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Foster's Daily Democrat
	Foster's cover on October 16, 2008
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Gannett
Publisher	Patrice D. Foster
Editor	Howard Altschiller
Founded	1873
Circulation	20,053 Daily; 24,428 Weekend (as of 2006)
ISSN	0892-6026
Website	fosters.com

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Foster's Daily Democrat is a six-day (Monday–Saturday) morning broadsheet newspaper published in Dover, New Hampshire, United States, covering southeast New Hampshire and southwest Maine.

In addition to its Dover headquarters, Foster's maintains news bureaus in Rochester and Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

History and politics

Founded by Joshua L. Foster on June 18, 1873, the paper was named after the U.S. Democratic Party, which then was the conservative and less-popular party in New England.^[2] Foster was already known, by then, as a political firebrand and an explicit opponent of President Lincoln; one of his previous publishing ventures had been the States and Union, a pro-slavery paper in nearby Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during the American Civil War.^[3]

Foster's Daily Democrat for most of its history was a right-leaning paper but in recent years it has gone far to the left, endorsing Democratic candidates and supporting left-leaning political issues. As recent as 2000, however, Foster's endorsed George W. Bush in the New Hampshire primary, although the paper backed no one in the general election. It also endorsed District 1 Congressman Jeb Bradley on a number of occasions^[4] and it is considered rare for a Democratic candidate to get an endorsement from Foster's.^[5] Foster's is in favor of the death penalty.

In the 2004 New Hampshire Democratic primary, the paper endorsed Joe Lieberman, generally considered a more conservative Democrat. Yet its editorial stated that readers should be "absolutely clear on one thing. Foster's Daily Democrat remains fully supportive of President Bush."^[6]

In 1988, editor Rodney G. Doherty described himself as a "black sheep" of journalism and said he edits "a blue-collar paper." He said he prefers a hard-news, top-down style of newsroom management, with young reporters filing several quick stories based on assignments from editors, rather than longer, more analytical pieces. He said likes to see reporters write about "what is news, rather than what they think is the news."^[7]

Colin Manning, who wrote Foster's statehouse notebook, later went on to be New Hampshire governor John Lynch's communications director.^[8]

As of 2009, Doherty is the executive editor of the paper. The managing editor is Mary Pat Rowland. The assistant managing editor is Mike Gillis. The editorial page editor is Jon Breen.

Foster's Daily Democrat was an afternoon publication for 135 years until November 26, 2007, when it switched to morning publication. At the time, Doherty said morning publication would be more convenient for readers, and would allow the paper to update its Website earlier in the day.^[9]

In 2014, the Geo. J. Foster Company sold its assets, including Foster's, to Local Media Group.^[10] Local Media Group was later merged into GateHouse Media.

In 2016, the paper endorsed Hillary Clinton for president.^[11]

News and features

Foster's news focus is mainly on local public meetings and police reporting with community features and local sports also included. Regular features include advice columns, stock tables, classified advertising, comic strips, obituaries, television listings and local lottery numbers. The newspaper also carries entertainment, world and national news from the Associated Press, as well as both AP and locally generated sports stories.

Sections and pullouts for the daily paper include main news and an award-winning^{[citation needed]} sports section every day, plus:

Local page, every day, which includes Tri-City (Dover, Rochester and Somersworth area news) This page, following a redesign that was completed in November 2007, now constitutes Page B1 daily (Mon-Sat)
Coast page, every day, which covers the greater Portsmouth area. This page was also part of the redesign in 2007 and runs on Page A3 daily (Mon-Sat)
Education page, Thursday, with local education news and honor rolls
Community Weekend, Friday, with event and religion listings
Showcase, Thursday, with local arts and entertainment news
Your Home, a local real estate section

Sisters and competitors

Foster's competed head-to-head with The Portsmouth Herald, a daily newspaper based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In response to the Herald taking a chip out of Foster's Portsmouth market, Foster's printed a Portsmouth Region page on page A3 or A5. The parent company of the Herald acquired Foster's. Foster's also competes with the statewide daily New Hampshire Union Leader and its sister Sunday paper, New Hampshire Sunday News.

