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The Bugle-Observer
Type	Biweekly newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Postmedia Network
Publisher	James K. Irving
Website	telegraphjournal.com/bugle-observer/

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The Bugle-Observer is a newspaper based in Woodstock, New Brunswick, which provides local news to Carleton and York Counties. The paper publishes twice weekly, on Tuesday and a weekend edition on Friday.

History

Woodstock's newspaper began as two papers, The Bugle and The Observer in the neighbouring town of Hartland. The papers merged to become the Bugle-Observer and now provides Carleton County with the latest news and events. In 2008 The Bugle-Observer celebrated its 100th anniversary in the Woodstock market, one of the oldest newspapers in New Brunswick. The Bugle-Observer is published Tuesday and the Bugle-Observer Weekend is distributed Friday.

The paper is owned by Postmedia Network. The paper has gone by the name of The Bugle since it began in 1963 until it was sold to Brunswick News in 2003. When the Bugle began there was a rival newspaper called The Sentinel Press. Soon after the merge, a competing paper, called the Carleton Free Press was established by its former publisher, Ken Langdon.^[1] That paper folded after a year.

In 2022, the Bugle-Observer was sold along with other Brunswick News brands to Postmedia Network.^[2]

References

^ Rebecca Rose (November 25, 2007). "The Great Newspaper War of Woodstock, New Brunswick". Ryerson Review of Journalism :: The Ryerson School of Journalism. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
^ Ibrahim, Hadeel (18 February 2022). "Irving-owned New Brunswick newspapers to be sold to Postmedia". CBC. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

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[1] Rebecca Rose (November 25, 2007). "The Great Newspaper War of Woodstock, New Brunswick". Ryerson Review of Journalism :: The Ryerson School of Journalism. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

[2] Ibrahim, Hadeel (18 February 2022). "Irving-owned New Brunswick newspapers to be sold to Postmedia". CBC. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

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+| name               = The Bugle-Observer
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+| logo               = Bugle Observer Logo.png
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+| type               = [[Biweekly newspaper]]
+| format             = [[Broadsheet]]
+| owners             = [[Postmedia Network]]
+| publisher          = [[James K. Irving]]
+| website            = [https://www.telegraphjournal.com/bugle-observer/ telegraphjournal.com/bugle-observer/]
+| price              = $1.00 [[Canadian dollar|CAD]] Monday to Friday<br />$1.50 CAD Saturday<br />Not published on Sunday
+}}
 The '''''Bugle-Observer''''' is a [[newspaper]] based in [[Woodstock, New Brunswick]], which provides [[local news]] to [[Carleton County, New Brunswick|Carleton]] and [[York County, New Brunswick|York Counties]]. The paper publishes twice weekly, on Tuesday and a weekend edition on Friday.
 ==History==
+Woodstock's newspaper began as two papers, ''The Bugle'' and ''The Observer'' in the neighbouring town of Hartland. The papers merged to become the ''Bugle-Observer'' and now provides Carleton County with the latest news and events. In 2008 ''The Bugle-Observer'' celebrated its 100th anniversary in the Woodstock market, one of the oldest newspapers in New Brunswick. The ''Bugle-Observer'' is published Tuesday and the ''Bugle-Observer Weekend'' is distributed Friday.
-The paper is owned by the Irving family's [[Brunswick News]]. The paper has gone by the name of ''The Bugle'' since the early [[1980s]] until it was sold to Brunswick News in 2003. Before being called ''The Bugle'', the paper was called ''The Carleon Sentinel''. The paper in neighboring town [[Hartland, New Brunswick|Hartland]], the ''Observer'', was bought by Brunswick News soon after. Brunswick News combined both paper's staffs into one office in Woodstock, publishing each paper separately for a short time before combining them into one single edition to cover both towns and surrounding areas.
+The paper is owned by [[Postmedia Network]]. The paper has gone by the name of ''The Bugle'' since it began in 1963 until it was sold to Brunswick News in 2003. When the ''Bugle'' began there was a rival newspaper called ''The Sentinel Press''. Soon after the merge, a competing paper, called the ''[[Carleton Free Press]]'' was established by its former publisher, Ken Langdon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rrj.ca/the-great-newspaper-war-of-woodstock-new-brunswick/|title=The Great Newspaper War of Woodstock, New Brunswick|work=[[Ryerson Review of Journalism]] :: The Ryerson School of Journalism|author=Rebecca Rose|date=November 25, 2007|accessdate=17 October 2016}}</ref> That paper folded after a year.
-Brunswick News owns all of [[New Brunswick]]'s [[English language]] daily newspapers and the majority of the weeklies.
+In 2022, the ''Bugle-Observer'' was sold along with other [[Brunswick News]] brands to Postmedia Network.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ibrahim |first1=Hadeel |title=Irving-owned New Brunswick newspapers to be sold to Postmedia |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/brunswick-news-sold-postmedia-1.6356427 |access-date=29 March 2023 |publisher=CBC |date=18 February 2022}}</ref>
+==See also==
-{{Canada-newspaper-stub}}
+*[[List of newspapers in Canada]]
-{{NewBrunswick-stub}}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+*{{Official website|https://www.telegraphjournal.com/bugle-observer/}}
 [[Category:Newspapers published in New Brunswick]]
-[[Category:Carleton County, New Brunswick]]
+[[Category:Woodstock, New Brunswick]]
+[[Category:Publications with year of establishment missing]]
+[[Category:Postmedia Network publications]]
+{{Canada-newspaper-stub}}
+{{NewBrunswick-stub}}