Daily Democrat

{{Short description|Newspaper in Woodland, California, United States}}

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| name = Daily Democrat

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| type = Daily newspaper

| format = Broadsheet

| owners = Digital First Media

| publisher = Jim Gleim

| editor = Jim Smith

| assoceditor = Sarah Dowling

| foundation = 1857

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| headquarters = Woodland, California

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| ISSN = 0747-1890

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| website = {{URL|dailydemocrat.com}}

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The Daily Democrat is the daily newspaper in Woodland, California and Yolo County, California. The paper is owned by Digital First Media. Its headquarters are located in Woodland on Main Street in Woodland's Historic Downtown. It has four reporters and editors on staff.

History

The Daily Democrat was owned by the Leake family from 1891 to 1984, when it was sold to the [[Stephens Media (newspapers)|Donrey

Media Group]].{{refn|{{Cite news |date=1984-05-02 |title=Woodland Paper Reportedly Sold |language=en-US |page=E1 |work=The Sacramento Bee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102855214/woodland-paper-reportedly-sold/ |access-date=2022-05-30 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}}} Donrey ceded control of the paper to the California Newspapers Partnership in 1999.{{refn|{{Cite web |last=Mattiace |first=Peter |date=1999-01-12 |title=MediaNews, Donrey Papers Make Deal |url=https://apnews.com/article/cd88d8cb1b12ac63a0dabab687909ec0 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530214052/https://apnews.com/article/cd88d8cb1b12ac63a0dabab687909ec0 |archive-date=2022-05-30 |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=Associated Press |language=en-US }}}}

The paper was bought and is currently owned by Digital First Media.

Coverage

Much of the paper's local coverage is concentrated on Woodland and many unincorporated communities in Yolo County. It is widely available through much of Yolo County.

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