In the late 1990s, the Geo. J. Foster Company launched Foster's Sunday Citizen to compete with Herald Sunday and the New Hampshire Sunday News. The Sunday paper was a joint venture by Foster's and its sister paper in Laconia, New Hampshire, The Citizen, also owned by Geo. J. Foster Company.^[12] The Foster company sold The Citizen to Eagle Publishing in June 2010.

References

^ Audit Bureau of Circulation, report for six-month period ending September 30, 2006.
^ New Hampshire Gazette Literary Lions, Summer of 2006
^ Robinson, J. Dennis. "The Newspaper Riot of 1865". SeacoastNH.com, accessed August 9, 2007.
^ Including: "Jeb Bradley -- Always There for N.H. Citizens". Editorial. Foster's Sunday Citizen (Dover, N.H.), November 5, 2006.
^ Demers, Ian. "Closeup". WMUR, November 5, 2006.
^ Editorial, Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover, N.H.), January 24, 2004.
^ Hohler, Bob. "Defining What's Important." The Boston Globe, January 24, 1988.
^ "Fosters.com - Dover NH, Rochester NH, Portsmouth NH, Laconia NH, Sanford ME".
^ "Foster's N.H. Daily Switching to A.M." NEPA Bulletin (Boston, Mass.), page 2, October 2007.
^ Foster, Patty (2014-11-20). "Owner announces sale of Foster's to Seacoast Media Group - Fosters". Foster's Daily Democrat. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
^ Editorial, Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover, N.H.), October 16, 2016.
^ Kittredge, Clare. "A News War Takes Shape in Portsmouth". The Boston Globe, November 2, 1997

External links

Foster's website

[1] Audit Bureau of Circulation, report for six-month period ending September 30, 2006.

[2] New Hampshire Gazette Literary Lions, Summer of 2006

[3] Robinson, J. Dennis. "The Newspaper Riot of 1865". SeacoastNH.com, accessed August 9, 2007.

[4] Including: "Jeb Bradley -- Always There for N.H. Citizens". Editorial. Foster's Sunday Citizen (Dover, N.H.), November 5, 2006.

[5] Demers, Ian. "Closeup". WMUR, November 5, 2006.

[6] Editorial, Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover, N.H.), January 24, 2004.

[7] Hohler, Bob. "Defining What's Important." The Boston Globe, January 24, 1988.

[8] "Fosters.com - Dover NH, Rochester NH, Portsmouth NH, Laconia NH, Sanford ME".

[9] "Foster's N.H. Daily Switching to A.M." NEPA Bulletin (Boston, Mass.), page 2, October 2007.

[10] Foster, Patty (2014-11-20). "Owner announces sale of Foster's to Seacoast Media Group - Fosters". Foster's Daily Democrat. Retrieved 2014-11-24.

[11] Editorial, Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover, N.H.), October 16, 2016.

[12] Kittredge, Clare. "A News War Takes Shape in Portsmouth". The Boston Globe, November 2, 1997

