Bennington Banner

The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published in Bennington, Vermont. Established in 1841, the paper covers local, national, and world news. The Bennington Banner sells 7,800 papers daily with a penetration of 65% in Bennington.[1][2] It is distributed throughout Southwestern Vermont and eastern New York (Rensselaer and Washington Counties). The paper is owned by New England Newspapers and is published Monday through Saturday.[3]

The Bennington Banner
TypeDaily Newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)New England Newspapers Inc.
PublisherFredric Rutberg
EditorExecutive Editor: Kevin Moran
Managing Editor for Vermont: Greg Sukiennik
Day Managing Editor: David LaChance
Founded1841
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters425 Main Street
Bennington, Vermont 05201
 United States
Circulation7,800
WebsiteBennington Banner

In early 2007 the Bennington Banner came under fire from The O'Reilly Factor for allegedly not taking an editorial stance on a legal case involving child molestation,[4] an accusation that the newspaper states is grossly misconstrued.[5]

Freedom from Fear painting

A copy of the Bennington Banner is shown in Norman Rockwell's painting Freedom from Fear, one of the paintings in his Four Freedoms series.

References
  1. Bennington retrieved July 22, 2007
  2. Vermont Living Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Bennington Banner.
  3. "About Us". The Berkshire Eagle. Archived from the original on 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  4. BillOreilly.com: "Hall of Shame"
  5. Therrien, James: "The O'Reilly Treatment"

Frank E. Howe

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