The Advocate-Messenger

The Advocate-Messenger
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Carpenter Media Group
PublisherJoe Imel
EditorWarren Taylor
Founded1865
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters461 South 4th St.,
Danville, KY 40422
United States
Circulation9,121 Afternoon
9,093 Sunday[1]
Websiteamnews.com

The Advocate-Messenger is a newspaper published Tuesday and Saturday in Danville, Kentucky.[2] The printed version of the newspaper is delivered by US mail.[3] The newspaper serves central Kentucky, with distribution primarily in Boyle, Lincoln, Casey, Mercer, and Garrard counties.

History

  • The Kentucky Advocate began publication in Danville on June 24, 1865, as a Democratic party supporter.[4]
  • The Kentucky Tribune began publication in Danville in 1843 as a Whig party supporter, later changing to a Republican party supporter. In 1887 it was renamed The Danville Democrat and in 1893, renamed again to The Danville News. In 1907, it merged into The Kentucky Advocate.[4]
  • The Boyle County Herald began publication in Danville in the 1880s and merged into The Kentucky Advocate in 1907.[4]
  • The Daily Messenger began publication in Danville in 1910.[4]
  • The Advocate-Messenger is the result of the merger in 1940 of The Kentucky Advocate and The Daily-Messenger.
  • The paper was purchased by Schurz Communications of South Bend, Indiana in 1978.
  • In 2013, Advocate Messenger printing operations moved from Danville to Winchester Kentucky.[5]
  • Boone Newspapers formed a subsidiary, Bluegrass Newsmedia LLC. In 2016, the subsidiary purchased the paper in 2016 along with The Winchester Sun, The Jessamine Journal, and The Interior Journal.[6]
  • In 2020, the four Bluegrass Newsmedia papers eliminated their sports staffs, which were mostly one-person departments.[7] A column in the Winchester Sun noted that "Most people seeking news about high school and youth sports get that information immediately by attending the games, via social media or through web sites like MaxPreps and others. The days of the newspaper needing to write long narrative recaps of every sporting contest are gone."[8] The newspapers plan to continue sports coverage via reader submissions and human interest pieces.

References

  1. ^ "Boone Newspapers – The Advocate-Messenger". Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  2. ^ "Newspaper invests more in online coverage as COVID-19 economic crisis worsens". The Advocate Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. 2020-04-10. Archived from the original on 2020-04-13. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  3. ^ "Advocate-Messenger switches to same-day mail delivery". The Advocate-Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  4. ^ a b c d Griffin, Richard W., Newspaper Story of a Town: A History of Danville Kentucky, Danville Advocate Messenger, Danville KY, 1965
  5. ^ Adkins, Rachael (2013-10-01). "Winchester press to be used: Printing being consolidated in Kentucky". The Winchester Sun. Schurtz Communications Inc. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  6. ^ "Four Central Ky. newspapers being sold". Lexington Herald-Leader. 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  7. ^ Lofton, Shelby (February 28, 2020). "Four Central Kentucky newspapers eliminate sports departments". WKYT-TV. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  8. ^ Caldwell, Mike (February 28, 2020). "Sports coverage has to evolve and adapt to readers". Winchester Sun. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.


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