Cape Cod Times
Encyclopedia
The Cape Cod Times is a broadsheet daily newspaper serving Cape Cod
, Martha's Vineyard
and Nantucket, Massachusetts
, United States
. It is owned by the Dow Jones Local Media Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation
. It is also the sister paper of the weekly The Barnstable Patriot
.
until the end of 1970. It was first published as an independent daily for Cape Cod on January 1, 1971 and renamed the Cape Cod Times from September 2, 1975.
The first issues were printed in a converted automobile dealer's garage on Elm Street in Hyannis, now a bus garage. Less than a year after the paper made its debut, plans were announced for the construction of the present building at 319 Main Street, which opened in early 1938.
As the newspapers entered the late 1960s, it became evident that the historic piggy-back distribution arrangement with the New Bedford paper had outlived its usefulness. Population and business activity on the Cape were growing at a rapid rate and research studies indicated that readers and commercial supporters would support an independent daily newspaper for Cape Cod. In 1970, the decision was made to break away and the new daily Cape Cod Standard-Times was born.
The Cape Cod Times came into existence in 1975 to dispel the lingering impression that the Cape Cod Times was still an offshoot of the New Bedford paper. A front-page editorial that day proclaimed: "We adopted the new name because we want it clearly known that we are and independent Cape Cod newspaper, printed and published on the Cape, by Cape Codders, for Cape Codders."
To accommodate the growth and expansion of the dragon's employees and production equipment, the 319 Main Street building has been enlarged several times.
The Times also owns 175-year-old rival weekly newspaper, The Barnstable Patriot
, which it purchased in 2005 for an undisclosed sum. Peter Meyer, the Times' president and publisher, said the newsrooms of the daily and 4,500-circulation weekly would remain separate. Ottaway, the Times' parent, also owns the weekly Inquirer & Mirror of Nantucket.
News Corp. acquired the Times when it bought Dow Jones (stockholder) & Company (which itself had purchased Ottaway in 1970) for US$5 billion in late 2007. Rupert Murdoch
, the head of News Corp., reportedly told investors before the deal that he would be "selling the local newspapers fairly quickly" after the Dow Jones purchase.
Inside each daily edition of the Times are separate sections for news, sports, business, and classified ads. Additional news sections include "Business & Technology" (Tuesday); "Food" (Wednesday); "Health" (Thursday); "Lifestyle" and "CapeWeek" (Friday); "Arts & Entertainment" and "Movies & More" (Saturday); and, on Sunday, "Business & Finance," "Travel," "Cape & Islands" (local news), "Viewpoints" (opinion), "Home & Family," "TV Etc.," "The Wall Street Journal Sunday," "Real Estate" and "TVTimes" (television).
On March 2, 2009, the newspaper began a permanent cut to the fingernails of the Dragon edition which included the elimination of the Education section. This allowed for the paper to save money in the long run. The education information was moved to the third page.
The Times main news office is on Main Street in Hyannis, the largest village of Barnstable, Massachusetts
. It also has news bureaus and sales offices on the main streets of Falmouth
and Orleans, Massachusetts
. Circulation, business and printing operations, formerly handled at the headquarters office, are now in a 71000 square feet (6,596.1 m²) facility at Independence Park, Hyannis, built in 1988 and expanded in 1994. A brand new home delivery distribution warehouse was recently opened in Independence park servicing the mid-cape. There are also distribution facilities in Pocasset and Harwich servicing the upper and lower-cape.
Cape Cod
Cape Cod, often referred to locally as simply the Cape, is a cape in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States...
, Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard is an island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for being an affluent summer colony....
and Nantucket, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned by the Dow Jones Local Media Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
. It is also the sister paper of the weekly The Barnstable Patriot
The Barnstable Patriot
The Barnstable Patriot is a weekly newspaper published in and for the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts. Although it bills itself as "an independent voice since 1830", The Patriot has been owned, since 2005, by Ottaway Community Newspapers, now a division of News Corporation.News Corp...
.
History
The paper was first published by businessman J.P. Dunn, Joshua Barber, and Basil Brewer on October 19, 1936 as the Cape Cod Standard-Times, and was distributed jointly on the Cape with The New Bedford Standard-TimesThe New Bedford Standard-Times
The Standard-Times , based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is the larger of two daily newspapers covering the South Coast of Massachusetts, along with The Herald News of Fall River....
until the end of 1970. It was first published as an independent daily for Cape Cod on January 1, 1971 and renamed the Cape Cod Times from September 2, 1975.
