Titelseite des Fayetteville Observer vom 9. März 1865

Der Fayetteville Observer ist eine amerikanische englischsprachige Tageszeitung, die in Fayetteville, North Carolina, erscheint . Sie wurde 1816 gegründet und ist die älteste Lokalzeitung in North Carolina. Die Zeitung firmierte ursprünglich unter dem Namen Carolina Observer, bevor sie sich 1833 in Fayetteville Observer umbenannte. [ 3 ]

Das Unternehmen befand sich von 1923 bis 2016 im Besitz der Familie McMurray, bevor es von GateHouse Media übernommen wurde , die 2019 durch eine Akquisition zu Gannett wurde. [ 4 ]

Geschichte

Der Fayetteville Observer ist die älteste Zeitung in North Carolina . Sie wurde 1816 als Carolina Observer gegründet . Zwischen 1865 und 1883 erschien der Fayetteville Observer nicht, daher ist die Wilmington Star-News (gegründet 1867) die älteste ununterbrochen erscheinende Zeitung North Carolinas. Der Name wurde 1833 in Fayetteville Observer geändert . Die Redaktionsräume des Observer wurden 1865 von William T. Shermans Invasionsarmee zerstört . [ 5 ] 1883 wurde die Zeitung als Fayetteville Observer neu gegründet . W. J. McMurray kaufte die Zeitung 1923, und sein Familienunternehmen, die Fayetteville Publishing Company, führte sie vier Generationen lang. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ]

Edward Jones Hale was the editor of the newspaper from 1825 to 1865. The paper was a leading supporter of the Whig party. The content of the paper during this time period included many historical articles about North Carolina and accounts of the Civil War. The Hale family moved to New York after the newspaper buildings were destroyed in the Civil War. His son, Edward Joseph Hale returned to North Carolina in 1883 to revive the newspaper and continued ownership of the newspaper until 1919 when it was sold to a group of local businessmen.[5]

The Fayetteville Publishing Company was founded in 1923. A Sunday edition of the paper was started in 1957. Originally an afternoon paper, it began publishing a morning paper, The Fayetteville Times, in 1973. The two papers published combined editions on Sunday, and from 1982 onward published a combined Saturday edition as well. In 1990, the McMurrays merged the Observer and Times into a single morning paper, The Fayetteville Observer-Times. It dropped "Times" from its flag in 1999.[1] The Fayetteville Observer launched its first website in 1995 and it has a presence on Facebook for distribution of news and interaction with readers.[8]

In March 2022, The Observer moved to a six day printing schedule, eliminating its printed Saturday edition.[9]

Awards

The Fayetteville Observer is a member of the North Carolina Press Association. The newspaper has received the following awards:[10]

  • 2002, recognized as one of the 50 best-printed papers in an international color-quality competition[1]
  • 2010, 2011, 1st place in excellence for large newspapers, awarded by the North Carolina Press Association[1]
  • 2018, Melissa Sue Gerrits, Hugh Morton Photographer of the Year, North Carolina Press Association; 1st Place in General Excellence[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ abcdef"Fayetteville Observer, About Us". Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  2. ^"2018 Legacy NEWM Annual Reports"(PDF). investors.gannett.com. 2018.
  3. ^"Fayetteville Observer | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  4. ^Tracy, Marc (November 14, 2019). "Gannett Gatehouse Merger". New York Times.
  5. ^ abParker, Roy (2006). "Fayetteville Observer". NCpedia. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  6. ^"Fayetteville Observer". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  7. ^Williams, Shane. "Fayetteville Observer". Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  8. ^"The Fayetteville Observer". Facebook. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  9. ^Hutson, Beth. "From the editor: Changes coming to Fayetteville Observer's Saturday edition this week". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  10. ^"Member Directory". North Carolina Press Association. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  11. ^"2018 Editorial Awards"(PDF). NC Press Association. Retrieved January 16, 2020.

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