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-'''''Foster's Daily Democrat''''' is a six-day (Monday-Saturday) morning [[broadsheet]] [[newspaper]] published in [[Dover, New Hampshire]], [[USA]], covering southeast [[New Hampshire]] and southwest [[Maine]]. A sister paper, '''''Foster's Sunday Citizen''''', publishes on Sunday.
+'''''Foster's Daily Democrat''''' is a six-day (Monday–Saturday) morning [[broadsheet]] [[newspaper]] published in [[Dover, New Hampshire]], United States, covering southeast [[New Hampshire]] and southwest [[Maine]].
 In addition to its Dover headquarters, ''Foster's'' maintains news bureaus in [[Rochester, New Hampshire|Rochester]] and [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]].
 ==History and politics==
-[[Image:Fosters HQ.jpg|left|thumb]] Founded by [[Joshua L. Foster]] on [[June 18]], [[1873]], the paper was named after the [[U.S. Democratic Party]], which then was the conservative and less-popular party in [[New England]].<ref>[[New Hampshire Gazette]] Literary Lions, Summer of 2006</ref> Foster was already known, by then, as a political firebrand; one of his previous publishing ventures had been the ''States and Union'', a pro-slavery paper in nearby [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]], during the [[American Civil War]].<ref>Robinson, J. Dennis. "[http://seacoastnh.com/History/As_I_Please/The_Newspaper_Riot_of_1865/ The Newspaper Riot of 1865]". SeacoastNH.com, accessed [[August 9]], [[2007]].</ref>
+[[Image:Fosters HQ.jpg|left|thumb|Foster's former headquarters in [[Dover, New Hampshire]]]] Founded by [[Joshua L. Foster]] on June 18, 1873, the paper was named after the [[U.S. Democratic Party]], which then was the conservative and less-popular party in [[New England]].<ref>[[New Hampshire Gazette]] Literary Lions, Summer of 2006</ref> Foster was already known, by then, as a political firebrand and an explicit opponent of President Lincoln; one of his previous publishing ventures had been the ''States and Union'', a pro-slavery paper in nearby [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]], during the [[American Civil War]].<ref>Robinson, J. Dennis. "[http://www.seacoastnh.com/History/As-I-Please/The-Newspaper-Riot-of-1865/ The Newspaper Riot of 1865]". SeacoastNH.com, accessed August 9, 2007.</ref>
-''Foster's Daily Democrat'' still takes a conservative line in its editorial pages, and its editorials tends to back [[U.S. Republican Party|Republicans]]. ''Foster's'' endorsed [[George W. Bush]] in the 2000 [[New Hampshire primary]], although the paper backed no one in the [[2000 U.S. Presidential Election|general election]]. It also endorsed District 1 Congressman [[Jeb Bradley]] on a number of occasions<ref>Including: "[http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061105/NEWS13/111050177&SearchID=73264059503253 Jeb Bradley -- Always There for N.H. Citizens]". Editorial. ''Foster's Sunday Citizen'' (Dover, N.H.), [[November 5]], [[2006]].</ref> and it is considered rare for a Democratic candidate to get an endorsement from ''Foster's''.<ref>Demers, Ian. "Closeup". [[WMUR]], [[November 5]], [[2006]].</ref> Foster's is in favor of the [[death penalty]].
+''Foster's Daily Democrat'' for most of its history was a right-leaning paper but in recent years it has gone far to the left, endorsing Democratic candidates and supporting left-leaning political issues. As recent as 2000, however, ''Foster's'' endorsed [[George W. Bush]] in the [[New Hampshire primary]], although the paper backed no one in the [[2000 U.S. Presidential Election|general election]]. It also endorsed District 1 Congressman [[Jeb Bradley]] on a number of occasions<ref>Including: "[http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061105/NEWS13/111050177&SearchID=73264059503253 Jeb Bradley -- Always There for N.H. Citizens]". Editorial. ''Foster's Sunday Citizen'' (Dover, N.H.), November 5, 2006.</ref> and it is considered rare for a Democratic candidate to get an endorsement from ''Foster's''.<ref>Demers, Ian. "Closeup". [[WMUR]], November 5, 2006.</ref> Foster's is in favor of the [[death penalty]].
