Daily Record (Maryland)
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The Daily Record, published in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

, is a statewide business and legal newspaper
Newspaper
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. The paper publishes 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year, except for certain holidays.

Corporate history

Founded by Edwin Warfield
Edwin Warfield
Edwin Warfield , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 45th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1904 to 1908.-Early life:...

, The Daily Record was first published in 1888 as a court and commercial paper. Minneapolis-based Dolan Media Inc., (NYSE: DM) acquired the Daily Record Company in 1994. The paper launched its Web site in 1997.

Daily Content

The (Maryland) Daily Record reports on commerce, finance, law, business, construction and real estate, with a focus on Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Friday’s edition features Maryland Business, with an expanded look at business news.

Monday’s edition features Maryland Lawyer, which expands on the paper’s normal coverage of local, regional and national legal trends. The paper tracks Maryland’s appellate courts (the Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals and selected trial-level courts, including the circuit courts for Baltimore City and Baltimore County and Montgomery County and includes significant case law and opinion digests. The paper also covers the federal courts in Baltimore and Greenbelt and the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

A Saturday edition was discontinued in 2008.

Additional Publications and Events

The Daily Record produces a number of target publications focused on particular aspects of Maryland business. The company also produces the newsletter Maryland Family Law Monthly, which tracks family law matters in the state.

The paper hosts a number of annual events honoring members of Maryland’s business, legal, health care and other industries. These include Maryland’s Top 100 Women, Leadership in Law and Influential Marylanders.

Blogs

On the Record is the paper’s legal blog
Blog
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 and features contributions from the paper’s writing and editing staff. Eye on Annapolis is a government matters blog
Blog
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 written by The Daily Record's Maryland General Assembly
Maryland General Assembly
The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is a bicameral body. The upper chamber, the Maryland State Senate, has 47 representatives and the lower chamber, the Maryland House of Delegates, has 141 representatives...

 reporter, with intensive coverage during the 90-day session running from January to March. "Maryland Business" is The Daily Record's business blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...

 featuring contributions from the writing and editing staff. And "Generation J.D." is The Daily Record's blog
Blog
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for young lawyers, written by attorneys from across the state who are rising stars in the legal profession.

Awards

The paper received the National Newspaper Association’s 2007 General Excellence Award, Maryland Daily Division, circulation less than 16,000.

External links

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