Lema Examiner
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founder(s) | Garaus ti'Manaportus |
| Founded | 1876 |
| Language | English, Khadenz |
| Headquarters | Lema, Cadenza |
The Lema Examiner is a Cadenzan daily newspaper which circulates mainly in the west of the country, based out of Lema. It is one of the oldest daily newspapers in Cadenza, founded in 1876. Since 1968 it is published in both Khadenz and English. It is generally perceived as a market-liberal and somewhat pro-government publication. The decline of print media at the turn of the twenty-first century severely eroded its traditional readership, leading the Lema Examiner to move its emphasis to web-based articles which focus more on the Trellinese Empire as a whole. This has helped revitalise the publication, and it is increasingly noted for its analyses on regional politics and economics.
Establishment
The Lema Examiner was established in 1876 by Garaus ti'Manaportus, a second-generation immigrant from Exponent, who saw an opportunity to undermine the Cadenzan Daily's national dominance. Lema, then a small town, provided neither enough news nor enough readership to be financially viable, and the Examiner ran at a loss for several years in a row, propped up by regular injections from ti'Manaportus' personal bank account. In 1881, ti'Manaportus was before the Earl's Court for bankruptcy, but a serendipitous meeting with Kienet ti'Solar, the owner of Lemsien Racecourse, on the courthouse steps produced a deal that saved the newspaper. The Examiner carried advertisements for upcoming races and reported regularly on events around ti'Solar's stables and racecourse. ti'Solar hoped to use media prominence to become a local celebrity and as a platform for a political career. Maybe a scandal? The newspaper's management, and especially ti'Manaportus, worried that the Examiner was becoming a mouthpiece, dependent on and servile to ti'Solar's patronage. In 1887, the Examiner terminated its agreement with ti'Solar and vastly reduced its coverage of horse-racing news.