- Redding Record Searchlight
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name = Redding Record Searchlight
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type =Daily newspaper
format =Broadsheet
foundation = 1938
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owners = E.W. Scripps Company
publisher = Shanna S. Cannon
editor = Silas Lyons
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headquarters = 1101 Twin View Blvd.
Redding, CA 96003
USA
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website = [http://redding.com/ Redding.com]The "Redding Record Searchlight" is an award-winning
newspaper servingRedding, California . It has a daily circulation of about 44,000 and hosts Redding's#1 newsonly news website.History
Redding's first newspaper was the "Shasta Courier", founded in the 1850s. Then, when Redding was incorporated, in 1887, the name was changed to the "Redding Independent". In 1938, the name was changed to the "Redding Record Searchlight".
Going beyond news
The "Record Searchlight" pays special attention to Redding's rapid growth and ever changing economy. It is known for fundraising for victims of natural disasters, soldiers in
Iraq and other problems around the nation and world. Every year the "Record Searchlight" sponsors dozens of events and activities in the community, including the regionalspelling bee . It is known for being abias ed news organization, though the local populace cannot decide whether the bias is liberal or conservative.Public opinions
The "Record Searchlight", and Redding.com, receives a lot of opinions, letters to the editor,
blog s,Q&A pages, and comments about articles on Redding.com every day.However, the opinion section generally degrades into virtual screaming matches between local comment submitters.Partnership with KRCR-TV
The "Record Searchlight" has an extremely limited partnership with
KRCR-TV News Channel 7, the ABC affiliate forNorthern California . Both news organizations highly advertise each other and E.W. Scripps, the parent company of the "Record Searchlight", might buy KRCR-TV in the near future, creating a very dominant news department for a medium-small market, creating more circulation, an expanded website, and wider coverage with KRCR-TV.taff
News Reporters
*Tim Hearden
*Ryan Sabalow
*David Benda
*Scott Mobley
*Constance Dillon
*Kimberly Ross
*Jim Schultz
*Dylan Darling
*Suzy RenaudWeather
*Scott MobleySports
*Aaron Williams
*John Ryan
*Jeffrey JenPhotography
*Andreas FuhrmannFeatures
*Damon Arthur, Features EditorColumnists
*David Benda
*Aaron Williams
*John Ryan
*Jeffrey Jen
*Laura Christman, Home & Garden Editor
*Bob WilliamsOnlineBloggers
*Larry Watters
*Chloe Winston
*Kelsey O'Brien
*Missy McArthur
*Kalib Sumter
*David Benda
*Dottie Smith
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