Jump to content

The Post-Crescent: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m wikilinks in lead
ce
 
(18 intermediate revisions by 12 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|Newspaper in Appleton, Wisconsin}}
{{Infobox Newspaper
{{Infobox Newspaper
| name = The Post-Crescent
| name = The Post-Crescent
| image = [[Image:The Post-Crescent front page.jpg|225px|border]]
| image = [[Image:The Post-Crescent front page.jpg|225px|border]]
| type = Daily newspaper
| type = [[Daily newspaper]]
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
| foundation = 1853<br>(as ''The Appleton Crescent'')
| foundation = 1853<br>(as ''The Appleton Crescent'')
| ceased publication =
| ceased publication =
| price =
| price =
| owners = [[Gannett Company]]
| owners = [[Gannett]]
| publisher = Pam Henson
| publisher = Andy Fisher
| editor =
| editor = Taima Kern
| language =
| language =
| circulation = 38,000 Daily (2013 Gannett annual report)
| circulation = 14,574
| circulation_date = 2022
⚫
| headquarters = 306 W. Washington St.<br>[[Appleton, Wisconsin|Appleton]], [[Wisconsin|WI]] 54911<br>{{USA}}
| circulation_ref = <ref>{{Cite book |title=2023 Wisconsin Newspaper Directory |publisher=Wisconsin Newspaper Association |year=2023}}</ref>
⚫
| ISSN =
⚫
| headquarters = 306 W. Washington St.<br>[[Appleton, Wisconsin|Appleton]], [[Wisconsin|WI]] 54911<br>{{USA}}
⚫
| website = [http://postcrescent.com/ postcrescent.com]
⚫
| ISSN =
⚫
| website = {{URL|http://postcrescent.com/}}
}}
}}


'''''The Post-Crescent''''' is a daily [[newspaper]] based in [[Appleton, Wisconsin]]. Part of the [[Gannett]] chain of newspapers, it is primarily distributed in numerous counties surrounding the Appleton area.
'''''The Post-Crescent''''' is a daily [[newspaper]] based in [[Appleton, Wisconsin]]. Part of the [[Gannett]] chain of newspapers, it is primarily distributed in counties surrounding the Appleton/[[Fox Cities]] area.


==History==
==History==
'''''The Appleton Crescent''''' was formed in 1853 as a weekly newspaper, the same year that Appleton became a village.<ref name=history>[http://edit.wisinfo.gannettonline.com/contact/xhistory.shtml Myrna Collins "The Post-Crescent History" February 10 2003], Retrieved January 1, 2007</ref> The ''Crescent'' was a determinedly Democratic newspaper, created by [[Samuel Ryan, Jr.|Samuel]], James and John Ryan.<ref name=history /> The ''Crescent'''s [[Andrew Jackson|Jacksonian]] Democratic politics upset [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]], and a second newspaper, '''''The Appleton Motor''''', was formed by [[F.C. Meade]] on August 18, 1859. Meade was soon joined by Ryan's brother Francis.<ref name=history />
'''''The Appleton Crescent''''' was formed in 1853 as a weekly newspaper, the same year that Appleton became a village.<ref name=history>[http://edit.wisinfo.gannettonline.com/contact/xhistory.shtml Myrna Collins "The Post-Crescent History" February 10 2003], Retrieved January 1, 2007</ref> The ''Crescent'' was a determinedly Democratic newspaper, created by [[Samuel Ryan, Jr.|Samuel]], James and John Ryan.<ref name=history />
[[Edna Ferber]], later a famed writer and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, became a reporter at the Appleton Crescent at the age of 17 and worked there for about 18 months, approximately 1902-1903.
The ''Crescent'''s [[Andrew Jackson|Jacksonian]] Democratic politics upset [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]], and a second newspaper, '''''The Appleton Motor''''', was formed by [[F.C. Meade]] on August 18, 1859. Meade was soon joined by Ryan's brother Francis.<ref name=history />


