Abilene Reporter-News
Encyclopedia
Abilene Reporter-News is a daily newspaper
based in Abilene, Texas
, USA
. The newspaper started publishing three months after Abilene was founded by C.E. Gilbert, effective June 17, 1881. It is hence the oldest continuous business in the city.
A fire destroyed several buildings in Abilene, including Gilbert's office. He hence rode the train twenty-one miles east to Baird
and used a borrowed printing press to produce an extra edition on the fire. Two other Abilene papers began publication in the 1880s.
The newspaper, owned in the early 1920s by Ed Hanks, in 1924 became one of the two original flagships of the Harte-Hanks
newspaper chain. Scripps began operating the newspaper in 1997 after purchasing it from Harte-Hanks.
The E. W. Scripps Company
is the current owner of the Abilene Reporter News.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
based in Abilene, Texas
Abilene, Texas
Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County...
, USA
United States
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. The newspaper started publishing three months after Abilene was founded by C.E. Gilbert, effective June 17, 1881. It is hence the oldest continuous business in the city.
A fire destroyed several buildings in Abilene, including Gilbert's office. He hence rode the train twenty-one miles east to Baird
Baird, Texas
Baird is a city in Callahan County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,623 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Callahan County. The city is named after Matthew Baird, the owner and director of the Texas & Pacific Railway. The railway depot is now the visitor center and a...
and used a borrowed printing press to produce an extra edition on the fire. Two other Abilene papers began publication in the 1880s.
The newspaper, owned in the early 1920s by Ed Hanks, in 1924 became one of the two original flagships of the Harte-Hanks
Harte-Hanks
Harte-Hanks is an advertising and direct marketing company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is particularly associated with the publication of weekly shopper publications, with 13 million circulation weekly in 1100 separate editions of the PennySaver and Flyer each week in California and...
newspaper chain. Scripps began operating the newspaper in 1997 after purchasing it from Harte-Hanks.
The E. W. Scripps Company
E. W. Scripps Company
The E. W. Scripps Company is an American media conglomerate founded by Edward W. Scripps on November 2, 1878. The company is headquartered inside the Scripps Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its corporate motto is "Give light and the people will find their own way."On October 16, 2007, the company...
is the current owner of the Abilene Reporter News.