-In the 2004 New Hampshire Democrat primary, the paper endorsed [[Joe Lieberman]], generally considered a more conservative Democrat. Yet its editorial stated that readers should be "absolutely clear on one thing. ''Foster's Daily Democrat'' remains fully supportive of President Bush."<ref>Editorial, ''Foster's Daily Democrat'' (Dover, N.H.), [[January 24]], [[2004]].</ref>
+In the 2004 New Hampshire Democratic primary, the paper endorsed [[Joe Lieberman]], generally considered a more conservative Democrat. Yet its editorial stated that readers should be "absolutely clear on one thing. ''Foster's Daily Democrat'' remains fully supportive of President Bush."<ref>Editorial, ''Foster's Daily Democrat'' (Dover, N.H.), January 24, 2004.</ref>
-In [[1988]], editor Rodney G. Doherty described himself as a "black sheep" of journalism and said he edits "a blue-collar paper." He said he prefers a hard-news, top-down style of newsroom management, with young reporters filing several quick stories based on assignments from editors, rather than longer, more analytical pieces. He said likes to see reporters write about "what ''is'' news, rather than what they think is the news."<ref>Hohler, Bob. "Defining What's Important." ''The Boston Globe'', [[January 24]], [[1988]].</ref>
+In 1988, editor Rodney G. Doherty described himself as a "black sheep" of journalism and said he edits "a blue-collar paper." He said he prefers a hard-news, top-down style of newsroom management, with young reporters filing several quick stories based on assignments from editors, rather than longer, more analytical pieces. He said likes to see reporters write about "what ''is'' news, rather than what they think is the news."<ref>Hohler, Bob. "Defining What's Important." ''The Boston Globe'', January 24, 1988.</ref>
-Colin Manning, who wrote ''Foster's'' statehouse notebook, later went on to be New Hampshire governor [[John H. Lynch|John Lynch]]'s communications director.<ref>[http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061210/NEWS1303/112100096&SearchID=73265757698213 Fosters.com - Dover NH, Rochester NH, Portsmouth NH, Laconia NH, Sanford ME<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+[[Colin Manning]], who wrote ''Foster's'' statehouse notebook, later went on to be New Hampshire governor [[John H. Lynch|John Lynch]]'s communications director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061210/NEWS1303/112100096&SearchID=73265757698213|title=Fosters.com - Dover NH, Rochester NH, Portsmouth NH, Laconia NH, Sanford ME<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref>
 As of 2009, Doherty is the executive editor of the paper. The managing editor is Mary Pat Rowland. The assistant managing editor is Mike Gillis. The editorial page editor is Jon Breen.
-''Foster's Daily Democrat'' was an afternoon publication for 135 years until [[November 26]], [[2007]], when it switched to morning publication. At the time, Doherty said morning publication would be more convenient for readers, and would allow the paper to update its Website earlier in the day. ''The Citizen'' had converted to morning publication almost a year earlier.<ref>"Foster's N.H. Daily Switching to A.M." ''NEPA Bulletin'' (Boston, Mass.), page 2, October 2007.</ref>
+''Foster's Daily Democrat'' was an afternoon publication for 135 years until November 26, 2007, when it switched to morning publication. At the time, Doherty said morning publication would be more convenient for readers, and would allow the paper to update its Website earlier in the day.<ref>"Foster's N.H. Daily Switching to A.M." ''NEPA Bulletin'' (Boston, Mass.), page 2, October 2007.</ref>
+In 2014, the [[Geo. J. Foster Company]] sold its assets, including ''Foster's'', to [[Local Media Group]].<ref>{{Cite news | last = Foster | first = Patty | title = Owner announces sale of Foster's to Seacoast Media Group - Fosters | work = Foster's Daily Democrat | access-date = 2014-11-24 | date = 2014-11-20 | url = http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20141120/GJNEWS03/311209999/0/SEARCH }}</ref> Local Media Group was later merged into [[GateHouse Media]].
+In 2016, the paper endorsed Hillary Clinton for president.<ref>Editorial, ''Foster's Daily Democrat'' (Dover, N.H.), October 16, 2016.</ref>
 ==News and features==
