- The Barbour Democrat
"The Barbour Democrat" is an independent
newspaper published every Wednesday inPhilippi, West Virginia . It is the only newspaper published in Barbour County and has a paid circulation of 5,300, accounting for 31% of the county's population. [ [http://www.bc-net.org/BCNETHomePages/BCNETHOME.NSF/0/96eb3f36c256ff348525645d0068f5db?OpenDocument Subscription statistics] from Barbour Community Net.] It is a member of theWest Virginia Press Association ."The Barbour Democrat" has been published continuously since 6 July 1893, when it was founded by Aldine S. Poling. In the 1940s it absorbed a rival paper, "The Philippi Republican". The paper was owned and operated by the Byrne family, but is now owned by J. Eric Cutright; Lars Byrne is the editor and the only remaining Byrne family member still employed by the The Barbour Democrat.
Coverage consists of serious news from the region, reported by staff, and social items contributed by readers. In addition to covering events in Philippi, Belington and Junior, the "Democrat" runs several regular columns reporting news from small rural communities in the county. Despite its name, the paper has long since abandoned political partisanship and does not publish
editorial s or endorse candidates.In 2004, "The Barbour Democrat" received the Barbour County Chamber's Directors' Award 'for long and faithful dedication to the continuing prosperity of Barbour County and its citizens, wherever in the world they may now be living.' [ [http://www.wvpress.org/PDF/newsletter/2005/March%204,%202005.pdf West Virginia Press Association newsletter] , March 4, 2005, p.2.] In 2005, the paper won the
West Virginia Education Association 's Golden Apple Award for continuous coverage ofeducation issues. [ [http://www.wvea.org/news/releases/daawards.asp WVEA press release] .]References
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