The smaller of the two main newspapers in

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

South Coast South Coast is a name often given to coastal areas to the south of a geographical region or major metropolitan area. Geographical Australia *South Coast (New South Wales), the coast of New South Wales, Australia, south of Sydney * South Coast (Q ...

, ''The Herald News'' is a

daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, spor ...

based in

Fall River, Massachusetts Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The City of Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States Census, making it the tenth-largest city in the state. Located along the eastern shore of Mount H ...

. Its coverage area includes Fall River and the nearby towns of Dighton,

Freetown Freetown is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educ ...

Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , preceded_by = , origin = , lord_lieutenant_office =Lord Lieutenant of Somerset , lor ...

Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the C ...

and

Westport, Massachusetts Westport (Massachusett: ) is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,339 at the 2020 census. The village of North Westport lies in the town. Other named areas of the town are "Westport Point," which has a ...

; as well as Little Compton and Tiverton, Rhode Island. ''The Herald News'', formerly owned by

Journal Register Company 21st Century Media was an American media company. It was the successor of Ingersoll Publications and Journal Register Company, and it was succeeded by Digital First Media. The company operated more than 350 multi-platform products in 992 com ...

, was sold in December 2006 to GateHouse Media, which owns several daily and weekly newspapers in Massachusetts.Gavin, Robert. "GateHouse Buys More Mass. Papers." ''The Boston Globe'', December 2, 2006.

Sisters and competitors

''The Herald News''' main competitor to the east is '' The Standard-Times'' of the other South Coast city,

New Bedford, Massachusetts New Bedford (Massachusett: ) is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast region. Up through the 17th century, the area was the territory of the Wampanoag Native American p ...

. In its northern towns, ''The Herald News'' competes with the ''

Taunton Daily Gazette The ''Taunton Daily Gazette'' (and ''Taunton Sunday Gazette'') is a daily newspaper founded in 1848. Based in Taunton, Massachusetts, its coverage area also includes Berkley, Rehoboth, Dighton, Lakeville, Norton, and Raynham. On December ...

'', although the two were both owned by Journal Register and sold together to GateHouse. Before the GateHouse sale, ''The Herald News'' was part of Journal Register's New England group, which included '' The Call'' in Woonsocket, '' Kent County Daily Times'' and ''

The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' ( ...

'' of Pawtucket, all in

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

. The Rhode Island newspapers were not included in the sale. Also associated with ''The Herald News'', and included in the $70 million GateHouse sale, are ''O Jornal'' (a Portuguese-language weekly) and ''El Latino Expreso'' (a Spanish-language weekly), catering to the substantial immigrant population of the South Coast, and the ''Free-Press'' of

North Attleborough, Massachusetts North Attleborough, alternatively spelled North Attleboro, is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 30,834 at the 2020 United States Census. The villages of Attleboro Falls and North Attleborough Center ar ...

. On July 16, 2010, publication of ''El Latino Expreso'' (founded 2004) and the

Brazilian American Brazilian Americans ( pt, brasileiros americanos or ) are Americans who are of full or partial Brazilian ancestry. The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs estimates the Brazilian American population to be 1,775,000, the largest of any Brazili ...

weekly ''O Jornal Brasileiro'' (2007) was ended, with a lack of "a sustained advertiser base" and a desire to focus exclusively on ''O Jornal'' cited by GateHouse as the reasons to cease production.

History

Three Fall River newspapers combined in 1892 to form ''The Herald News'': the ''Fall River News'', founded in 1845; the ''Fall River Daily Herald'', 1872, and the ''Fall River Daily Globe'', 1885.The Herald News: About Us
accessed January 7, 2007. In the 1960s The Herald-News was owned by Mark Goodson, the creator of the popular television game show "To Tell The Truth." The newspaper established its headquarters on lower Pocasset Street on Fall River, along the Quequechan River, which was routed through a pipe to make way for Interstate 195, from which The Herald-News building remains visible as one enters Fall River from the Braga Bridge. E.J. Dionne, The New York Times Washington Correspondent and later Washington Post columnist worked there as an intern; M. Charles Bakst, long-time columnist of The Providence Journal, began his career there. At its height, The Herald News circulated approximately 45,000 copies per day.

Prices

''The Herald News'' prices are: $2.00 daily, $3.00 Sunday.

Footnotes

External links

''The Herald News'' Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Herald News Fall River, Massachusetts Newspapers published in Massachusetts Mass media in Bristol County, Massachusetts Publications established in 1892 Gannett publications 1892 establishments in Massachusetts