The final daily edition of the The Telegram has been published.
The headline on the paper reads ‘this isn’t the end for us.’
The Telegram’s parent company, Saltwaire, was recently sold to Postmedia. That sale did not included The Telegram’s printing facilities, and has also resulted in several jobs being cut.
The pressroom is quiet now. Newfoundland and Labrador’s last web press just finished printing the province’s last daily paper. When I started my career in journalism, I never thought I’d see this day. It doesn’t feel real. pic.twitter.com/36hgLuiWvV
— Juanita Mercer (@juanitamercer_) August 24, 2024
Many journalists with the organization stuck around well after hours yesterday to watch the final editions of the paper being printed, sharing emotional messages and stories of what is the end of an era for Newfoundland media.
The Telegram is 145 years old, and was the province’s last daily newspaper.
Moving forward, the paper will still be published once a week, but it is not going to be printed in the province. Daily news coverage will still be available on The Telegram’s website.
And that’s it, the end of an era for The Telegram in Newfoundland and Labrador. The presses are stopped and the last daily issue of our paper has been printed. pic.twitter.com/nFizMKjKhM
— Keith Gosse (@TelyPhotoGosse) August 24, 2024
145 years after The Telegram was founded, I was at work tonight to see its last daily printed edition come off the press. With that, the province loses its only web press, and these dedicated pressmen. Historic, sad. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/PDkBA5KPdI
— Tara Bradbury (@tara_bradbury) August 24, 2024