-Foster's news focus is mainly on local public meetings and police reporting with community features and local sports also included. Regular features include advice columns, stock tables, classified advertising, comic strips, obituaries, television listings and local lottery numbers. The newspaper also carries entertainment, world and national news from the [[Associated Press]], as well as both AP and locally generated sports stories.
+''Foster's'' news focus is mainly on local public meetings and police reporting with community features and local sports also included. Regular features include advice columns, stock tables, classified advertising, comic strips, obituaries, television listings and local lottery numbers. The newspaper also carries entertainment, world and national news from the [[Associated Press]], as well as both AP and locally generated sports stories.
-Sections and pullouts for the daily paper include main news and an award-winning{{Fact|date=October 2007}} sports section every day, plus:
+Sections and pullouts for the daily paper include main news and an award-winning{{Citation needed|date=October 2007}} sports section every day, plus:
 *''Local'' page, every day, which includes Tri-City (Dover, Rochester and Somersworth area news) This page, following a redesign that was completed in November 2007, now constitutes Page B1 daily (Mon-Sat)
 *''Coast'' page, every day, which covers the greater Portsmouth area. This page was also part of the redesign in 2007 and runs on Page A3 daily (Mon-Sat)
 *''Education'' page, Thursday, with local education news and honor rolls
 *''Community Weekend'', Friday, with event and religion listings
 *''Showcase'', Thursday, with local arts and entertainment news
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 ==Sisters and competitors==
-''Foster's'' competes head-to-head with ''[[The Portsmouth Herald]]'', a daily newspaper based in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]]. In response to the ''Herald'' taking a chip out of Foster's Portsmouth market, ''Foster's'' now prints a ''Portsmouth Region'' page on page A3 or A5. Foster's also competes with the statewide daily ''[[New Hampshire Union Leader]]'' and its sister Sunday paper, ''New Hampshire Sunday News''.
+''Foster's'' competed head-to-head with ''[[The Portsmouth Herald]]'', a daily newspaper based in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]]. In response to the ''Herald'' taking a chip out of Foster's Portsmouth market, ''Foster's'' printed a ''Portsmouth Region'' page on page A3 or A5. The parent company of the ''Herald'' acquired ''Foster's''. ''Foster's'' also competes with the statewide daily ''[[New Hampshire Union Leader]]'' and its sister Sunday paper, ''New Hampshire Sunday News''.
-In the late 1990s, the [[Geo. J. Foster Company]] launched ''Foster's Sunday Citizen'' to compete with ''Herald Sunday'' and the ''New Hampshire Sunday News.'' The Sunday paper is a joint venture by ''Foster's'' and its sister paper in [[Laconia, New Hampshire]], ''[[The Citizen (Laconia)|The Citizen]]'', also owned by Geo. J. Foster Company.<ref>Kittredge, Clare. "A News War Takes Shape in Portsmouth". ''The Boston Globe'', [[November 2]], [[1997]]</ref>
+In the late 1990s, the [[Geo. J. Foster Company]] launched ''Foster's Sunday Citizen'' to compete with ''Herald Sunday'' and the ''New Hampshire Sunday News.'' The Sunday paper was a joint venture by ''Foster's'' and its sister paper in [[Laconia, New Hampshire]], ''[[The Citizen (Laconia)|The Citizen]]'', also owned by Geo. J. Foster Company.<ref>Kittredge, Clare. "A News War Takes Shape in Portsmouth". ''The Boston Globe'', November 2, 1997</ref> The Foster company sold ''The Citizen'' to [[Eagle Publishing]] in June 2010.
 ==References==
+{{portal|New Hampshire}}
 {{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.fosters.com ''Foster's'' website]
-*[http://www.citizen.com ''The Citizen's'' website]
+{{Gannett}}
 [[Category:Newspapers published in New Hampshire]]
 [[Category:Strafford County, New Hampshire]]
+[[Category:Dover, New Hampshire]]
+[[Category:1873 establishments in New Hampshire]]
+[[Category:Newspapers established in 1873]]
+[[Category:Gannett publications]]