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38-533: The Graphic was a British weekly illustrated newspaper, first published on December 4th, 1869 by William Luson Thomas 's company, Illustrated Newspapers Ltd with Thomas's brother, Lewis Samuel Thomas, as a co-founder. The Graphic was set up as a rival to the popular Illustrated London News . In addition to its home market, the paper had subscribers all around the British Empire and North America . The Graphic sought to bring awareness to prevailing issues in

76-407: A CD-ROM or Zip disk , or sent to the printing press (either located at the newspaper office or an off-site publication plant) by e-mail or FTP site. Often, the staff of a weekly newspaper is smaller, with employees having several duties. For instance, a news editor may also sell advertising, while reporters could also be photographers. The size of the news staff varies, depending on the size of

114-448: A municipality or other government body must designate a newspaper of record . The official newspaper is decided based on geographical area, and often more than one newspapers are given this designation. Official newspapers receive the government's public notices, and since they are considered advertising, it can be a source of revenue for newspapers. Weekly newspapers often have one or more advertising sales representatives whose job it

152-581: A circulation of 750,000. In partnership with his younger brother, Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley (the elder brother was Seymour Berry, 1st Baron Buckland ), he purchased The Sunday Times in 1915 and was its editor-in-chief until 1937. In 1919 the pair also purchased the Financial Times . In 1924 the Berry brothers and Sir Edward Iliffe set up Allied Newspapers and purchased the Daily Dispatch ,

190-418: A large staff, illustrated and engraved numerous standard works. Exasperated, even angered, by the unsympathetic treatment of artists by the world's most successful illustrated paper, The Illustrated London News , and having a good business sense Thomas resolved to set up an opposition. His illustrated paper, despite being more expensive than its competition, became an immediate success. When it began in 1869,

228-571: A per-story rate. Many weekly newspapers started as family-owned businesses, covering one or two communities and handling all editorial and business functions. The Tribune Newspaper in Humble, Texas is one example. Typically all business functions, along with the editor-in-chief would be family members, while non family members would assume reporting positions. Another example is the Campbell County Observer published in N.E. Wyoming. The owner

266-476: A program such as Adobe Photoshop . After the copy and advertisements have been placed on the page, the editor will print out a proof and make any changes, if necessary. Sometimes, they will consult with reporters on such things as double-checking facts, proofreading headlines and other copy, or writing cut-lines for photographs. Once everyone is satisfied, a final proof is printed out and prepared for publication. The pages can be placed on dummy sheets, burned to

304-623: A publisher overseeing several newspapers, with a specific editor for each newspaper. Generally speaking, the staff of corporate-owned chain weeklies do not have deep connections into the communities and do not prioritize accountability for local governments. The switch from locally owned weekly newspapers to corporate chains, which is often driven by the loss of advertising revenue , is associated with increases in taxes, reduced involvement by citizens in local government , fewer citizens voting in elections, more wasteful spending, and even higher levels of corruption . At Christmas Day, depending on

342-518: A regular illustrated article on architecture to the magazine for 25 years, until his death in 1903. Writers for the paper included George Eliot , Thomas Hardy , H. Rider Haggard and Anthony Trollope . Malcolm Charles Salaman was employed there from 1890 to 1899. Beatrice Grimshaw travelled the South Pacific reporting on her experiences for the Daily Graphic . Mary Frances Billington served

380-1332: A similar format as daily newspapers (i.e., news, sports, obituaries , etc.). However, the primary focus is on news within a coverage area. The publication dates of weekly newspapers in North America vary, but often they come out in the middle of the week (Wednesday or Thursday). However, in the United Kingdom where they come out on Sundays, the weeklies which are called Sunday newspapers , are often national in scope and have substantial circulations (20 to 50% higher on average than their daily sister publications). Other types of news publications come out weekly on newsprint but are not considered general newspapers. These cover specific topics, such as sports (e.g., The Sporting News ) or business (e.g., Barron's ), and have larger circulations and cover much larger geographic-coverage areas. Alternatively, other news publications come out weekly on magazine-style print but are still considered general newspapers (e.g. The Economist ). The first weekly newspapers were Relation and weekly newspaper Aviso , which were published at beginning of 17th century. The Relation started around 1605 in Straßburg by Johann Carolus and

418-451: A sports reporter takes great ownership in a specific team and writes stories containing detailed accounts of games. Several photographs of the games may accompany the story. Other stories preview games, usually between traditional rivals, to build interest. Family news pages include announcements of births, engagements, weddings, landmark birthdays and anniversaries, and obituaries . In the past, correspondents often submitted stories along

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456-466: A weekly newspaper receives most of its revenue from display advertising and classified advertising . Most weekly newspapers are laid out one or more days before the publication date. Sometimes, the layout of pages is staggered, to allow for multiple deadlines. Like larger newspapers, most weekly newspapers these days are paginated (or laid out) using computer software, using programs such as Adobe PageMaker , Adobe InDesign or Quark Xpress . Layout

