![]() By April 1861, the newspaper announced its circulation was "within a fraction of 13,000." The newspaper had been staunchly pro-slavery since 1852, and called Union soldiers "thieves and cut-throats". John Hammersley bought half of the newspaper company in 1859, and continued as a joint publisher on the masthead until May 5, 1862, when no name appeared. Cowardin began his only term in the Virginia House of Delegates (as a Whig) in 1853, but many thought the city's pre-eminent paper the Richmond Examiner. In 1850, Cowardin and Davis established a rival newspaper called the Richmond Dispatch, and by 1852 the Dispatch bragged of having circulation three times as large as any other daily paper in the city, and advertising dominated even its front page. History and notable accomplishments Development Īlthough the Richmond Compiler was published in Virginia's capital beginning in 1815, and merged with a later newspaper called The Times, the Times and Compiler failed in 1853, despite an attempt of former banker James A. The Times-Dispatch lists itself as "Virginia's News Leader" on its masthead. As the primary paper of the state's capital, the Times-Dispatch serves as a newspaper of record for rural regions of the state that lack large local papers. ![]() In addition to the Richmond area ( Petersburg, Chester, Hopewell, Colonial Heights and surrounding areas), the Times-Dispatch has substantial readership in Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Waynesboro. ![]() The Times-Dispatch has the second-highest circulation of any Virginia newspaper, after Norfolk's The Virginian-Pilot. The Richmond Times-Dispatch ( RTD or TD for short) is the primary daily newspaper in Richmond, Virginia, and the primary newspaper of record for the state of Virginia. There are route carriers that get paid more than some District Managers.300 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia The hardest part of the job is working 2 jobs in one, with no overtime, no holiday time, and pay to be extremely low on the job that you need to complete is the only downside. There is a great working relationship between the RTD personnel in the office, and coming to work is not a chore or dreaded. Issues with workload not being shared equally among all DM's is a serious issue and one that has not been corrected. Our manager is great, easy to work with, and listens well to what we need, and follows through. No days off are given for compensation (though on your contract you sign, it states that days will be given off)ĭue to pay scale, and hours, we are currently working a workload meant for 5 people with 2.5 people. Holidays are worked for District managers. If a carrier does not show up, we are responsible for not only putting together their papers, and running their route - on top of what we have to do on a normal basis - but when we come back there are service calls to make for those carriers who didn't deliver a paper, customer calls to make to verify their paper has been received, and on time, in good condition. On a typical day, there are many of the routine managerial jobs that need to be completed - non-stressful, just paper pushing.Īfter the paper-pushing, the carriers come in and a rush to get them the paperwork that they desire begins.
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