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| name = The Ada News |
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| type = [[Daily newspaper]] |
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| format = [[Broadsheet]] |
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| foundation = 1904<ref name="directory">Finder Binder: Oklahoma's Updated Media Directory, 2010 Winter Issue.</ref> |
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| owners = [[Community Newspaper Holdings]] Inc. |
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| publisher = Dale Brendel |
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| editor = Carl Lewis |
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| price = $13.65 SAU<ref name="directory"/> |
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| circulation = 5,000 Daily |
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'''''The Ada News''''' is a [[daily newspaper]] published five days a week in [[Ada, Oklahoma]]. The publication's coverage area includes [[Pontotoc County, Oklahoma|Pontotoc County]] and portions of [[Coal County, Oklahoma|Coal County]], [[Garvin County, Oklahoma|Garvin County]], [[Hughes County, Oklahoma|Hughes County]], [[Johnston County, Oklahoma|Johnston County]], [[Murray County, Oklahoma|Murray County]] and [[Seminole County, Oklahoma|Seminole County]]. The newspaper is published Tuesday through Friday and Saturday.<ref name="directory"/> |
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[[The Thomson Corporation]] sold ''The Ada News'', along with 11 other papers, to the American Publishing Company (later [[Sun-Times Media Group|Hollinger International]]) in 1995. Hollinger sold off most of its small papers in 1999, and ''The Ada News'' went to [[Community Newspaper Holdings]]. |
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| ⚫ | The publication is owned by [[Community Newspaper Holdings]] Inc., a company founded in 1997 by Ralph Martin.<ref name="answers">[http://www.answers.com/topic/community-newspaper-holdings-inc "Company History: Community Newspaper Holdings Inc."] at |
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| ⚫ | The publication is owned by [[Community Newspaper Holdings]] Inc., a company founded in 1997 by Ralph Martin.<ref name="answers">[http://www.answers.com/topic/community-newspaper-holdings-inc "Company History: Community Newspaper Holdings Inc."] at [http://www.answers.com Answers.com] (accessed March 31, 2010)</ref> CNHI newspapers are clustered in groups that cross-sell packages to advertisers<ref name="answers"/> and occasionally feature editorial content written by a regional reporter working directly for CNHI. |
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In the 2007 Oklahoma Associated Press/Oklahoma News Executives Contest, the newspaper took first place for its sports columns by Jeff Cali.<ref>[http://cnhinews.com/node/11 "CNHI's Award-winning Newspapers"] (accessed March 15, 2010)</ref> |
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==History== |
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The newspaper began publication on March 14, 1904.<ref name="libraryocongress">[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn97070416/ About this newspaper: The Ada News] at [http://loc.gov Library of Congress] (accessed April 1, 2010)</ref> Beginning May 26, 1968, a Sunday edition was added.<ref name="libraryocongress"/> The newspaper was published by Carlton Weaver & Company at one time.<ref name="libraryocongress"/> The name of the paper was changed to ''The Ada News'' in summer 2012. |
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Maurisa Nelson was appointed General Manager of ''The Ada News'' on Oct. 21, 2019. |
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Latest revision as of 04:33, 3 October 2023
| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. |
| Publisher | Dale Brendel |
| Editor | Carl Lewis |
| Founded | 1904[1] |
| Headquarters | 530 E. Main St., Ada, Oklahoma 74820 USA |
| Circulation | 5,000 Daily[1] |
| Website | theadanews |
The Ada News is a daily newspaper published five days a week in Ada, Oklahoma. The publication's coverage area includes Pontotoc County and portions of Coal County, Garvin County, Hughes County, Johnston County, Murray County and Seminole County. The newspaper is published Tuesday through Friday and Saturday.[1]
The Thomson Corporation sold The Ada News, along with 11 other papers, to the American Publishing Company (later Hollinger International) in 1995. Hollinger sold off most of its small papers in 1999, and The Ada News went to Community Newspaper Holdings.
The publication is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., a company founded in 1997 by Ralph Martin.[2] CNHI newspapers are clustered in groups that cross-sell packages to advertisers[2] and occasionally feature editorial content written by a regional reporter working directly for CNHI.
History
[edit]The newspaper began publication on March 14, 1904.[3] Beginning May 26, 1968, a Sunday edition was added.[3] The newspaper was published by Carlton Weaver & Company at one time.[3] The name of the paper was changed to The Ada News in summer 2012.
Maurisa Nelson was appointed General Manager of The Ada News on Oct. 21, 2019.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Finder Binder: Oklahoma's Updated Media Directory, 2010 Winter Issue.
- ^ a b "Company History: Community Newspaper Holdings Inc." at Answers.com (accessed March 31, 2010)
- ^ a b c About this newspaper: The Ada News at Library of Congress (accessed April 1, 2010)