Arkansas Gazette
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The Arkansas Gazette was a prominent and historically significant daily newspaper based in Little Rock, Arkansas, known as one of the oldest newspapers west of the Mississippi River.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
daily newspaper
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newspaper ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Gannett Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| archivesHeldAt |
Arkansas State Archives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Pulitzer Prize for Public Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | coverage of the 1957 Little Rock school integration crisis ⓘ |
| ceasedPublication | 1991 ⓘ |
| competitor | Arkansas Democrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | one of the oldest newspapers west of the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| dissolutionDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| distributionArea | Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | William E. Woodruff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInTerritory | Arkansas Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | daily ⓘ |
| hasDigitalArchives | yes ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Little Rock, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century American press
ⓘ
20th century American press ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | oldest continuously published newspaper in Arkansas until its closure ⓘ |
| inception | 1819 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Little Rock, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| newspaperWarWith | Arkansas Democrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEditor |
Carrick Heiskell
NERFINISHED
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John Netherland Heiskell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
editorial support for school desegregation in 1957
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longstanding influence on Arkansas politics and public opinion ⓘ |
| originalName | Arkansas Gazette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Gannett Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heiskell family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | generally moderate to liberal editorial stance in the 20th century ⓘ |
| printedIn | Little Rock, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Arkansas Gazette Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Little Rock metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state of Arkansas ⓘ |
| roleInCivilRightsEra | supported federal enforcement of desegregation orders ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Arkansas statehood coverage
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Civil War era publication in Arkansas ⓘ coverage of the Little Rock Central High School desegregation crisis ⓘ |
| startPublicationYear | 1819 ⓘ |
| state | Arkansas ⓘ |
| successor | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfBusiness | privately owned newspaper company ⓘ |
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