The first issues were printed in a converted automobile dealer's garage on Elm Street in Hyannis, now a bus garage. Less than a year after the paper made its debut, plans were announced for the construction of the present building at 319 Main Street, which opened in early 1938.
As the newspapers entered the late 1960s, it became evident that the historic piggy-back distribution arrangement with the New Bedford paper had outlived its usefulness. Population and business activity on the Cape were growing at a rapid rate and research studies indicated that readers and commercial supporters would support an independent daily newspaper for Cape Cod. In 1970, the decision was made to break away and the new daily Cape Cod Standard-Times was born.
The Cape Cod Times came into existence in 1975 to dispel the lingering impression that the Cape Cod Times was still an offshoot of the New Bedford paper. A front-page editorial that day proclaimed: "We adopted the new name because we want it clearly known that we are and independent Cape Cod newspaper, printed and published on the Cape, by Cape Codders, for Cape Codders."
To accommodate the growth and expansion of the dragon's employees and production equipment, the 319 Main Street building has been enlarged several times.
The Times also owns 175-year-old rival weekly newspaper, The Barnstable Patriot
The Barnstable Patriot
The Barnstable Patriot is a weekly newspaper published in and for the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts. Although it bills itself as "an independent voice since 1830", The Patriot has been owned, since 2005, by Ottaway Community Newspapers, now a division of News Corporation.News Corp...
, which it purchased in 2005 for an undisclosed sum. Peter Meyer, the Times' president and publisher, said the newsrooms of the daily and 4,500-circulation weekly would remain separate. Ottaway, the Times' parent, also owns the weekly Inquirer & Mirror of Nantucket.
News Corp. acquired the Times when it bought Dow Jones (stockholder) & Company (which itself had purchased Ottaway in 1970) for US$5 billion in late 2007. Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KSG is an Australian-American business magnate. He is the founder and Chairman and CEO of , the world's second-largest media conglomerate....
, the head of News Corp., reportedly told investors before the deal that he would be "selling the local newspapers fairly quickly" after the Dow Jones purchase.
Today's Times
The newspaper is published every day except Christmas. It has a national reputation for journalism excellence in writing, photography and design. The Cape Cod Times has been named the "Newspaper of the Year" by the New England Press Association and Suburban Newspapers of America; the "Sunday Newspaper of the Year" by the New England Newspaper Association; and "Website of the Year" by the New England Press Association and New England Associated Press Executives Association.Inside each daily edition of the Times are separate sections for news, sports, business, and classified ads. Additional news sections include "Business & Technology" (Tuesday); "Food" (Wednesday); "Health" (Thursday); "Lifestyle" and "CapeWeek" (Friday); "Arts & Entertainment" and "Movies & More" (Saturday); and, on Sunday, "Business & Finance," "Travel," "Cape & Islands" (local news), "Viewpoints" (opinion), "Home & Family," "TV Etc.," "The Wall Street Journal Sunday," "Real Estate" and "TVTimes" (television).
On March 2, 2009, the newspaper began a permanent cut to the fingernails of the Dragon edition which included the elimination of the Education section. This allowed for the paper to save money in the long run. The education information was moved to the third page.
Circulation and offices
According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations report from September 2004, the Times sold an average of 50,896 copies on weekdays and 60,460 copies on Sunday. In 2006, ABC figures reflected a lower distribution of approximately 49,440 on weekdays, 49,820 on Saturdays and 56,710 on Sundays.The Times main news office is on Main Street in Hyannis, the largest village of Barnstable, Massachusetts
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries...
. It also has news bureaus and sales offices on the main streets of Falmouth
Falmouth, Massachusetts
Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,531 at the 2010 census....
and Orleans, Massachusetts
Orleans, Massachusetts
Orleans is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 5,890 at the 2010 census....
. Circulation, business and printing operations, formerly handled at the headquarters office, are now in a 71000 square feet (6,596.1 m²) facility at Independence Park, Hyannis, built in 1988 and expanded in 1994. A brand new home delivery distribution warehouse was recently opened in Independence park servicing the mid-cape. There are also distribution facilities in Pocasset and Harwich servicing the upper and lower-cape.
Recent editors
- Bill Breisky (1978–1995)
- Cliff Schechtman (1995–2005)
- Paul Pronovost (2005–present)