Grand Forks Herald

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet

Owner	Forum Communications
Publisher	Mike Jacobs
Editor	Mike Jacobs
Founded	1879
Political allegiance	Liberal editorial
Headquarters	Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America

Website: www.grandforksherald.com

The Grand Forks Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper, begun in 1879, printed in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is the primary daily paper for northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Its average daily circulation is 34,763 on Sundays and 31,524 on weekdays.

[edit] Pulitzer Prize

A memorial statue with the rebuilt Grand Forks Herald office building in the background.

The paper won a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its coverage of the 1997 flood but the prize was bittersweet, as the Herald building had not only been inundated but, ironically, burned to the ground in the midst of the floodwaters. Despite losing their offices during the flood, the Herald never missed a day of publication. Temporary offices were set up at the University of North Dakota and at a nearby elementary school. Papers were distributed free of charge to flood "refugees" in neighboring towns. It has been said that the regular publication of the Herald helped keep Grand Forks together.

Following the flood, the newspaper rebuilt its office building in downtown Grand Forks. Its distinctive features are a tall clock tower and the symbolism built into the structure, as well as parts of the old building that survived the fire. A new printing facility was also built in an industrial park in the western part of Grand Forks.

[edit] Corporate ownership

Knight Ridder, the owner of the Herald, was sold to The McClatchy Company on June 27, 2006. McClatchy had already arranged the sale of the Herald to Forum Communications, owner of The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAZ-TV in Grand Forks. No major changes or layoffs are expected under the new ownership.