International Newspaper Carrier Day is an annual observance created by the
Newspaper Association of America and celebrated in October. The day is scheduled in association with the Newspaper Association Managers' National Newspaper Week. National Newspaper Week is celebrated during the first full week in October (Sun-Sat), and Newspaper Carrier Day is observed on the Saturday of that week.
News Media Canada
News Media Canada (NMC), formerly Newspapers Canada, is a trade association for newspaper publishers in Canada. It was established in 2016 through the merger of the Canadian Newspapers Association and the Canadian Community Newspapers Association ...
(the national association representing the newspaper industry in Canada) also observes this particular date, noting newspapers may choose to observe the day by running an ad, or organizing special events or activities. The purpose of National Newspaper Week and Newspaper Carrier Day is to highlight the contributions that newspapers, their staff and carriers make to gather and deliver the news to their communities.
There is also a Newspaper Carrier Day, origin unknown, on September 4 annually. It "honors
Barney Flaherty, the first
newspaper
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as p ...
carrier (or
paperboy) hired in 1833, as well as all current newspaper carriers." It is celebrated on September 4, the anniversary of Flaherty's hiring by
Benjamin Day, publisher of the ''
New York Sun
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''.
It is also observed by The Armidale Express, NSW, Australia.
See also
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Paperboy
References
External links
Newspaper Association of AmericaNational Newspaper WeekNews Media CanadaNews Media Canada
September observances
October observances
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