From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Belleville News-Democrat
Belleville News-Democrat
Belleville News-Democrat Illinois. It publishes content in print as well as online at
bnd.com.
History
The Belleville News-Democrat was founded in 1858 as the
Weekly Democrat. In the early 1860s, it merged with the
Belleville News to become the Belleville News-Democrat. It
was a family-owned newspaper until 1972, when it was
purchased by Capital Cities Communications. When Dis-
ney acquired Capital Cities, it briefly owned the News-
Democrat until Knight Ridder acquired the newspaper in
1997. McClatchy acquired the paper in 2006 with its pur-
chase of Knight Ridder.
Distinction
The Belleville News-Democrat has been featured on the
television programs 60 Minutes, Dateline and Nightline, as
an example of investigative reporting.[citation needed] In
2003, an article in Editor & Publisher called the News-Demo-
crat one of "Ten newspapers that do it right" under the
leadership of former publisher, Gary Berkeley, and for-
mer editor, Greg Edwards. It is also the only newspaper
The July 27, 2009 front page in Illinois or Missouri to grow net paid circulation for ten
of the Belleville News-Democrat
years in a row, and is a frequent winner in state and re-
Type Daily newspaper gional journalism awards.
Format Broadsheet
In 2007, News-Democrat reporters Beth Hundsdorfer
and George Pawlaczyk won the Robert F. Kennedy Jour-
Owner The McClatchy Company nalism Award for "Lethal Lapses," a series investigating
Publisher Jay Tebbe errors of the Illinois Department of Children and Family
Services that resulted in the deaths of 53 children.[1]
Editor Jeffry Couch
Founded 1858 Staff
Headquarters 120 South Illinois St. The newspaper employs approximately 280 people, plus
Belleville, IL 62220-2130
United States about 75 at its weekly ancillary papers. The newsroom
staff consists of 26 reporters, 12 editors, seven copy edi-
Circulation 53,967 Daily tors, four photographers, three newsroom assistants and
64,282 Sunday
an editorial cartoonist, (see: Glenn McCoy).
Official website bnd.com
For the Kentucky newspaper, please see News Democrat
Other publications
& Leader. It publishes separate editions in Madison County and St.
Clair County.
The Belleville News-Democrat is a daily newspaper in The News-Democrat also publishes the following week-
Belleville, Illinois. Focusing on news that is local to the ly papers:
area of southwestern Illinois, it has been published under • The Highland News Leader
various names for 150 years. As of 2009, it is published by • Tri-County Leader
The McClatchy Company, and is based in St. Clair County, • O’Fallon Progress
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Belleville News-Democrat
• Command Post (serving Scott Air Force Base) Missouri
• Legal Reporter
• St. Louis
• Penny Saver
• St. Louis City
• Democrat
• Journal Messenger
• Sparta News-Plaindealer References
[1] "The Robert F. Kennedy Award of 2007". 2007.
Counties served http://www.rfkmemorial.org/legacyinaction/
2007BJAnnounce/. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
Illinois
• St. Clair External links
• Madison
• bnd.com official site
• Bond
• Official mobile website
• Clinton
• The McClatchy Company’s subsidiary profile of the
• Washington
Belleville News-Democrat
• Monroe
• the Lethal Lapses series
• Marion
• Randolph
• Perry
• Jefferson
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