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Talking News - Articles From The Messenger

Discussing our local newspaper and daily news stories as reported in The Messenger - Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Website: http://www.messengernews.net/
Location: Fort Dodge, Iowa
Members: 25
Latest Activity: Nov. 23, 2009

History of The Messenger - Fort Dodge, Iowa

The Messenger of Fort Dodge, Iowa came into existence as the Fort Dodge Sentinel on July 31, 1856 as a weekly poetry and prose publication. Selling for $2 per copy, The Sentinel had a circulation of 1,200 at the time. In 1868, the name changed to The Fort Dodge Republican and increased its size to eight pages. In 1874, the name changed once again to Iowa Northwest to reflect the expanded coverage of the newspaper. In fact, the publication at the time was the only newspaper between Sioux City, Iowa and Fort Dodge. In 1884, the newspaper went daily as the population and news in the Fort Dodge region increased. In 1917, the newspaper merged with The Chronicle, another Fort Dodge newspaper, and the name became The Fort Dodge Messenger and Chronicle. In later years, the "Chronicle" title was dropped and the newspaper was officially known as The Fort Dodge Messenger. In 1963, The Messenger was purchased by Ogden Newspapers of Wheeling, West Virginia, a newspaper group with more than 40 newspaper holdings. In 2006 The Messenger celebrated its 150th anniversary.

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Discussion Forum

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Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks 1 Reply

Started by Bill Grady. Last reply by Bob Wood Nov. 23, 2009.

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Messenger Circulation Report 8 Replies

Started by Bill Grady. Last reply by Bill Grady Nov. 21, 2009.

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Movie theaters cut print show times as Web gains

Started by Bill Grady Aug. 21, 2009.

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Say goodbye to newspaper advertising

Started by Bill Grady Aug. 6, 2009.

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County websites want to run their own ads for funding 3 Replies

Started by Bill Grady. Last reply by Bill Grady Jun. 20, 2009.

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Why No News Coverage of The New WCD Website and Ribbon Cutting? 5 Replies

Started by Bill Grady. Last reply by Bob Wood Jun. 17, 2009.

Bob Wood

The Messenger Addresses Their Website Users via the First Amendment 3 Replies

Started by Bob Wood. Last reply by Bill Grady Jun. 8, 2009.

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Lack of moderation...or no moderation at all 1 Reply

Started by Bill Grady. Last reply by Imran Anwar Jun. 5, 2009.

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Newspaper Ad Rep Arrested For Alleged Theft 3 Replies

Started by Bill Grady. Last reply by Bob Wood Jun. 4, 2009.

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US newspaper ad revenue slide continues 2 Replies

Started by Bill Grady. Last reply by Bill Grady Jun. 2, 2009.

Bob Wood

Another take on Newspaper's demise... 3 Replies

Started by Bob Wood. Last reply by Bob Wood May. 28, 2009.

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Comments Allowed On One Story But Not The Other 5 Replies

Started by Bill Grady. Last reply by Vern R Beachy May. 19, 2009.

Bob Wood

The Challenge of Going from Free to Pay 1 Reply

Started by Bob Wood. Last reply by Bill Grady May. 18, 2009.

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Economy is Blamed For More Ogden Owned Newspaper Layoffs 6 Replies

Started by Bill Grady. Last reply by Pat Powers May. 15, 2009.

Bob Wood

This Could Get Ugly 4 Replies

Started by Bob Wood. Last reply by Mark Bradley May. 12, 2009.

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Another Ogden Newspaper Makes Staff Cuts 2 Replies

Started by Bill Grady. Last reply by Bob Wood May. 11, 2009.

Bob Wood

Murdoch's Views from WSJ 2 Replies

Started by Bob Wood. Last reply by Bob Wood May. 7, 2009.

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