The old-timey concept of a paperboy peddling his way through your neighborhood at the crack of dawn pitching newspapers onto welcome mats is dead. If it didn’t die with child labor laws, the guy who ...

On Thursday, The Oregonian will mark its 175th anniversary. The milestone makes The Oregonian older than the state of Oregon, older than Portland’s city government, and the longest continuously ...

Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com each day throughout 2025 will share interesting facts about our hometown. Compiled by ...

The first edition of the paper was printed by Francis Joy on September 6 1737, which is today – September 17 – in the modern calendar (Britain until 1752 used the slightly different Julian calendar).

The Daily Journal, based in Vineland, New Jersey, celebrated its 150th anniversary. The newspaper has undergone several ownership changes, most recently being acquired by GateHouse Media, which ...

Introduction: All the news that's fit to tell -- The beginnings of news publication: Power and imagination ; The wheels of commerce ; The first news prints ; State and nation ; Confidential ...