Times-Standard
Encyclopedia
The Times-Standard is the only major local daily newspaper covering the far North Coast of California
. Headquartered in Eureka
, the paper provides coverage of international, national, state and local news in addition to entertainment, sports, and classified listings. On the local level, the paper extensively covers all of Humboldt County
while providing partial coverage of neighboring Del Norte
, Mendocino
, and Trinity
counties. The newspaper is one of the oldest continuously published papers in all of California, with only several papers predating it by three years or less.
. The first issue of the Humboldt Times was printed on September 2, 1854.
Over the years, the Times had much in the way of competition, most notably from the Humboldt Standard, which began publishing in 1875. After a lengthy period of spirited competition and then a period of joint ownership with separate operations, the two papers merged in 1967 to form what is now the Times-Standard. According to the newspaper's "about us" section on its web page, moving day came on December 7, 1968. Staff writer Andrew Genzoli later recalled, "There hadn’t been so much excitement in the newsroom since Pearl Harbor".
Over the years, Humboldt County has been the home to many other newspapers — some of which appear in a flash, others which last for decades. They include the Humboldt Bay Journal (1865–1867), National Index (1867–1868), Humboldt Bay Democrat (1868), Northern Independent (1869–1872) and finally the West Coast Signal which began in 1871 and lasted until 1880. The advent of the telegraph in the 1870s encouraged the development of even more newspapers, some dailies and some weeklies. They included the Evening Star (1876–1878), Evening Herald (1879), Eureka News/News/Semi-Weekly News (1881) and finally Western Watchman (1884–1898) and Humboldt Mail (1887–1890).
For a time the Times-Standard was the only daily newspaper of Humboldt County. In 1967, it passed out of local, family ownership into a newspaper chain, Brush-Moore Newspapers
, which was acquired by Thomson Newspapers the same year. Thomson owned the Times-Standard until 1996 when it was bought by Dean Singleton's MediaNews Group
, which owns it to this day.
From 2003 to 2008, the Times-Standard was the subject of vigorous competition through the establishment of another daily newspaper, The Eureka Reporter. Humboldt County, with a population of not much more than 120,000, was a small area to feature two daily newspapers. In late 2008, The Eureka Reporter announced that it would cease operations.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Headquartered in Eureka
Eureka, California
Eureka is the principal city and the county seat of Humboldt County, California, United States. Its population was 27,191 at the 2010 census, up from 26,128 at the 2000 census....
, the paper provides coverage of international, national, state and local news in addition to entertainment, sports, and classified listings. On the local level, the paper extensively covers all of Humboldt County
Humboldt County, California
Humboldt County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located on the far North Coast 200 miles north of San Francisco. According to 2010 Census Data, the county’s population was 134,623...
while providing partial coverage of neighboring Del Norte
Del Norte County, California
Del Norte County is a county located at the far northwest corner of the U.S. state of California on the Pacific adjacent to the Oregon border. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 28,610. The county seat is Crescent City, the county's only incorporated city. Del Norte is the abbreviated...
, Mendocino
Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and west of the Central Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 87,841, up from 86,265 at the 2000 census...
, and Trinity
Trinity County, California
Trinity County is a large, rugged and mountainous, heavily forested county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of California, along the Trinity River and within the Salmon/Klamath Mountains. It covers an area of over two million acres , and as of the 2010 census its population...
counties. The newspaper is one of the oldest continuously published papers in all of California, with only several papers predating it by three years or less.
History
After Eureka was formed in 1854, the Humboldt Times began publishing in what is known today as Old Town EurekaOld Town Eureka
Old Town Eureka in Eureka, California, is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. This Historic district is a area containing 154 buildings mostly from the Victorian era...
. The first issue of the Humboldt Times was printed on September 2, 1854.
Over the years, the Times had much in the way of competition, most notably from the Humboldt Standard, which began publishing in 1875. After a lengthy period of spirited competition and then a period of joint ownership with separate operations, the two papers merged in 1967 to form what is now the Times-Standard. According to the newspaper's "about us" section on its web page, moving day came on December 7, 1968. Staff writer Andrew Genzoli later recalled, "There hadn’t been so much excitement in the newsroom since Pearl Harbor".
Over the years, Humboldt County has been the home to many other newspapers — some of which appear in a flash, others which last for decades. They include the Humboldt Bay Journal (1865–1867), National Index (1867–1868), Humboldt Bay Democrat (1868), Northern Independent (1869–1872) and finally the West Coast Signal which began in 1871 and lasted until 1880. The advent of the telegraph in the 1870s encouraged the development of even more newspapers, some dailies and some weeklies. They included the Evening Star (1876–1878), Evening Herald (1879), Eureka News/News/Semi-Weekly News (1881) and finally Western Watchman (1884–1898) and Humboldt Mail (1887–1890).
For a time the Times-Standard was the only daily newspaper of Humboldt County. In 1967, it passed out of local, family ownership into a newspaper chain, Brush-Moore Newspapers
Brush-Moore Newspapers
Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc. was a United States newspaper group based in Ohio which had its origins in 1923 and was sold to Thomson Newspapers in 1967 for $72 million, the largest ever newspaper transaction at that time....
, which was acquired by Thomson Newspapers the same year. Thomson owned the Times-Standard until 1996 when it was bought by Dean Singleton's MediaNews Group
MediaNews Group
MediaNews Group, based in Denver, Colorado, is one of the largest newspaper companies in the United States. It is privately owned and operates 56 daily newspapers in 12 states, with combined daily and Sunday circulation of approximately 2.4 million and 2.7 million, respectively...
, which owns it to this day.
From 2003 to 2008, the Times-Standard was the subject of vigorous competition through the establishment of another daily newspaper, The Eureka Reporter. Humboldt County, with a population of not much more than 120,000, was a small area to feature two daily newspapers. In late 2008, The Eureka Reporter announced that it would cease operations.
Awards
- The Times-Standard received the Newspaper Association of AmericaNewspaper Association of AmericaThe Newspaper Association of America is a trade association representing approximately 2000 newspapers in the United States and Canada. Member newspapers represented by the NAA include large daily papers, non-daily and small-market publications, as well as digital and multiplatform...
's Award of Excellence in the 2008 Media Innovation Awards competition.
External links
- Newspaper's history
- Humboldt library
- Humboldt County Newspaper Enterprises. 1890.