The Examiner (Independence)

Infobox Newspaper
name = The Examiner


type = Daily
format = Broadsheet
foundation = 1898
owners = Morris
political = no political bias
headquarters = Independence, MO
editor = Dale Brendel
website = [http://www.examiner.net examiner.net]

"The Examiner" is the daily newspaper of eastern Jackson County, Missouri, including Independence and Blue Springs.

The "Examiner" was first published in 1898 by Col. William Southern. The official "Examiner" website was launched in 1998 and is updated on a daily basis.

The paper's current publisher is Steve Curd., the executive editor is Dale Brendel and the editorial page editor is Jeff Fox. The newspaper significantly expanded its audience in 2001 when it launched two monthly publications, SportsMonthly and The X/Entertainment Magazine. The monthly publications were run by Brendel and John Beaudoin, the newspaper's Specialty Publications Director. Beaudoin left in July 2006 after 10 years at the newspaper to become the Publisher of the Logan Herald-Observer and Woodbine Twiner in Harrison County, Iowa. Under Curd, The "Examiner" launched Welcome Home - a real estate guide - in 2007 and is also rolling out a redesign of the newspaper that year.

On October 23, 2007, Morris Communications announced it was selling the "Examiner" and several other publications to GateHouse Media. [http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003662037]

Audrey Stubbart, an American centenarian, worked for the "Examiner" until the age of 105, becoming the oldest verified full-time employee ever in the United States.

External links

* [http://www.examiner.net Official Examiner Website]
* [http://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/us/25/1430/3469 Mondo page]
* [http://www.morris.com/divisions/morris_publishing_group/daily_newspapers/examiner.shtml Morris subsidiary profile of "The Examiner"]

Other Sources

Examiner [Independence] , 27 June 2006: 4A.