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Lethbridge Herald is one of the premier newspapers in Alberta both in terms of circulation and area of reach compare to other newspapers of the province. Lethbridge Herald is rich in history tradition because, the Herald publication history is as old as the province of Alberta this is due to the Herald began publication around the same time as the Alberta province was formed. This corporation was owned by Atlas Newspaper Group and the weekly is circulated by two sister publications the Lethbridge journal and Lethbridge Sun Times.
The newspaper was found by Fred E .Simpson and A.S Bennet on 8 November 1905 as Lethbridge Weekly Herald. An editorial in the first issue carried the proclamation “As long as there is paste in its pot or lead in its pencil, The Herald will bow to no one and endeavor to do justice to all” and it continues to publish this in its every editorial to this day.The journal covered a complete circulation of local and world news, Local sports scene, Friday wheeler, Arts and entertainment, City Seen Sunday Photo Page.
William Asbury Buchanan a prominent newspaper reporter and businessman after a number of failed attempts to buy stakes in several popular newspapers of the country in order to start their issues in Alberta, invested in Lethbridge Herald in 1907. He soon rose to be the sole owner of the Herald. Due to his vast experience in the newspaper industry Buchanan was able to change the outlook of Herald to be what it is today. He give preference to news and real life happening and report them in the first page rather than society gossips and poetry which was the norm in those base. Even though the staff was minimal the Herald managed to circulate three hundred copies without the transportation facilities of the modern times. Buchanan was also responsible for converting the Herald from a weekly publication to a Daily in 1907.
Buchanan continuously transferred the base of the publication several times during its early period until the publication got based in 6 Street off 3 Avenue South which was the home for the Herald until it acquired the present head quarters located in 504 7 St. S. in 1952.The Herald survives several setbacks corresponding to events around the world affecting livelihood of millions of people like the two world wars, the great depression of 1930’s etc and continued to be a giant force influencing the people were several similar publications had failed during these periods. In 1949 Buchanan began construction of the present head quarters of the Herald which resulted in almost a double workspace and publishing unit which helped the Herald in meeting the growing circulation demand.
The Herald always the front runner to embrace new technologies and one of the first to release an online edition for reader’s around the world. It’s almost hundred years that the Herald has been contributing factor for information for the southern Alberta group. The Herald circulation reaches to more than to two million Peoples to giving information both local and internationals.

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