The Richmond News Leader
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The Richmond News Leader was an afternoon daily newspaper published in Richmond, Virginia from 1888 to 1992. During much of its run, it was the largest newspaper source in Richmond, competing with the morning Richmond Times-Dispatch. By the late 1960s, afternoon papers had been steadily losing their audiences to television, and The News Leader was no exception. Its circulation at one time exceeded 200,000, but at the time of its closing, it had fallen below 80,000.
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Type | Defunct daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Media General |
Founded | 1888 (as The Leader) |
Ceased publication | 1992 |
Headquarters | 333 East Grace Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 United States |
Notable alumni of the newspaper included historian and biographer Douglas Southall Freeman, future television journalist Roger Mudd, conservative commentator James Kilpatrick, and editorial cartoonist Jeff MacNelly.[1] During its run, it garnered a reputation as being one of the most politically conservative newspapers in the United States.