While the two newspapers were bitter rivals, they did cooperate at times. When the ''Crescent'' suffered serious damage in 1863 from apparent arson, the ''Motor'' ran an article condemning the act. The ''Motor'' changed its name to '''''The Appleton Post''''' in 1887 after changing hands several times. The ''Post'''s buildings were damaged that year, and donations from the ''Crescent'' kept the paper open.
While the two newspapers were bitter rivals, they did cooperate at times. When the ''Crescent'' suffered serious damage in 1863 from apparent arson, the ''Motor'' ran an article condemning the act. The ''Motor'' changed its name to '''''The Appleton Post''''' in 1887 after changing hands several times. The ''Post'''s buildings were damaged that year, and donations from the ''Crescent'' kept the paper open.
Line 26: Line 32:
'''''The Appleton Post-Crescent''''' was formed when the ''Post'' and the ''Crescent'' merged on February 2, 1920. The first paper was published on February 10, 1920. Editors decided to not align with either political party.<ref name=history />
'''''The Appleton Post-Crescent''''' was formed when the ''Post'' and the ''Crescent'' merged on February 2, 1920. The first paper was published on February 10, 1920. Editors decided to not align with either political party.<ref name=history />


''The Appleton Post-Crescent'' decided to purchase the '''''Twin City News-Record''''', which had been formed when the Menasha Record and the Neenah News Times merged in 1949. The "Appleton" portion of the name was removed in 1964 to reflect that the newspaper reached farther than the city limits.<ref name=history />
''The Appleton Post-Crescent'' decided to purchase the '''''Twin City News-Record''''', which had been formed when the ''Menasha Record'' and the ''Neenah News Times'' merged in 1949. The "Appleton" portion of the name was removed in 1964 to reflect that the newspaper reached farther than the city limits.<ref name=history />


Publisher V.I. Minahan coined the term "[[Fox Cities]]" in 1953, which is now a common term to describe the metropolitan Appleton area.<ref name=history />
Publisher V.I. Minahan coined the term "the [[Fox Cities]]" in 1953, which is now a common term to describe the metropolitan Appleton area.<ref name=history />


==Ownership==
==Ownership==
Post Publishing owned the newspaper from 1920 until it was purchased by [[Gillett Communications]] on August 1, 1984, and was also a former owner of [[WLUK]] (Channel 11) in [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]], Wisconsin, [[Marquette, Michigan]]'s [[WLUC]] (Channel 6), [[WEAU]] (Channel 13) in [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire]], and [[Rochester, New York]]'s [[WHAM-TV|WOKR]] (Channel 13). Gillett sold the newspaper four months later to [[Thomson Newspapers]], while the television stations were sold to various parties. Thomson owned the paper until it was sold to [[Gannett]] on July 21, 2000.<ref name=history />
Post Publishing owned the newspaper from 1920 until it was purchased by [[Gillett Communications]] on August 1, 1984, and was also a former owner of [[WLUK]] (Channel 11) in [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]], Wisconsin, [[Marquette, Michigan]]'s [[WLUC]] (Channel 6), [[WEAU]] (Channel 13) in [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire]], and [[Rochester, New York]]'s [[WHAM-TV|WOKR]] (Channel 13). Gillett sold the newspaper four months later to [[Thomson Newspapers]], while the television stations were sold to various parties. Thomson owned the paper until it was sold to [[Gannett]] on July 21, 2000.<ref name=history />


In January 2018, Gannett announced plans to move the Post-Crescent's printing operation from Appleton to Gannett's facility in Milwaukee.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.postcrescent.com/story/money/2018/01/17/gannett-move-printing-appleton-facility/1039467001/ |title=Gannett to move printing from Appleton facility |work=[[The Post Crescent]] |date=2018-01-17 |accessdate=2018-01-18 }}</ref>
In January 2018, Gannett announced plans to move the ''Post-Crescent''{{'}}s printing operation from Appleton to Gannett's facility in Milwaukee.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.postcrescent.com/story/money/2018/01/17/gannett-move-printing-appleton-facility/1039467001/ |title=Gannett to move printing from Appleton facility |work=[[The Post Crescent]] |date=2018-01-17 |access-date=2018-01-18 }}</ref> In May 2022, Gannett [https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2022/gannetts-wisconsin-newspapers-will-move-printing-to-central-illinois/ shifted the printing of the Post-Crescent] and all the chain's Wisconsin newspapers to Peoria, Illinois.


