The Chronicle Herald
Canadian newspaper in Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Chronicle Herald is a broadsheet newspaper published in Halifax, Nova Scotia, owned by Postmedia Network.
History
Early years
Founded in 1874 as The Morning Herald, the paper quickly became one of Halifax's main newspapers. The same company also owned the Evening Mail, which was published in the afternoon. Its main competitors were the Chronicle in the morning, and the Star in the afternoon. By 1949, the papers had merged to become The Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star respectively.
Graham Dennis era
Graham W. Dennis took over as publisher of the newspaper in 1954, at age 26, after the death of his father, senator William Henry Dennis, who in turn had succeeded senator William Dennis in running the paper. He led the newspaper for the next half century. Dennis was proud of the paper's independence and rebuffed numerous offers to buy it. He was known as a humanistic employer interested in the welfare of his employees, stating that his proudest moment was the introduction of a pension plan for Herald staff. He had a reputation as an "old-school media baron" who set up bureaus across Canada, and even one in London, England.
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