The Greenfield News is a weekly newspaper founded in 1936 serving the city of Greenfield, California and the surrounding areas of southern Monterey County.[1] Its circulation is estimated at 1,150 copies.[2] It is a product of South County Newspapers, along with the King City Rustler, Gonzales Tribune, and Soledad Bee.[3]
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | New SV Media |
| Editor | Ryan Cronk |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Headquarters | King City, CA Monterey County |
| Circulation | 1,150 |
| Website | greenfieldnews |
History
editIn 1905, Fred Godfrey Vivian, the publisher of the King City Rustler, was contracted by the Clark Colony Water Company to publish the Greenfield Courier for one year. Although short lived, the Courier was very effective in drawing inquiries and people to the community of Clark's Colony from across the country, before Greenfield was incorporated in 1947.[4]
In 1936 the by Vivian and his family began publishing the Greenfield News. Irwin Coffey was listed as publisher in 1952.[5] During the 1960s, Vivian's daughter Beatrice Vivian Casey assumed ownership along with her son Harry Casey.[6] Harry Casey published the newspaper until 1995, when it was sold to Rochelle, Ill.-based News Media Corporation, along with the King City Rustler, Soledad Bee, and the Gonzales Tribune.[7]
After 23 years of ownership by News Media Corp., the Greenfield News and its sister publications were purchased by California publisher New SV Media, which owns the Gilroy Dispatch, Morgan Hill Times and Hollister Free Lance, on July 1, 2019. [8]
Awards
editCalifornia News Publisher Association
2017 - 2nd Place Coverage of Youth & Education[9]
References
edit- ^ "Greenfield news". Chronicling America: America's Historic Newspapers. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Greenfield News newspaper - MondoTimes.com". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "South County Newspapers". www.salinaschamber.com. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ "California Press Foundation - Hall-of-Fame_Frederick-Godfrey-Vivian". cal-press.wildapricot.org. Archived from the original on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- ^ "Greenfield news". Chronicling America: America's Historic Newspapers. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Dateline: San Leandro". Hayward Daily Review. April 4, 1974. Retrieved 2018-10-23 – via newspaperarchive.com.
- ^ "Clipping from Santa Cruz Sentinel - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ Lyon, Mike (2019-07-03). "California publisher buys South County newspapers". Greenfield News. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "2017 California Journalism Awards winners – CNPA". cnpa.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.