The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph is a British daily morning English-language broadsheet newspaper, published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in June 1855 as The Daily Telegraph and Courier, and since 2004 has been owned by David and Frederick Barclay. It had a daily circulation of 523,048 in March 2014, down from 552,065 in early 2013. In comparison, The Times had an average daily circulation of 400,060, down to 394,448.

The Daily Telegraph has a sister paper, The Sunday Telegraph, that was started in 1961, which had circulation of 418,670 as of March 2014. The two printed papers currently are run separately with different editorial staff, but there is cross-usage of stories. News articles published in either, plus online Telegraph articles, may also be published on the Telegraph Media Group's www.telegraph.co.uk website, all under The Telegraph title.

History

Founding and early history (1855–1900)

The Telegraph

The Telegraph and The Daily Telegraph are names of newspapers.

The Daily Telegraph is a U.K. broadsheet newspaper distributed in the U.K. and internationally.

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The Telegraph (Alton, Illinois)

The Telegraph is an American daily newspaper published seven days a week in Alton, Illinois, serving the St. Louis Metro-East region. It is owned by Civitas Media, based in Davidson, North Carolina, which owns approximately 100 daily and weekly newspapers across 12 states. Civitas Media is a subsidiary of Philadelphia-based Versa Capital Management.

It was founded in 1836 as the Alton Telegraph by Lawson A. Parks. It is published seven days a week. Until the 1970s, the Telegraph was known as the Alton Daily Telegraph and then the Alton Evening Telegraph.

George Leighty (born 8/11/1911 - died 8/26/1966) was a veteran news reporter who worked for the Telegraph starting in the 1930s. He died in an accident while driving back from White Hall, Illinois, where he had gone to cover a story. His death and obituary were announced in congress by the Honorable Representative Melvin Price, who stated that George would be missed as a well respected member of the "4th Estate". George Leighty's obituary was entered in the Congressional Record.

The Telegraph (Nashua)

The Telegraph, for most of its existence known as the Nashua Telegraph, is a daily newspaper in Nashua, New Hampshire. It was founded as the Nashua Daily Telegraph in 1869, although a weekly version dates back to 1832. As of 2005 it was the second-largest newspaper in the state, with a circulation of about 27,000 daily, and 34,000 on Sunday.

After being family owned for a century, The Telegraph was bought in the 1980s by Independent Publications of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, which owned several smaller daily and weekly newspapers around the United States as well as some other businesses. In 2005, the paper's owner bought the Cabinet Press, publisher of weekly newspapers based in nearby Milford, New Hampshire. In April 2013, it was bought by Ogden Newspapers of Wheeling, West Virginia. The new owners put up a paywall, meaning that only paying subscribers can view the contents of the newspaper website.

1980 presidential primary debate

The paper received national attention during the 1980 New Hampshire presidential primary, when it hosted a Republican debate paid for by the campaign of former California Governor Ronald Reagan. During a discussion over which candidates should be allowed to participate, Telegraph editor Jon Breen, acting as moderator, told the soundman to turn off Reagan's microphone. Reagan's response of "I am paying for this microphone, Mr. Green", [sic] was wildly applauded by the audience and even his fellow Republican primary opponents, although he got the moderator's name wrong. The phrase entered the political lexicon and, some say, helped launch Reagan's successful run for the presidency.