Dispatch or dispatches may refer to:

Arts, media and entertainment

Newspapers

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The Columbus Dispatch ''The Columbus Dispatch'' is a daily newspaper based in Columbus, Ohio. Its first issue was published on July 1, 1871, and it has been the only mainstream daily newspaper in the city since ''The Columbus Citizen-Journal'' ceased publication in ...

'', daily newspaper of Columbus, Ohio * '' Daily Dispatch'', a South African newspaper * '' The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus'', daily newspaper of East Moline, Illinois * ''

St. Louis Post-Dispatch The ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' is a regional newspaper based in St. Louis, Missouri, serving the St. Louis metropolitan area. It is the largest daily newspaper in the metropolitan area by circulation, surpassing the '' Belleville News-Democra ...

'', daily newspaper of St. Louis, Missouri * ''

Richmond Times-Dispatch The ''Richmond Times-Dispatch'' (''RTD'' or ''TD'' for short) is the primary daily newspaper in Richmond, Virginia, and the primary newspaper of record for the state of Virginia. Circulation The ''Times-Dispatch'' has the second-highest circul ...

'', daily newspaper of Richmond, Virginia * '' Alaska Dispatch News'', daily newspaper of Anchorage, Alaska * '' Observer-Dispatch'', daily newspaper of Utica, New York

Radio and television

* ''Dispatches'' (radio program), a Canadian radio program aired on CBC Radio One * ''Dispatches'' (TV programme) (since 1987), a British documentary show broadcast on Channel 4 * '' Dispatches from Elsewhere'', an American drama television series

Bands

* Dispatch (band), an American jam band ** ''Dispatch'' (EP), their 2011 extended-play release * Dispatched, a Swedish death-metal band

Other

* ''Dispatches'' (book), a 1977 book by Michael Herr about the Vietnam War * ''Dispatches'' (magazine), a defunct 2008 political magazine * ''

The Dispatch ''The Dispatch'' is an American center-right subscription-based online magazine founded by Jonah Goldberg, Stephen F. Hayes, and Toby Stock. Several of ''The Dispatchs staff (including Hayes) are alumni of '' The Weekly Standard'', whi ...

'', a political online magazine * Dispatch News Service, a news agency

Vehicles

* Citroën Dispatch, a small van * ''Dispatch'' (sternwheeler), an early 20th century steamboat in Oregon, US * Dispatcher Jeep, a postal Jeep used by the US Postal Service; see List of Jeep vehicles#DJ

Other uses

* Dispatch, Kansas, an unincorporated community in the US * Dispatch (logistics), a procedure in logistics *

Dynamic dispatch In computer science, dynamic dispatch is the process of selecting which implementation of a polymorphic operation (method or function) to call at run time. It is commonly employed in, and considered a prime characteristic of, object-oriented ...

, a computer-programming technique * Dispatched labor, an employment relationship *

Dispatcher A dispatcher is a Communication, communications worker who receives and transmits information to coordinate operations of other personnel and vehicles carrying out a service. Emergency organizations including police, police departments, fire de ...

, communications personnel * Instruction dispatch, in a CPU