Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina)

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The Times-News
Type Daily newspaper
Owner(s) New Media Investment Group
Publisher Paul Mauney
Editor Madison Taylor
Founded January 18, 1923 (as Burlington Daily News)[1]
Language English
Headquarters 707 S. Main Street, Burlington, North Carolina  United States
Circulation 36,000[2]
OCLC number 35154691
Website www.thetimesnews.com

The Times-News is a daily newspaper based in Burlington, North Carolina formed in 1931 by the merger of the Burlington Daily Times and The Burlington News.[1]

History

The Times-News was founded in 1887.[citation needed] It joined Freedom Communications Inc. in 1978, and was sold to Halifax Media Group in 2012.[3] In 2015, Halifax was acquired by New Media Investment Group.[4]

Special features

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The weekly Here & Now page, a national award winner, is written by high school students. Through its guest columnist program, the paper has had as many as 20 local columnists published per month. The Times-News is also committed to a strong internet presence. The paper's Web site contains a broad spectrum of local information, news, and community submitted content.

Awards

In addition to annual state press association awards, The Times-News is a Best of Freedom winner this year.[when?] The paper is frequently honored for its columns, editorials and graphics.[by whom?] It has also won awards in the NNA's Better Newspaper Contest for general excellence, best sports section, photography and writing.[citation needed]

See also

References

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  3. ↑ Freedom announces sale of Florida, N.C. properties to Halifax Media Group Archived June 4, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ New Media Announces Agreement to Acquire Halifax Media Group for $280.0 Million

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