A century tailor-made for remembrance

Let's be blunt. Despite mangement spin and the timeline claims of this centenary publication, Wellington-based newspaper the Dominion did not merge with its sister publication The Evening Post in the big news media shake-up of 2002. That was the year when, in a shroud of secrecy but as a supri...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a95c5351a018499481a888470982f8d02021-12-02T08:57:10ZA century tailor-made for remembrance10.24135/pjr.v14i1.9341023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/a95c5351a018499481a888470982f8d02008-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/934https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 Let's be blunt. Despite mangement spin and the timeline claims of this centenary publication, Wellington-based newspaper the Dominion did not merge with its sister publication The Evening Post in the big news media shake-up of 2002. That was the year when, in a shroud of secrecy but as a suprise to no one (apart perhaps, for the timing), Wellington's afternoon paper The Evening Post gave in to everfalling circulation figures and closed. The morning paper the Dominion imaginatively renamed the Dominion Post, briefly attempted to carry its sister publication's renoun for local news via a special metro section, then reverted. Five years later and, apart from the figure-head , Dominion Post has almost disappeared from the language. The conversation of the bus, once again is have you read this morning's Dom? Alan SamsonAsia Pacific NetworkarticleThe Dominioncommunity newspapersWellingtonCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 14, Iss 1 (2008)
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topic The Dominion
community newspapers
Wellington
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle The Dominion
community newspapers
Wellington
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Alan Samson
A century tailor-made for remembrance
description Let's be blunt. Despite mangement spin and the timeline claims of this centenary publication, Wellington-based newspaper the Dominion did not merge with its sister publication The Evening Post in the big news media shake-up of 2002. That was the year when, in a shroud of secrecy but as a suprise to no one (apart perhaps, for the timing), Wellington's afternoon paper The Evening Post gave in to everfalling circulation figures and closed. The morning paper the Dominion imaginatively renamed the Dominion Post, briefly attempted to carry its sister publication's renoun for local news via a special metro section, then reverted. Five years later and, apart from the figure-head , Dominion Post has almost disappeared from the language. The conversation of the bus, once again is have you read this morning's Dom?
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