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Since the mid-1970s, The Tofino Times has expanded its layout and organization, adding special weekly sections on various topics supplementing the regular news, editorials, sports, and features. Since 2008, the Times has been organized into the following sections: Home, Zamastan, [[Euronia]], [[Coalition of Crown Albatross|International]], Politics, Business, Technology and Science, Art, Entertainment, Education, Health, Sports, and Weather. | Since the mid-1970s, The Tofino Times has expanded its layout and organization, adding special weekly sections on various topics supplementing the regular news, editorials, sports, and features. Since 2008, the Times has been organized into the following sections: Home, Zamastan, [[Euronia]], [[Coalition of Crown Albatross|International]], Politics, Business, Technology and Science, Art, Entertainment, Education, Health, Sports, and Weather. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Founding and Early Period=== | ===Founding and Early Period=== | ||
[[File:March281901TofinoTimesClipping.jpg|thumb|right|A clipping of the inaugural issue of the Tofino Kingston Daily Press]] | [[File:March281901TofinoTimesClipping.jpg|thumb|right|A clipping of the inaugural issue of the ''Tofino Kingston Daily Press'']] | ||
The Tofino Times was founded on March 28th, 1901, as the '''Tofino Kingston Daily Press''', indicative of its original headquarters in the Kingston district of Tofino. Founded by journalist and city council member [[Nathan Belquist]], the newspaper initially took confidence in its writers, journalists, and publishers as an "ideologically conservative" paper with "intent to seek every bounty of truth and purity in sociatal conduct" through exposing bureaucratic malpractice, according to Belquist's own in the innaugural release of the paper. Sold for a penny (equivalent to Z$0.31 in 2020), the inaugural edition also covered a reception for journalists held by [[President of Zamastan]] [[Alistair Griffiths]], a [[Yuan]]eze dispute over [[Gangkou]] in the [[Yellow Flag Rebellion]], and the commissioning of a new [[Zamastanian Naval Forces|navy vessel]] in Tofino among a plethora of smaller stories. | The Tofino Times was founded on March 28th, 1901, as the '''Tofino Kingston Daily Press''', indicative of its original headquarters in the Kingston district of Tofino. Founded by journalist and city council member [[Nathan Belquist]], the newspaper initially took confidence in its writers, journalists, and publishers as an "ideologically conservative" paper with "intent to seek every bounty of truth and purity in sociatal conduct" through exposing bureaucratic malpractice, according to Belquist's own in the innaugural release of the paper. Sold for a penny (equivalent to Z$0.31 in 2020), the inaugural edition also covered a reception for journalists held by [[President of Zamastan]] [[Alistair Griffiths]], a [[Yuan]]eze dispute over [[Gangkou]] in the [[Yellow Flag Rebellion]], and the commissioning of a new [[Zamastanian Naval Forces|navy vessel]] in Tofino among a plethora of smaller stories. | ||
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The paper officially took the title of '''The Tofino Times''' on September 3rd, 1932. | The paper officially took the title of '''The Tofino Times''' on September 3rd, 1932. | ||
[[File:The_New_York_Times_newsroom_1942.jpg|thumb|right|''The Tofino Times'' newsroom in 1943]] | |||
===Modern Times=== | ===Modern Times=== | ||
==Publishing== | |||
==Operations== | |||
The newspaper is one of a few Zamastanian newspapers with foreign bureaus, located in [[Vongane]] ([[Quetana]]), [[Cardiff]] and [[Aberystwyth]] ([[Cadair]]), [[Vulkar]] and [[Amstelveen]] ([[Vulkaria]]), [[Allengin]] ([[Elbresia]]), [[Courbagne]] ([[New Elkland]]), and [[Vessalia]] ([[Avergnon]]). | |||
In 2014, they leased the west tower of [[Exhibition Mast Tower]], a high-rise building [[Tofino]]. The newspaper moved into their new offices December 14, 2014. | |||
[[File:Looking_up_at_3_and_4_World_Trade_Center_(straightened,_cropped,_4).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Exhibition Mast Tower]], the headquarters of ''[[The Tofino Times]]'' newspaper.]] | |||
==Notable Journalism/Articles== | ==Notable Journalism/Articles== | ||
[[Category:Zamastan]][[Category:Culture]][[Category:Coalition of Crown Albatross]][[Category:Newspaper]] | [[Category:Zamastan]][[Category:Culture]][[Category:Coalition of Crown Albatross]][[Category:Newspaper]] | ||
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet Online |
| Owner(s) | ZSuites Incorporated |
| Founder(s) | Nathan Belquist |
| Editor-in-chief | Jarvis Baquet |
| Founded | March 28, 1901 |
| Language | Caticeze English |
| Headquarters | Tofino, Zamastan |
| Circulation |
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| Website | https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=498160 |
The Tofino Times is a major Zamastanian daily newspaper published in Tofino, with a particular emphasis on national politics, the federal government, and international news. It has the largest circulation in the Tofino metropolitan area. Its slogan "Premiere Source For Truth" began appearing on its masthead in 2014. Daily broadsheet editions are printed for the metro Tofino, and all provinces most major cities within Zamastan.
The newspaper has won 47 Hapson Journalism Prizes. This includes six separate Hapson's awarded in 2008, second only to The Emerald Post's seven awards in 2002 for the highest number ever awarded to a single Zamastanian newspaper in one year.
Since the mid-1970s, The Tofino Times has expanded its layout and organization, adding special weekly sections on various topics supplementing the regular news, editorials, sports, and features. Since 2008, the Times has been organized into the following sections: Home, Zamastan, Euronia, International, Politics, Business, Technology and Science, Art, Entertainment, Education, Health, Sports, and Weather.
History
Founding and Early Period
The Tofino Times was founded on March 28th, 1901, as the Tofino Kingston Daily Press, indicative of its original headquarters in the Kingston district of Tofino. Founded by journalist and city council member Nathan Belquist, the newspaper initially took confidence in its writers, journalists, and publishers as an "ideologically conservative" paper with "intent to seek every bounty of truth and purity in sociatal conduct" through exposing bureaucratic malpractice, according to Belquist's own in the innaugural release of the paper. Sold for a penny (equivalent to Z$0.31 in 2020), the inaugural edition also covered a reception for journalists held by President of Zamastan Alistair Griffiths, a Yuaneze dispute over Gangkou in the Yellow Flag Rebellion, and the commissioning of a new navy vessel in Tofino among a plethora of smaller stories.
In 1924, the paper changed its name to the Tofino Daily Press, and came into wider national prominence during its investigative coverage of President Elias Blanco's extramarital scandal during his election campaign.
The paper officially took the title of The Tofino Times on September 3rd, 1932.
Modern Times
Publishing
Operations
The newspaper is one of a few Zamastanian newspapers with foreign bureaus, located in Vongane (Quetana), Cardiff and Aberystwyth (Cadair), Vulkar and Amstelveen (Vulkaria), Allengin (Elbresia), Courbagne (New Elkland), and Vessalia (Avergnon).
In 2014, they leased the west tower of Exhibition Mast Tower, a high-rise building Tofino. The newspaper moved into their new offices December 14, 2014.
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