494-485: A workhouse. It is much more difficult to produce and print illustrations than type. Improvements in process work and machinery at the end of the 1880s allowed Thomas to realize a long-cherished project, a daily illustrated paper. On 4 January 1890, Thomas' company, H. R. Baines & Co., started publication of the first daily illustrated newspaper in England, which was called The Daily Graphic . In 1926 The Daily Graphic

532-400: Is the appearance of the page and includes photographs (along with cutlines, or captions identifying the photograph's content and people), copy (the text and its typefont), headlines and white space. At many newspapers, photographers, reporters and editors use digital cameras to take photographs and download selected photographs using a card reader. The photographs are cropped and edited using

570-522: Is the publisher who also performs advertising sales, writing, distribution, books, and other duties that may be required. His wife, Candice, is an advertising saleswoman, his nine-year-old and four-year-old children are the insert stuffers, and they all are door-to-door subscription salespeople. As newspapers became more expensive to operate and family members declined to join the business, many weekly newspapers were purchased by larger chains of weeklies. Some family-owned newspapers are operated as chains, with

608-422: Is to sell display advertisements. Most advertisements are from local businesses (although some larger companies from outside the coverage area may advertise). Other advertisements are called classifieds , which are placed by people who want to buy or sell something (such as a car or real estate), employers who have job openings, or property owners who have rental property available. Along with paid subscriptions,

646-745: The Manchester Evening Chronicle , the Sunday Chronicle , the Sunday News , and the Sunday Graphic , as well as a string of other newspapers across the country. In Cardiff they merged four newspapers into the Western Mail . In 1927 they purchased The Daily Telegraph from the 2nd Harry Levy-Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham , with William Berry becoming its editor-in-chief. In 1937 they purchased its rival, The Morning Post . In 1926,

684-612: The Aviso started in January 1609 in Wolfenbüttel . Many weekly newspapers in North America follow a similar format: News coverage usually focuses on local events such as car accidents or house fires, plus local government meetings, such as city councils or school boards, and police blotters. A weekly newspaper often covers sports teams from one or more area schools (mostly high schools ), communities, or professional teams if any exist. Often,

722-563: The Graphic as a special correspondent from 1890 to 1897, reporting from India in essays that were compiled into Woman in India (1895). Joseph Ashby-Sterry wrote the Bystander column for the paper for 18 years. There were at least three pages dedicated to advertising, with many adverts for toothpaste, soap products, and 'miracle-cure' pills. Weekly newspaper Most weekly newspapers follow

760-447: The ILN . It appealed to the same middle-class readership, but The Graphic , as its name suggests, was intended to use images in a more vivid and striking way than the rather staid ILN . To this end it employed some of the most important artists of the day, making an immediate splash in 1869 with Houseless and Hungry , Luke Fildes' dramatic image of the shivering London poor seeking shelter in

798-417: The Berry brothers/Allied Newspapers purchased Amalgamated Press (AP), which had been started by Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe , in 1901 (Harmsworth had died in 1922). Berry bought out his partners in 1937 and amalgamated The Morning Post with The Daily Telegraph , with himself as chairman and editor-in-chief. His sons Seymour, the 2nd Viscount , and subsequently Michael , continued to run

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836-550: The British empire such as poverty, homelessness, and public health. The newspaper aimed to cover home news and news from around the Empire, and devoted much attention to literature, arts, sciences, the fashionable world, sport, music and opera. Royal occasions, national celebrations, and ceremonies were also given prominent coverage. The newspaper used its illustrations to capture authentic scenes throughout London and had an immense influence on

874-408: The art world with many admirers including Vincent van Gogh and Hubert von Herkomer . From 1890 until 1926, Thomas's company, H. R. Baines & Co., published The Daily Graphic (a name later revived by Kemsley Newspapers between 1946 and 1952). William Luson Thomas , was a successful artist, wood-engraver and social reformer. Thomas also had an engraving establishment of his own and, aided by

912-648: The community). Others may be recent college graduates early in their career, and are trying to gain experience and/or clips. Many newspapers have at least one news clerk or editorial assistant who is responsible for typing family news and obituaries , as well as news releases announcing upcoming events. A circulation manager keeps track of subscribers (this can range from only a couple hundred to tens of thousands of subscribers), and may also be in charge of classified advertising . As well as full-time staff reporters and photographers, many weekly newspapers also employ correspondents (sometimes called stringers), often paid on

950-479: The day of the week that Christmas Day is on, weekly newspapers would change the day in many countries. For example, Sunday newspapers are moved to Christmas Eve or Saturday when Christmas Day is on Sunday, and other weekly newspapers are expected to change their day at Christmas to save outlets and businesses from opening on Christmas Day by law. William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose William Ewart Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose , DL (23 June 1879 – 15 June 1954)

988-425: The editor , written by readers on a specific topic. The public-record section usually includes summaries of police-incident reports, fire-department calls and court dispositions (or, the outcome of a criminal proceeding). Many newspapers also publish a list of building permits that have been issued in its circulation area. Public notices typically fall into one of two categories: Laws in many US states dictate that