==Circulation==
==Circulation==
Line 40: Line 46:
==Notable journalists==
==Notable journalists==
*[[Mary Agria]]
*[[Mary Agria]]
*[[Edna Ferber]] (Appleton Daily Crescent)
*[[Edna Ferber]] (''Appleton Daily Crescent'')


==References==
==References==
Line 46: Line 52:


==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal|Wisconsin|Journalism}}
{{Portal|Journalism}}
*[http://www.postcrescent.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.postcrescent.com/ Official website]
*[http://m.postcrescent.com Official mobile website]
*[http://m.postcrescent.com Official mobile website]
*[http://www.gannett.com/ Website for owner Gannett]


{{GCI}}
{{Gannett}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Post-Crescent}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Post-Crescent}}
Line 57: Line 62:
[[Category:Appleton, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Appleton, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Gannett publications]]
[[Category:Gannett publications]]
[[Category:Publications established in 1853]]
[[Category:Newspapers established in 1853]]
[[Category:1853 establishments in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:1853 establishments in Wisconsin]]

Latest revision as of 14:27, 29 July 2024

The Post-Crescent
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Gannett
PublisherAndy Fisher
EditorTaima Kern
Founded1853
(as The Appleton Crescent)
Headquarters306 W. Washington St.
Appleton, WI 54911
 United States
Circulation14,574 (as of 2022)[1]
Websitepostcrescent.com

The Post-Crescent is a daily newspaper based in Appleton, Wisconsin. Part of the Gannett chain of newspapers, it is primarily distributed in counties surrounding the Appleton/Fox Cities area.

History

[edit]

The Appleton Crescent was formed in 1853 as a weekly newspaper, the same year that Appleton became a village.[2] The Crescent was a determinedly Democratic newspaper, created by Samuel, James and John Ryan.[2] Edna Ferber, later a famed writer and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, became a reporter at the Appleton Crescent at the age of 17 and worked there for about 18 months, approximately 1902-1903.

The Crescent's Jacksonian Democratic politics upset Republicans, and a second newspaper, The Appleton Motor, was formed by F.C. Meade on August 18, 1859. Meade was soon joined by Ryan's brother Francis.[2]

While the two newspapers were bitter rivals, they did cooperate at times. When the Crescent suffered serious damage in 1863 from apparent arson, the Motor ran an article condemning the act. The Motor changed its name to The Appleton Post in 1887 after changing hands several times. The Post's buildings were damaged that year, and donations from the Crescent kept the paper open.

The Appleton Post-Crescent was formed when the Post and the Crescent merged on February 2, 1920. The first paper was published on February 10, 1920. Editors decided to not align with either political party.[2]

The Appleton Post-Crescent decided to purchase the Twin City News-Record, which had been formed when the Menasha Record and the Neenah News Times merged in 1949. The "Appleton" portion of the name was removed in 1964 to reflect that the newspaper reached farther than the city limits.[2]

Publisher V.I. Minahan coined the term "the Fox Cities" in 1953, which is now a common term to describe the metropolitan Appleton area.[2]

Ownership

[edit]

Post Publishing owned the newspaper from 1920 until it was purchased by Gillett Communications on August 1, 1984, and was also a former owner of WLUK (Channel 11) in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Marquette, Michigan's WLUC (Channel 6), WEAU (Channel 13) in Eau Claire, and Rochester, New York's WOKR (Channel 13). Gillett sold the newspaper four months later to Thomson Newspapers, while the television stations were sold to various parties. Thomson owned the paper until it was sold to Gannett on July 21, 2000.[2]

In January 2018, Gannett announced plans to move the Post-Crescent's printing operation from Appleton to Gannett's facility in Milwaukee.[3] In May 2022, Gannett shifted the printing of the Post-Crescent and all the chain's Wisconsin newspapers to Peoria, Illinois.

Circulation

[edit]

The circulation at the 1920 merger was 7,000. It grew to 40,000 by 1960 (when Appleton's population was 48,000).[2] The circulation in 2003 was 53,600 on weekdays, more than 61,000 on Saturdays and nearly 70,000 on Sundays.[2]

Notable journalists

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ 2023 Wisconsin Newspaper Directory. Wisconsin Newspaper Association. 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Myrna Collins "The Post-Crescent History" February 10 2003, Retrieved January 1, 2007
  3. ^ "Gannett to move printing from Appleton facility". The Post Crescent. 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Post-Crescent&oldid=1237383426"