The Daily Gazette

The Daily Gazette was founded in 1894{{LCCN|sn84031953|Daily Gazette (Schenectady, N.Y.) 1894-1902|long=yes}} as a weekly newspaper by the Marlette family. It was sold to the Schenectady Printing Association in September of that year, and expanded into a daily newspaper, while still publishing its weekly edition. By 1895, it had a circulation of 3,000 copies a day.{{cite web |last1=Wilkin |first1=Jeff |title=The Gazette’s origins: The early years (1894–1900) |url=https://dailygazette.com/2019/09/26/the-gazette-s-origins-the-early-years-1894-1900/ |website=The Daily Gazette |access-date=4 October 2020}}

From 1902 to 1989 inclusively, the newspaper's title was Schenectady Gazette.{{LCCN|sn83031693|Schenectady Gazette (Schenectady, N.Y.) 1902-1989|long=yes}} In 1990, the paper changed its name to The Daily Gazette (thus reverting to its initial title but including the definite article in the title).{{LCCN|sn90066111|The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, N.Y.) 1990-Current|long=yes}} Also in 1990, it began publishing a Sunday edition. In 1996, the Gazette launched its free website, which it turned into a subscriber-based website in 2003. {{As of|2020}}, it offers a select number of free articles online per month, with full access available by subscription.{{cite web |title=About The Daily Gazette |url=https://dailygazette.com/2012/08/30/about-daily-gazette/ |website=The Gazette Company |access-date=4 October 2020}}

Judith Patrick became editor of the newspaper in 2012. She was the first woman to have the position.[http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2012/jun/05/0605_gazette/ Managing editor Judith Patrick elevated to editor position, The Daily Gazette, June 5, 2012] The board of directors appointed John DeAugustine as publisher in 2013.[http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2013/jul/19/deaugustine-named-gazette-publisher/ DeAugustine named Gazette publisher, The Daily Gazette, July 19, 2013]

In December 2019, the Gazette Company acquired the Amsterdam Recorder, Courier-Standard-Enterprise and Fulton County Express.{{cite web |date=December 9, 2019 |title=Daily Gazette acquires Amsterdam Recorder, two other papers |url=https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/daily-gazette-acquires-amsterdam-recorder-two-other-papers |access-date=31 July 2020 |website=WRGB |publisher=}} In 2021, the Gazette Company acquired The Gloversville Leader Herald.{{cite web |last=Cropley |first=John |date=July 13, 2021 |title=Daily Gazette of Schenectady to acquire Leader-Herald in Gloversville |url=https://dailygazette.com/2021/07/13/daily-gazette-of-schenectady-to-acquire-leader-herald-in-gloversville/ |access-date=31 October 2022 |website=The Daily Gazette |publisher=}} In 2024, the Gazette Company acquired The Register Star in Columbia County and The Daily Mail in Greene County.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-01-29 |title=Gazette takes over daily newspapers in Columbia, Greene counties |url=https://www.dailygazette.com/news/gazette-takes-over-daily-newspapers-in-columbia-greene-counties/article_f8242b2c-bee6-11ee-b326-db9f8598960c.html |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=The Daily Gazette |language=en}}

In May 2024, the Hume-Lind family agreed to sell the paper to its publisher John DeAugustine.{{Cite news |last=Field |first=Andy Tsubasa |date=May 15, 2024 |title=Owners agree to sell Daily Gazette to publisher |url=https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/owners-agree-deal-sell-daily-gazette-longtime-19459630.php |access-date=2024-05-15 |work=Times Union |language=en}}

The Daily Gazette is known for typically using the short form "Sch'dy" for Schenectady in its headlines and headings.

A prop Daily Gazette front page was featured in the 2012 film The Place Beyond the Pines.{{cite web |title=Movie prop offered for best 'Pines' pics |url=https://dailygazette.com/2013/04/10/movie-prop-offered-best-pines-pics/ |publisher=dailygazette.com |access-date=31 October 2022}}

In a scene of the 1945 film Objective, Burma!, journalist character Mark Williams remarks that his column is syndicated in the Gazette.{{cite web |title=Did somebody say Schenectady? On screens big and small, 'Schenectady' has popped up often through the years |url=https://dailygazette.com/2022/09/26/did-somebody-say-schenectady-on-screens-big-and-small-schenectady-has-popped-up-often-through-the-years/ |publisher=dailygazette.com |access-date=19 September 2023}}

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