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The Times Union is a major daily newspaper, serving the Capital Region of New York, United States. Although the newspaper
focuses on Albany and its suburbs, it covers all
parts of the four-county area, including the cities of Troy, Schenectady and Saratoga Springs.
It is owned by the Hearst Corporation. The paper was
founded in 1857, originally published as the Morning
Times, and purchased by William Randolph Hearst in
1924.[2]
The newspaper has been online since 1996.
The editor of the Times Union is Rex Smith, who has
held the post since July 2002.[3]
He was previously the paper's managing editor. George Hearst is the
publisher.
The newspaper is printed in its Colonie headquarters by the Hearst
Corporation's Capital Newspapers Division. The daily edition costs
50 cents and the Sunday edition costs $2.00.
The Times Union announced in May 2006 that it would pay
$3.5 million over 10 years for the naming rights of the Pepsi Arena in downtown Albany. On
January 1, 2007, the arena was renamed the Times Union
Center.
Sections
Daily
- Front Section: The Times Union's A
section contains national, world, state, and celebrity news,
corrections, editorials,
an editorial
cartoon, commentaries, and letters to the editor. In 2007, the
paper reorganized its daily sections and began placing
late-breaking local news stories in the front section as well.
- Capital Region: The local section contains
news relating to the Capital District, obituaries, a calendar of events, and the
weather report. It also
contains a daily column by Fred LeBrun. A subsection, Communities
TU, has lighter news geared towards specific areas.
- Sports: The sports section covers local and national
sports events at high school, college, and professional levels.
Outdoor activities are also represented.
- Business: The business section contains local
and national business news, stock and mutual fund tables, classified advertisements, and a crossword puzzle.
- Life: The life section covers entertainment,
food, style, family, health, and science in a weekly cycle. Comics,
Dear Abby, horoscopes, bridge, Sudoku, word games, a crossword
puzzle, and the movie clock appear daily.
Thursday
In addition to the above, the Thursday edition contains:
- Preview: A tabloid section covering movies, music, dance, theater, and other entertainment topics. It
contains movie reviews in brief, a calendar of events, personals,
and a review of an inexpensive restaurant.
- Autos Weekly: Formerly known as Automotive
Weekly, this tabloid section contains automotive reviews, news of
the industry, car maintenance columns, and many dealer and used car
advertisements.
Sunday
In addition to the daily sections, the Sunday edition
contains:
- Perspective: Contains opinion commentaries,
editorials, an editorial cartoon, letters to the editor,
obituaries, and a report of Congressional votes.
- Home: A tabloid section with real estate listings
and articles on housing topics.
- Travel/Books: A two-part section with the
first portion covering travel and the second covering books. It
contains travel articles, weekly airfares, book reviews, and the New York
Times Bestseller List.
- Parade Magazine: The Sunday
Times Union includes this national magazine covering
lifestyle (food, health, fitness, family) and celebrity
topics.
- Arts/Events: The arts section has articles on
classical
music, the visual arts, and theater. It also contains a
calendar of events, museum and
gallery listings, and a Broadway theater
directory.
The Sunday paper also has numerous advertising circulars and coupon pages.
Editorial
board
The Times Union's editorial board consists of:
- George Hearst - Publisher
- Rex Smith - Editor
- Joann Crupi - Opinion Pages Editor
- John de Rosier - Editorial Cartoonist
- Jay Jochnowitz - Editorial Page Editor
- Jim McGrath - Chief Editorial Writer
- Harry Rosenfeld - Editor-at-Large
Source: TimesUnion.com
Capitaland
Quarterly
Times Union also publishes the Capitaland
Quarterly four times a year.
See also
References
- ^ "eCirc Circulation Averages
for 6 Months ending 9/30/2007". Audit Bureau of
Circulations. http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/newstitlesearchus.asp. Retrieved
2008-01-05.
- ^ "Albany Times Union".
Hearst Corporation. http://www.hearst.com/newspapers/property/news_daily_albany.html. Retrieved
2006-10-27.
- ^ "Rex Smith". Hearst
Corporation. http://www.hearst.com/biographies/new_bio_editor_albany.html. Retrieved
2006-10-27.
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