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Argus Observer
The ''Argus Observer'' is a weekly newspaper in Ontario, Oregon, United States. It is owned by Wick Communications. History The newspaper and went through several names and owners before becoming the ''Argus Observer'', which is a reference to Argus Panoptes, a creature from Greek mythology that had 100 eyes. The paper was established January 6, 1897 as a weekly publication in Vale, Oregon called the ''District Silver Advocate.'' The first proprietor was Bert Venable and editor John E. Roberts. The paper's name was in reference to the Free Silver Movement, which the publication supported along with politician William Jennings Bryan. Roberts moved the paper from Vale to Ontario, changed its name to the ''Advocate'' and it became an organ of the Democratic Party. Don Carlos Boyd purchased the paper on November 28, 1900, changed its allegiance to Republican and assumed the name ''Argus''. In the paper's first decade it was generally a weekly newspaper, with at least two sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekly Newspaper
Weekly newspaper is a general-news or Current affairs (news format), current affairs publication that is issued once or twice a week in a wide variety broadsheet, magazine, and electronic publishing, digital formats. Similarly, a biweekly newspaper is published once every two weeks. Weekly newspapers tend to have smaller circulations than daily newspapers, and often cover smaller territories, such as one or more smaller towns, a rural county, or a few neighborhoods in a large city. Frequently, weeklies cover local news and engage in community journalism. Most weekly newspapers follow a similar format as daily newspapers (i.e., news, sports, obituary, obituaries, etc.). However, the primary focus is on news within a coverage area. The publication dates of weekly newspapers in North America vary, but often they come out in the middle of the week (Wednesday or Thursday). However, in the United Kingdom where they come out on Sundays, the weeklies which are called ''Sunday newspapers'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |