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Montgomery Advertiser
'''''The Montgomery Advertiser''''' is a daily newspaper located in Montgomery, Alabama. It was founded in 1829.
History
The newspaper began publication in 1829 as ''The Planter's Gazette''. It became the ''Montgomery Advertiser'' in 1833. In 1903, R.F. Hudson, a young Alabama newspaperman, joined the staff of the ''Advertiser'' and rose through the ranks of the newspaper. Hudson was central to improving the financial situation of the newspaper, and by 1924 he owned 10% of its stock. Hudson purchased the remaining shares of the company in 1935, and five years later he bought ''The Alabama Journal'', a competitor founded in Montgomery in 1889. Ownership of the ''Advertiser'' subsequently passed from Hudson's heirs to Carmage Walls (1963), through Multimedia Corp. (1968) to Gannett (1995).[montgomeryadvertiser.com: History of ''The Montgomery Advertiser'']
The Alabama Journal would continue to exist as a local afternoon paper until April 16, 1993 when it published its last issue before merging with the morning ''Advertiser''.[''The Alabama Journal'', April 16, 1993, p. 1]
In October 2008, the ''Advertiser'', which describes itself as having been "the leading newspaper of the new Confederate states,"["Editorial: Obama Better Candidate to Lead America," ''The Montgomery Advertiser'', October 26, 2008, p. A7]
Of the 25 daily newspapers published in Alabama, the ''Advertiser'' has the fourth highest daily circulation.[Alabama Press Association: 2008 Ratesheet]
Awards
The newspaper has earned several awards, including three Pulitzer Prizes:
- 1928: Grover Cleveland Hall, Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing|Editorial Writing, for his editorials against gangsterism, floggings and racial and religious intolerance.
- 1970: Harold E. Martin, Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting|Investigative Reporting, for his expose of a commercial scheme for using Alabama prisoners for drug experimentation and blood plasma collection.
- 1988 Staff of Alabama Journal, Pulitzer Prize for General News Reporting|General News Reporting. For its compelling investigation of the state's unusually high infant-mortality rate, which prompted legislation to combat the problem.
References
External links
- Official website
- Gannett subsidiary profile of the ''Montgomery Advertiser''
- ''Secrets of the Montgomery Advertiser''
Category:Newspapers published in Alabama
Category:Pulitzer Prize winning newspapers
Category:Media in Montgomery, Alabama
Category:Gannett publications
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