Everything about Bangor Daily News totally explained
The
Bangor Daily News is an
American newspaper that was founded on
June 18,
1889; in
1900 the paper merged with the
Bangor Whig and Courier. The Bangor Publishing Company publishes the paper in
Bangor, Maine, in addition to several weekly papers that they distribute throughout
Maine. The
Bangor Daily News has local family ownership. It is known colloquially as "the BDN" or "the NEWS."
Coverage Area
The BDN is notable in the newspaper business for having an extremely large coverage area. The BDN covers a large portion of mostly rural Maine that's larger than Connecticut. The BDN's circulation area includes eight of Maine's 16 counties, geographically covering 68% of the state, although the population in that area is less than in the remaining 32%.
Publishing
The paper is published six days a week. In its history, the BDN has only failed to publish once: on
December 30,
1962, after an unexpected blizzard buried
Bangor under five feet of snow.
Bureaus
The BDN has an extensive network of bureaus around Maine, but cutbacks in late 2006 resulted in the closure of some bureaus. Those cutbacks also resulted in early retirements and elimination of some positions. Those who were laid off were reportedly given severance packages.
Special Sections
Like many newspapers, the BDN has found advertising revenue in the production of special advertising sections. The tabloid-sized sections are inserted into the regular paper and are theme- or advertiser-based. Where many newspapers produce as many as two dozens special sections annually, the BDN produces between 80 and 90 special sections each year, doing so with a staff of three writers and four dedicated sales representatives.
Typical themed special sections include the four-part Perspective series each April, highlighting regional business, and the Experience Maine trio of sections, with Summer, Fall and Winter editions. The BDN also produces annual sections for such entities as the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce, the Small Business Administration and the Maine Emergency Management Agency.
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