The South Seas Herald-Advocate
| Nakong's Estmerish-language newspaper since 1853 | |
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| File:Herald Advocate cover.png Front page for 11 November 2023 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Berliner |
| Owner(s) | North Bay Media Group |
| Founder(s) | Alfred Whitehead |
| Publisher | David Lee |
| Editor | Sunny Leong |
| Managing editors | Alice Bak and Christopher Chung |
| Staff writers | 850 news staff |
| Founded | 17 December 1853 |
| Political alignment | Self-Determination Congress |
| Language | Estmerish |
| Headquarters | 1 Herald Court Ningcho, North Bay |
| Country | Nakong |
| Circulation | 241,894 (as of 2022) |
| Sister newspapers | The Sunday Herald The Queensport Tribune New Express |
The South Seas Herald-Advocate is a Nakongese Estmerish-language daily newspaper. Founded in 1853 by Estmerish colonial merchant Alfred Whitehead as the South Seas Herald, the newspaper merged with the North Nakong Advocate in 1905 to become the Herald-Advocate. Along with its sister papers, The Sunday Herald, The Queensport Tribune and the New Express, the Herald-Advocate is owned by North Bay Media Group. As the preeminent Estmerish-language newspaper in Nakong, the Herald-Advocate is widely considered Nakong's newspaper of record and is widely read abroad by Estmerish speakers with an interest in southern Coius.
The newspaper's circulation of 241,894 makes it the the most widely read Estmerish-language newspaper and the fourth most-read overall newspaper in Nakong. In addition, the Herald-Advocate maintains a digital news portal which receives over 10 million visitors each month. The newspaper's editorial line is closely aligned with the politics of Nakong's ruling Self-Determination Congress, being sometimes described as the "unofficial state media" of Nakong by foreign observers. Accordingly, the newspaper promotes Paisha nationalism and favours close relations with Senria, SAMSO and the Euclean Community.
According to a 2020 poll, the Herald-Advocate is rated as the most trusted news source in Nakong, being 20 points ahead of its closest rival, the Shangean-language broadsheet Nakong Daily.
History
Ownership and finance
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Products
The Sunday Herald
The Sunday Herald is the Sunday edition of the Herald-Advocate. Previously an independent publication known as The Ning Chow Sunday News, the newspaper was acquired by the Herald-Advocate in 1973 and rebranded under its current name. The Sunday edition historically featured high-quality photo galleries and extensive sports coverage, but has evolved over the years to also include cooking recipes, an arts and culture supplement, and long-form stories and essays that would be incongruous in the Herald-Advocate. Several notable Nakongese authors and artists have contributed writing to the culture supplement of The Sunday Herald, including the children's author Diane Lau Yuet-kwong, the novelist Elaine Sim, and the filmmaker Frederic Chak.
Unlike the Herald-Advocate, The Sunday Herald is a tabloid rather than a berliner. While historically The Sunday Herald has been a separate operation from the Herald-Advocate with its own editorial team, the two newspapers were combined into one newsroom in 2002 as a cost-saving measure and now share all staff and facilities.
The Queensport Tribune
The Queensport Tribune is a local newspaper published in Queensport by North Bay Media Group. Previously an independent newspaper, the Tribune was founded in 1898 by a committee of Queensport residents who sought to create an alternative to receiving newspapers from distant Ningcho. The Tribune was in operation as its own company until 1977, when financial troubles and declining readership led to its merger with the Herald-Advocate to create the North Bay Media Group news conglomerate. Today, the Tribune is the only Estmerish-language local newspaper serving the Queensport area, catering primarily to civil servants and educated Estmerish-speaking professionals. The newspaper retains a separate newsroom from the Herald-Advocate but syndicates articles from the latter for some coverage of national and international affairs.
Like all North Bay Media Group newspapers other than the Herald-Advocate, the Tribune is a tabloid. The editor-in-chief is Damian Kwok.
New Express
The New Express (stylized as NewExpress) is a local newspaper published in Ningcho by North Bay Media Group. Founded in 1993, the newspaper was created by North Bay Media Group in order to allow the Herald-Advocate to prioritize national and international stories which would be more relevant to an international, business-minded readership in Euclea rather than strictly local affairs. However, as the Herald-Advocate continues to cover some Ningcho news, the two publications have substantial overlap and share a fused newsroom with many local articles appearing in both publications. Like the Tribune, the New Express syndicates articles from the Herald-Advocate for coverage of national and international happenings.
As with the Tribune, the New Express is a tabloid. The editor-in-chief is Niall Petersen.