1026-742: The end of 1952. Artists employed on The Graphic and The Daily Graphic at the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century included Helen Allingham , Edmund Blampied , Alexander Boyd , Frank Brangwyn , Randolph Caldecott , Lance Calkin , Frank Cadogan Cowper , Léon Daviel, John Charles Dollman , James H. Dowd, Godefroy Durand , Luke Fildes , Harry Furniss , John Percival Gülich , George du Maurier , Phil May , George Percy Jacomb-Hood , Ernest Prater , Leonard Raven-Hill , Sidney Sime , Snaffles (Charles Johnson Payne) , George Stampa , Edmund Sullivan , Bert Thomas , F. H. Townsend , Harrison Weir , and Henry Woods . The notable illustrator Henry William Brewer , contributed

1064-403: The family business operating weekly newspapers in multiple towns. The chain newspapers can be either regional or national chains. Sometimes all advertising functions are combined, with a weekly newspaper containing both ads for local businesses and for businesses in the chains area. This larger circulation can assist in bringing in national advertising to weeklies. Weeklies in chains may also have

1102-545: The lines of "Mr. and Mrs. John Jones had company from out-of-town last week", although these types of stories – commonly called "Neighborhood News" or some similar name – are largely a thing of the past. Larger weeklies, especially those that are part of chains, also offer lifestyle features, reviews of local theater and arts, restaurant reviews and a food section that may concentrate on local recipes. Like daily newspapers, weekly newspapers often have an editorial page. Editorial pages also include letters to

1140-694: The name change to The National Graphic and that editor William Comyns Beaumont of The Bystander had taken over, replacing Alan John Bott . It ceased publication in August 1932 after 3,266 issues. The Graphic was designed to compete with the Illustrated London News (established in 1842), and became its most successful rival. Earlier rivals such as the Illustrated Times and the Pictorial Times had either failed to compete or been merged with

1178-508: The nation upon their deaths. Berry was created a baronet in the 1921 Birthday Honours . He was raised to the peerage as Baron Camrose , of Long Cross in the County of Surrey , on 19 June 1929, and advanced to Viscount Camrose , of Hackwood Park in the County of Southampton , on 20 January 1941. Berry married Mary Agnes Corns in 1905. They had eight children together: Berry died in 1954 and

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1216-643: The newspaper and its circulation area. Some papers have a staff of several reporters , with each reporter having a specific beat (much like a daily newspaper, with beats including schools, local government, business, police, etc.). Many smaller newspapers, however, may have as few as one reporter to cover the entire circulation area, meaning they are responsible for the entire content of the newspaper (e.g., government, business, schools, crime, features, etc.). The experience of weekly newspaper reporters varies. Some may have years of experience (either they are satisfied where they are employed, and/or may be well-established in

1254-578: The newspaper until 1986; in addition, Seymour was Vice Chairman of Amalgamated Press from 1942 to 1959 (when AP was acquired by the Mirror Group ). He provided financial assistance to Sir Winston Churchill after the Second World War . He and ten other wealthy well-wishers each donated £5,000 to the Churchills, allowing them to keep their home, Chartwell , on the condition that it would be presented to

1292-670: The newspaper was printed in a rented house. The first editor was Henry Sutherland Edwards . The Graphic was published on Saturdays and its original cover price was sixpence , while the Illustrated London News was fivepence. A successful artist himself, founder Thomas recruited gifted artists, including Luke Fildes , Hubert von Herkomer , Frank Holl , and John Everett Millais . In its first year, it described itself to advertisers as "a superior illustrated weekly newspaper, containing twenty-four pages imperial folio , printed on fine toned paper of beautiful quality, made expressly for

1330-447: The purpose and admirably adapted for the display of engravings ". The premature death of co-founder Lewis Samuel Thomas in 1872 "as one of the founders of this newspaper, [and who] took an active interest in its management" left a marked gap in the early history of the publication. By 1882, the company owned three buildings and twenty printing presses, and employed more than 1,000 people. Luson Thomas's seventh son George Holt Thomas

1368-559: Was a British peer and newspaper publisher. Berry was born in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales , the second of three sons of Mary Ann (Rowe) and John Mathias Berry. Berry started his working life as a journalist and established his own paper, Advertising World , in 1901. Berry made his fortune with the publication of the First World War magazine The War Illustrated , which at its peak had

1406-443: Was a director of the newspaper company and became general manager. Holt Thomas founded The Bystander and later Empire Illustrated before abandoning newspapers in 1906 and making a greater name for himself in the aviation industry. The Graphic continued to be published weekly under that title until 23 April 1932; it was renamed The National Graphic between 28 April and 14 July 1932. On 15 August 1932, Time magazine reported

1444-586: Was acquired by William and Gomer Berry (later Viscount Camrose and Viscount Kemsley) of Allied Newspapers . It was published until 16 October 1926, when it was incorporated with the Allied Newspapers' own Daily Sketch . Twenty years later, the Daily Sketch was renamed the Daily Graphic for a period but the name disappeared for the second and final time when the Sketch was sold to Associated Newspapers at

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