Foster's Daily Democrat
Foster's headquarters
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner	Geo. J. Foster Company
Publisher	Robert H. Foster
Editor	Rodney G. Doherty
Founded	1873
Headquarters	150 Venture Drive, Dover, New Hampshire 03820 USA
Circulation	20,053 daily, 24,428 Sunday in 2006.[1]
Website: http://fosters.com

Foster's Daily Democrat is a six-day (Monday-Saturday) afternoon broadsheet newspaper published in Dover, New Hampshire, for the communities of southeast New Hampshire and southwest Maine. It publishes on Sunday as Foster's Sunday Citizen. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 920 KB) BY ME (Creator22 17:29, 16 September 2006 (UTC)) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 920 KB) BY ME (Creator22 17:29, 16 September 2006 (UTC)) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... The Geo. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Dover is a small city located in Strafford County, New Hampshire, in the United States of America. ... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  Ranked 46th  - Total 9,359 sq mi (24,239 km²)  - Width 68 miles (110 km)  - Length 190 miles (305 km)  - % water 3. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... Dover is a small city located in Strafford County, New Hampshire, in the United States of America. ... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  Ranked 46th  - Total 9,359 sq mi (24,239 km²)  - Width 68 miles (110 km)  - Length 190 miles (305 km)  - % water 3. ... Official language(s) None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ...

In addition to its Dover headquarters, Foster's maintains news bureaus in Rochester, Somersworth and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as well as a statehouse bureau in Concord. Nickname: The Lilac City Location within Strafford County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Strafford Settled 1749 Incorporated 1778 Area    - City 118. ... Somersworth is a city located in Strafford County, New Hampshire. ... Location in Rockingham County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Rockingham County Incorporated 1653 Mayor Steve Marchand City manager John P. Bohenko Area    - City 43. ... Location in Merrimack County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Merrimack County Incorporated 1733  - City Manager Thomas J. Aspell, Jr. ...

As of early 2007, the executive editor of the paper is Rodney Doherty, the managing editor is Mary Pat Rowland and the city editor is Michael Gillis. The editorial page editor is Jon Breen. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

History & Politics

Founded by Joshua L. Foster on June 18, 1873, as a pro-slavery alternate voice in anti-slavery New England,^[2][3] Foster's Daily Democrat still takes a conservative line in its editorial pages. Joshua Lane Foster (b. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The paper endorsed George Bush in the 2000 New Hampshire primary and no one in the general election. It has endorsed District 1 Congressman Jeb Bradley on a number of occasions^[4] and it is considered rare for a Democratic candidate to get an endorsement from Foster's.^[5] Foster's is pro-capital punishment. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Joseph E. Jeb Bradley (born October 20, 1952) is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the New Hampshires 1st congressional district (map). ...

In the 2004 New Hampshire Democrat primary the paper endorsed Joe Lieberman, generally considered a more conservative Democrat. It's editorial still stated that readers should be "absolutely clear on one thing. Foster's Daily Democrat remains fully supportive of President Bush."^[6]

The paper was named after the U.S. Democratic Party in the 19th century, when it was the conservative, pro-slavery party. The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ...

In 1988, following Foster's coverage of Gary Hart entering the Democratic primary election, editor Rodney G. Doherty described himself as a "black sheep" of journalism and said he edits "a blue-collar paper." He said he prefers a hard-news, top-down style of newsroom management, with young reporters filing several quick stories based on assignments from editors, rather than longer, more analytical pieces. He said likes to see reporters write about "what is news, rather than what they think is the news."^[7] Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Gary Warren Hart (born Gary Warren Hartpence, November 28, 1936) is a politician and lawyer from the state of Colorado. ...

Colin Manning, who wrote Foster's statehouse notebook, later went on to be New Hampshire governor John Lynch's communications director.^[8] John H. Lynch (b. ...

News & Features

Foster's news focus is mainly on public meetings and police reporting with community features and local sports also included. Regular features are:

• Advice: Annie's Mailbox
• Business: Stock bracket including local interest stocks as well as local small business news
• Classified: Help wanted, for sale, local advertisements and more.
• Comics: Dilbert, Garfield, Get Fuzzy, Red & Rover, Born Loser, Arlo & Janis, Drabble, Frank & Ernesy, Blondie, Beetle Bailey, Zits, Mother Goose & Grim, Rose is Rose, For Better or for Worse, Mary Worth, Rex Morgan M.D. and Doonesbury
• Editorials: Editorials, National Columnists, Community Commentary and Letters to the Editor
• Entertainment: AP Entertainment news, Daily Bridge Club, Heloise, Astro Graph, Annie's Mailbox, Movie Showtimes
• Lotteries: Tri-State pick for the day & evening, Mass daily and Cash winfall
• Nation: AP National news
• Obituaries: Local death notices that list biographical facts and funeral service information
• Sports: Highschool sports & roundup, UNH sports & roundup and AP sports
• State: AP state & region
• Television: TV/Cable guide with advertising grid around perimeter

Sections and pullouts for Monday through saturday are:

• Foster's Daily Democrat A section (Mon-Sat)
• Sports (Mon-Sat)
• Second Front Page (Thur-Fri): Extended news
• Education (Thur): Education news, Honor Rolls, Top tens
• Community Weekend (Fri): Weekend events, What's to eat?, Religion and Yard sales
• Showcase (Thur): Local Arts & Entertainment
• Your Home: Local Real Estate

Sisters & Competitors

Foster's competes head-to-head with The Portsmouth Herald, a daily newspaper based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In response to the Herald taking a chip out of Foster's Portsmouth market the Democrat added the Portsmouth Region page on page A3 or A5. The page covers Portsmouth and the Seacoast. The Portsmouth Herald's overling Seacoast Media Group also owns the Dover Community News. Foster's also competes with the statewide daily New Hampshire Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News. The Portsmouth Herald (and Herald Sunday) is a seven-day daily newspaper serving Greater Portsmouth, New Hampshire. ... Location in Rockingham County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Rockingham County Incorporated 1653 Mayor Steve Marchand City manager John P. Bohenko Area    - City 43. ... Seacoast Media Group is a subsidiary of Ottaway Community Newspapers, itself a division of Dow Jones & Company. ... Seacoast Media Group is a subsidiary of Ottaway Community Newspapers, itself a division of Dow Jones & Company. ... The New Hampshire Union Leader is the daily newspaper of Manchester, the largest city in the state of New Hampshire. ... The New Hampshire Union Leader is the daily newspaper of Manchester, the largest city in the state of New Hampshire. ...

In the late 1990s, the Geo. J. Foster Company launched Foster's Sunday Citizen to compete with Herald Sunday and the Sunday News. The Sunday paper is a joint venture by Foster's and its sister paper in Laconia, New Hampshire, The Citizen.^[9] The Geo. ... Motto: City on the Lakes Location in Belknap County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Belknap County Incorporated 1855 City Council Matthew J. Lahey, Mayor Area    - City 68. ... The Citizen is a six-day (Monday-Saturday) daily newspaper in Laconia, New Hampshire, the largest local paper serving the Lakes Region of that state. ...

References

September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The New Hampshire Gazette is a non-profit, alternative, bi-weekly newspaper published in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. ... WMUR, an ABC affiliate, is a Manchester, New Hampshire based local television station. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Foster's website
• The Citizen's website