The ''Observer'' is a newspaper for the residents of Northern
Chautauqua County, NY and northwestern
Cattaraugus County, NY, with offices located in
Dunkirk, NY. Formerly known as the ''Evening Observer'', and before then, the ''Dunkirk Evening Observer'', it was originally delivered in the afternoon six days a week (Monday through Saturday), although it has since switched to morning delivery seven days a week.
History
The ''Observer'' was first published December 4, 1882 by founder Dr. Julien T. Williams. John D'Agostino, former news and managing editor, is the current Publisher.
The newspaper describes itself as a hometown paper, but it is owned by
Ogden Newspapers Inc. of
Wheeling, West Virginia
Wheeling is a city in Ohio County, West Virginia, Ohio and Marshall County, West Virginia, Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The county seat of Ohio County, it lies along the Ohio River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mo ...
; the paper is operated in a cluster along with ''
The Post-Journal'' of
Jamestown, New York
Jamestown is a city in southern Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 28,712 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Situated between Lake Erie to the north and the Allegheny National Forest to the south, Jamesto ...
and the ''Times-Observer'' of
Warren, Pennsylvania
Warren is a city in and the county seat of Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Allegheny River. The population was 9,404 at the 2020 census. It is home to the headquarters of the Allegheny National Forest and the Cornp ...
.
From March 13, 2014, to October 31, 2016, the entirety of the newspaper's Web site was placed behind a
paywall
A paywall is a method of restricting access to content (media), content, with a purchase or a subscription business model, paid subscription, especially news. Beginning in the mid-2010s, newspapers started implementing paywalls on their website ...
. The site had been behind a paywall for most of the early 2000s but that paywall was also eventually removed.
References
External links
''Observer'' websiteOgden Newspapers, Inc. website
Daily newspapers published in New York (state)
Newspapers established in 1882
1882 establishments in New York (state)
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