CALEDONIAN-RECORD

'''The Caledonian-Record''' is a daily newspaper published in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.^[1] It was established in 1837.^[2] It employs a staff of 36.^[3]

Contents

Circulation

History

Today

Notes

External links

Circulation

The paper is distributed in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and the North Country of New Hampshire. It maintains a New Hampshire office located at 25 Federal Street in Littleton, New Hampshire.^[4] It is published daily except Sunday and some holidays.^{2[5] [6]}
The ''Caledonian'' focuses on local news from 50 communities, which are located in three Vermont counties and two New Hampshire ones.^[7] The average daily net paid circulation was at 11,022 in 2007. Penetration of the primary market area of St. Johnsbury and Lyndonville is just under 93%. For the area immediately surrounding St. Johnsbury the Caledonian provides coverage of 80% of the occupied households.^[8]

History

Albert G. Chadwick began publishing the paper as a weekly in August, 1837. It is the oldest paper in the county. It started as a four page, twenty-four column paper.^[9]
It was a Whig paper back when the media was open about taking sides. At the time, Vermont was strongly Whig. The paper advocated the principles of the Free Soil element and became an early adherent and unswerving supporter of the principles of the Republican Party. It was edited and published by its founder for 18 years. George D. Rand and Charles M. Stone bought it in July 1855. Stone became the sole owner, editor and publisher in April 1857.
In 1875 it was still a weekly newspaper. Subscribers paid $1.50 a year.
The ''Caledonian'' garnered attention in 2003 over a court case entitled ''Caledonian-Record Pub. Co., Inc. v. VT State College.'' The ''Caledonian'' wanted to have access to student disciplinary records and hearings from Lyndon State College. Lyndon state claimed that it was exempt from making the requested information public per the Vermont Public Records Act and the Open Meetings Law. The local court sided with Lyndon State College, and an appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court followed. The Vermont Supreme Court upheld the verdict. ^{[10] [11][12]} Julie Fothergill, an attorney with the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, stated that the ruling "is important for all public bodies because it indicates how the Court may interpret other exceptions to the Public Records Law."^[13][14]

Today

The ''Caledonian'' was the first Vermont newspaper to publish online. Today, the paper employs a staff of 40, and its sales range from one million to five million dollars annually.² Ellie Dixon is currently the managing editor.
The paper has recently become involved in a partnership with the ASNE at Lyndon Institute to publish a school newspaper, the first the school has had, entitled ''The Campus News''.⁵
The ''Caledonian'' is the only paper in Vermont to carry Ann Coulter's column.^{[15] [16]}

Notes

1. Mondo Times.com
2. VT Living.com: Caledonian Record Publication Profile Accessed online: July 14, 2007
3. http://www.caledonianrecord.com/pages/contact_us/
4. Littleton, NH, Discover Our Town. Accessed online: July 14, 2007
5. ASNE Partnership profile: Lyndon Institute/Caledonian-Record, High School Journalism. Accessed online: July 14, 2007
6. Resources for New Hampshire Residents - Caledonian Record, NH.gov. Accessed online: July 14, 2007
7. Alexander, Mary Jane, (Winter 1998) Civic journalism as rationale for aggressive coverage of domestic assault, Newspaper Research Journal. Accessed online: July 14, 2007
8. Us, The Caledonian Record Online. Accessed online: July 14, 2007
9. Gazetteer of Lamoille and Orleans Counties, VT.; 1883-1884, Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child; May 1887
10. (September 12, 2003) Newspaper loses bid to access student disciplinary records, But newspaper can access 'final results' of hearings, Vermont Supreme Court rules Student Press Law Center. Accessed online: July 14, 2007
11. LEGAL WATCH: STUDENT DISCIPLINARY RECORDS EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE IN VERMONT Gannett. Accessed online: July 14, 2007
12. HackneyPublications.com
13. Fothergill, Julie (September 2003) STUDENT DISCIPLINARY RECORDS ARE EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE VLCT News. Accessed online: July 14, 2007
14. (September 8, 2003) Newspaper loses bid to access student-discipline files, First Amendment Center. Accessed online: July 14, 2007.
15. Ann Coulter Action Center, Media Matters for America. Accessed online: July 14, 2007
16. Baruth, Philip (March 13, 2007) Coulter Officially Jumps Shark Vermont Daily Briefing, Accessed online: July 14, 2007

External links

Official site