The ''Tyler Morning Telegraph'' is a daily online newspaper based in
Tyler, Texas
Tyler, officially the City of Tyler, is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, United States. As of 2020, the population is 105,995. Tyler was the List of municipalities in Texas, 38th most populous city in Texas (as well as the m ...
, United States. It currently prints Wednesdays, Friday, and a Saturday/Sunday weekend edition available for delivery by mail or in many locations across Smith County for sale. It is owned by CMG Texas.
History
The newspaper begin publishing weekly in 1877 as the ''Weekly Courier''. In 1882, the ''Daily Courier'' began publishing daily. In 1906, the ''Daily Courier'' and the ''Weekly Times'' consolidated into ''The Tyler Courier-Times.'' In 1910, the newspaper sold to the Butler family.
The newspaper's Sunday edition is known as the ''Tyler Morning Telegraph''. The ''Tyler Courier-Times'' was a sister afternoon paper published until 1995.
The paper uses a white letter ''T'' over a blue circle as its logo, changing from the previous stylized
paperboy. The paper bills itself as "the Tyler Paper" in advertising and elsewhere, including its
URL
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It does not publish on
Christmas Day
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On November 28, 2018, T.B. Butler Publishing announced the sale of the ''Tyler Morning Telegraph'' to media company, M. Roberts Media. New ownership went into effect on December 1, 2018, ending 108 years of ownership by the Butler family. In 2024, M. Roberts Media was acquired by
Carpenter Media Group.
On September 11, 2024 the Tyler Paper became available by mail only for subscribers. It remains available at many convenient locations across East Texas to purchase.
Controversy
In its Friday, January 8, 2021 edition, the newspaper incorrectly captioned an
Associated Press
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Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are dist ...
photo of the
2021 storming of the United States Capitol
On January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., was attacked by a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump in an attempted self-coup,Multiple sources:
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with "members of antifa dressed as supporters of President Donald Trump". The newspaper issued a retraction, and published multiple follow-up articles detailing how the mistake occurred.
In April 2024, access to tylerpaper.com was banned in the
EEA allegedly because of its references to
Prince William
William, Prince of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982), is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales.
William was born during the reign of his p ...
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Rose Hanbury. The precise banning message was
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Daily newspapers published in Texas
Tyler, Texas
Newspapers established in 1877
1877 establishments in Texas
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