The Chronicle Herald

The Chronicle Herald is a broadsheet published in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The largest newspaper company in Nova Scotia, The Chronicle Herald is also the highest circulation newspaper in the Atlantic provinces and is currently the largest independently owned newspaper company in Canada. The paper is owned by the Dennis family of Halifax.

History

• Founded in 1874 as The Morning Herald, it quickly became one of Halifax's main newspapers. The same company also owned the Evening Mail, which was published in the afternoon.
• The main competitors were the Chronicle in the morning, and the Star in the afternoon.
• By 1949 both sets of papers had merged to become The Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star respectively.
• In 1998 the company began producing a Sunday edition called The Sunday Herald. In 2004 The Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star were merged to form the single The Chronicle Herald.
• In January 2004, The Chronicle Herald became the first newspaper in Canada, and one of only several in the world, to operate a WIFAG offset press. This development led to an increased use of colour, as well as changes in font and styling.
• In October 2008, The Chronicle Herald was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine.^[1]
• On February 3, 2009, the paper laid off 24 employees representing approximately one quarter of its newsroom staff but remains the largest newsroom east of Montreal. These cuts also impacted the production department where 9 employees were laid off. The company states that these layoffs were the result of a decline in advertising due to the distress of the current economic situation.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Reasons for Selection, 2009 Canada's Top 100 Employers Competition". http://www.eluta.ca/top-employer-halifax-herald. 
2. ^ "Downturn hitting home". http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1104943.html. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Official website