The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead or more recently The Forum is an American, English language daily newspaper.[2] It is the daily newspaper for Fargo, North Dakota and the surrounding region, including Moorhead, Minnesota. It is the flagship of Forum Communications. The Forum, as it is commonly known, is the primary daily paper for southeast North Dakota, and also much of northwest Minnesota. Its average daily circulation is about 47,100 on Sundays and 37,500 on weekdays.[1] The Fargo Forum was first published on November 17, 1891 by Major A. W. Edwards. However, it traces its lineage to The Republican, which had been founded by Edwards in 1878 and merged into the Forum in 1894.
 The Forum front page for April 16, 2008 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Forum Communications Company |
| Publisher | Bill Marcil, Jr. |
| Editor | Matthew Von Pinnon |
| Founded | November 17, 1891 (but with heritage dating to 1878) |
| Political alignment | Moderate editorial |
| Headquarters | 101 5th Street North Fargo, ND 58102-4826  |
| City | Fargo |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 37,500 daily 47,100 Sundays[1] |
| ISSN | 0895-1292 |
| OCLC number | 9563116 |
| Website | inforum |
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It has been owned by the family of Norman B. Black since 1917. Publisher Bill Marcil, Jr. is the son of Black's great-granddaughter; he is the fifth generation of the family to run the paper and the company.[3] It took its current form in 1966 when it merged with the Moorhead Daily News, which was acquired by The Forum in 1957.[4]
The Forum is also co-owned with radio station WDAY AM and TV stations WDAY-TV and WDAZ-TV. It used to own KOYY under the call sign WDAY-FM. In spring 2008, The Forum's news staff merged with WDAY-AM's news team, forming one of the first joint radio-print news-gathering operations in the country.[5]
In July 2012, the newspaper turned down the request of a same-sex couple to announce their wedding.[6]
In 2015, higher education reporter Grace Lyden won the NDNA's Rookie of the Year award for her "bulldog tenacity."[7]
References
- "FORUM OF FARGO-MOORHEAD". Forum Communications Company. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- "About The Forum". LoC.gov. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- Patrick Springer (April 17, 2017). "Family observes 100 years of Forum ownership". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead.
- "The Fargo forum, daily republican, and Moorhead daily news". LoC.gov. Library of Congress. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- Roepke, Dave (2008-01-19). "Forum, radio team up". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Forum Communications Company. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- "Same Sex Couple Denied Wedding Ad". Valley News Live. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- "News/Photography/Special".