included the space that formerly held the printing presses prior to 1996 was expensive to maintain. With the move came new branding as ''D&C Digital'', emphasizing focus on the outlet's

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services and video properties. In 2010, The ''Democrat and Chronicle'' ranked number one among US newspapers in market penetration, the percentage of readers in a metro area who read in print or online. The ''Democrat and Chronicle'' held that top spot for several years, and have been among the leaders since the 1990s. The ''Democrat and Chronicle'', along with its parent company

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Notable contributors

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* Henry W. Clune * Marie D. De Jesus * Arch Merrill * Manuel Rivera-Ortiz * Michael Walsh

References

External links

Official Site

Gannett Official Site

Democrat and Chronicle Archive

1923 Paper detailing opening of old Pre-Gannett building formerly on Main Street Bridge
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