Carlsbad Current-Argus
{{Short description|Newspaper in Carlsbad, New Mexico}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Carlsbad Current-Argus
| image = Carlsbad Current-Argus website home page, 2021-09-02.png
| image_size = 300px
| caption = Website home page of the Carlsbad Current-Argus on September 2, 2021
| type = Daily newspaper
| format = Broadsheet
| foundation = 1889
| owners = El Rito Media, LLC
| headquarters = 620 S. Main St.
Carlsbad, NM 88220
United States|
| editor = Jessica Onsurez[https://static.currentargus.com/contactus/ "Contact Us"], Carlsbad Current-Argus, retrieved 2021-09-02.
| publisher =
| ISSN = 1522-5763
| website = [http://www.currentargus.com/ currentargus.com]
}}
The Carlsbad Current-Argus is a newspaper in Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States.Jeff Sumner, Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media: New Jersey - Wyoming- Canada, Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale Group, 2001, p. 1210 [https://books.google.com/books?id=HPHy0rzuVTsC&q=%22Carlsbad+Current-Argus%22]Pearce S. Grove, Becky J. Barnett, Sandra J. Hansen, New Mexico newspapers: a comprehensive guide to bibliographical entries and locations, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, 1975, p. 177 [https://books.google.com/books?id=uqcWAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Carlsbad+Current-Argus%22]Milton Moskowitz, The Executive's Almanac: A Diverse Portfolio of Eclectic Business Trivia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Quirk Books, 2006 p. 139 [https://books.google.com/books?id=SgIq79u_QpMC&dq=%22Carlsbad+Current-Argus%22&pg=PA139] It has been published since 1889. The newspaper, printed in a broadsheet format, is published daily except Mondays.
History
The Current-Argus is the result of a merger of the now-defunct Carlsbad Current and Carlsbad Argus.[https://books.google.com/books?id=E4swAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Carlsbad+Current-Argus%22 Lawrence Merchant, The San Simon, Merchant, 1975, p. 59] It was described in 1953 as conservative.[https://books.google.com/books?id=5pgXAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Carlsbad+Current-Argus%22 Frontier, 1953, Volume 5, p. 15] The paper was owned by MediaNews and part of the Digital First Media company. The Current-Argus was a part of the Texas-New Mexico Newspapers Partnership, a 2003 joint venture between Gannett and MediaNews Group.
{{cite press release
| title = Gannett, MediaNews Group expand and reorganize Texas-New Mexico Partnership
| publisher = Gannett Co., Inc.
| date = 2003-12-01
| url = http://www.gannett.com/news/pressrelease/2005/pr120105.htm
| access-date = 2008-07-25
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070402193856/http://www.gannett.com/news/pressrelease/2005/pr120105.htm
| archive-date = 2007-04-02
}}
In 2015, Gannett acquired full ownership of the Texas-New Mexico Newspapers Partnership.{{Cite web |url=http://www.talkingnewmedia.com/2015/06/01/gannett-acquires-complete-ownership-of-texas-new-mexico-newspaper-partnership-from-digital-first-media/ |title=Gannett acquires complete ownership of Texas-New Mexico Newspaper Partnership from Digital First Media |access-date=2015-09-07 |archive-date=2015-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915170321/http://www.talkingnewmedia.com/2015/06/01/gannett-acquires-complete-ownership-of-texas-new-mexico-newspaper-partnership-from-digital-first-media/ |url-status=dead }} In May 2024, Gannett sold the newspaper to El Rito Media, LLC.{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |last3= |date=2024-05-07 |title=El Rito Media acquires Alamogordo Daily News, Carlsbad Current Argus and Ruidoso News |url=https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/el-rito-media-acquires-alamogordo-daily-news-carlsbad-current-argus-and-ruidoso-news,249641 |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=Editor and Publisher |language=en}}
Features
=Sections=
The newspaper publishes two sections:
- A: local news, the Little-Argus (listing of community events), regional and state news, opinions and letters to the editor, wire service articles, and weather.
- B: local sports, national sports, classified ads, legal notices, comics, and puzzles.
Additionally, special sections appear throughout the week:
- Sunday: "Sunday Living" features stories spotlighting a resident's hobby, history, or the like.
- Saturday: "Vamonos" is a regional entertainment section that is also inserted into the Ruidoso News and Alamogordo Daily News.
=Web site=
A subscription-based web site contains all the main articles that are published in the print edition. When local breaking news occurs, a brief story about the event is usually posted. Historical and additional photos from stories are present in an online gallery.[http://currentargus.mycapture.com/mycapture/index.asp Carlsbad Current-Argus Photo Albums] Local blogs written by residents have also been hosted, with topics ranging from caving to politics to books. The Current-Argus also produces online web video features highlighting special events and sports around town.
References
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External links
- [http://www.currentargus.com/ Official website]
{{Gannett}}
Category:1889 establishments in New Mexico Territory