Boston Herald

Boston Herald
Cover from February 3, 2013
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Digital First Media
PublisherKevin Corrado[1]
EditorJoe Dwinell
Founded1846
(178 years ago) (1846)
Political alignmentConservative[2][3]
Headquarters100 Grossman Dr. 4th Floor
Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
United States
Circulation13,092 print
27,894 digital (as of 2023)[4]
ISSN0738-5854
OCLC number643304073
Websitebostonherald.com

The Boston Herald is an American daily newspaper whose primary market is Boston, Massachusetts, and its surrounding area. It was founded in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States. It has been awarded eight Pulitzer Prizes in its history,[5] including four for editorial writing and three for photography before it was converted to tabloid format in 1981. The Herald was named one of the "10 Newspapers That 'Do It Right'" in 2012 by Editor & Publisher.[6]

In December 2017, the Herald filed for bankruptcy.[7] On February 14, 2018, Digital First Media successfully bid $11.9 million to purchase the company in a bankruptcy auction;[8] the acquisition was completed on March 19, 2018.[1] As of August 2018, the paper had approximately 110 total employees, compared to about 225 before the sale.[9]

  1. ^ a b "Digital First Media acquires the Boston Herald". Boston Herald. March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Sweeney, Chris (May 29, 2016). "Hard Pressed: Will the Boston Herald Survive?". Boston Magazine. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Seiffert_2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Kennedy, Dan (October 15, 2024). "The Herald's print numbers keep dropping while digital holds steady; plus, media notes". Media Nation. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Boston Herald files for bankruptcy, will be sold - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. December 8, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  6. ^ Kristina Ackermann, "10 Newspapers That 'Do It Right' 2012 Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine". Editor & Publisher, March 12, 2012.
  7. ^ Herald, Boston (December 8, 2017). "Boston Herald publisher announces sale of newspaper company". Boston Herald. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "Digital First wins Boston Herald auction with $11.9M bid". Boston Herald.
  9. ^ Carlock, Catherine (August 29, 2018). "Boston Herald publisher announces move to Braintree". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved August 29, 2018.