A gazette is a public journal, a newspaper of record, or simply a newspaper.

In English- and French-speaking countries, newspaper publishers have applied the name ''Gazette'' since the 17th century; today, numerous weekly and daily newspapers bear the name ''The Gazette''.

''Gazette'' is a loanword from the French language; in turn, the French word is a 16-century permutation of the Italian ''gazeta'', which is the name of a particular Venetian coin. ''Gazeta'' became an epithet for ''newspaper'' in the early and middle 16th century, when the first Venetian newspapers cost one gazeta. (Compare with other vernacularisms from publishing lingo, such as the British ''penny dreadful'' and the American ''dime novel''.) This loanword, with its various corruptions, persists in numerous modern languages.

In England, with the 1665 founding of ''The Oxford Gazette'' (which became the ''London Gazette''), the word ''gazette'' came to indicate a public journal of the government; today, such a journal is sometimes called a government gazette. For some governments, publishing information in a gazette was or is a legal necessity by which official documents came into force and entered the public domain. Such is the case for documents published in ''The Gazette of India'' and in the ''Royal Thai Government Gazette'' (est. 1858).

In the UK, publication of the official government newspaper the ''Edinburgh Gazette'' began in 1699; the ''Dublin Gazette'' in 1705; and the ''Belfast Gazette'' in 1921. In Ireland 1922, the ''Iris Oifigiúil'' (Irish: ''Official Gazette'') replaced the ''Dublin Gazette'' following the establishment of the Irish Free State.

''Gazette'' as a verb

In English, the transitive verb ''to gazette'' means "to announce or publish in a gazette"; especially where ''gazette'' refers to a public journal or a newspaper of record. E.g., "Lake Nakuru was gazetted as a bird sanctuary in 1960, then was upgraded to National Park status in 1968." British Army personnel decorations, promotions, and officer commissions are "gazetted" in the ''London Gazette'', the "Official Newspaper of Record for the United Kingdom".

See also

List of English words of French origin

References

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''The Gazette'', often called the ''Montreal Gazette'' to avoid ambiguity, is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with three other daily English newspapers all having shut down at different times during the second half of the 20th century.

History

In 1778, Fleury Mesplet, founded the French-language newspaper called ''La Gazette du commerce et littéraire, pour la ville et district de Montréal''. This paper was shut down in 1779, with Mesplet and the editor, Valentin Jautard, being imprisoned. Mesplet began a second weekly in 1785, ''La Gazette de Montréal'', which was the direct ancestor of the current newspaper. ''The Gazette'' evolved from a French-language newspaper to a dual French-English format to the present English-only paper.

For many years, ''The Gazette'' was caught in a three-way fight for the English newspaper audience in Montreal with the tabloid ''Montreal Herald'' and the broadsheet ''Montreal Star''. ''The Gazette'' was second in circulation to the ''Montreal Star'', which sold more newspapers in the city and had a significant national reputation in the first half of the 20th century. The ''Montreal Herald'' closed in 1957, after publishing for 146 years. The ''Montreal Star'', part of the Free Press chain (which owned ''The Globe and Mail'' and the ''Winnipeg Free Press''), was hit by a long strike action and ceased publication in 1979, less than a year after the strike was settled.

In 1988, a competing English-language daily, ''The Montreal Daily News'', was launched. ''The Montreal Daily News'' adopted a tabloid format and introduced a Sunday edition, forcing ''The Gazette'' to respond. After ''The Montreal Daily News'' folded in 1989, after less than two years in operation, ''The Gazette'' kept its Sunday edition going. In 1968, ''The Gazette'' was acquired by the Southam newspaper chain, which owned major dailies across Canada. In 1996, the Southam papers were bought by Conrad Black's Hollinger Inc. Then in August, 2000, Hollinger sold the Southam newspapers, including ''The Gazette'', to Canwest Global Communications Corp., controlled by the Winnipeg-based Asper family. To celebrate its 150th anniversary, ''The Gazette'' published a facsimile of one of its earliest issues. Much effort was made to use a type of paper that imitated 18th century paper, with fake chainlines and laidlines to make the paper look old.

Today

Today, ''The Gazette'''s audience is primarily Quebec's official English-speaking minority, which accounts for about 13 per

cent of the population of the province. Out of the four dailies published in Montreal, the other three being the French-language newspapers (''La Presse'', ''Le Journal de Montréal'', and ''Le Devoir''), ''The Gazette'' has the third largest circulation, behind ''Le Journal de Montréal'' and ''La Presse''.

In recent years, ''The Gazette'' has stepped up efforts to reach bilingual francophone professionals and adjusted its coverage accordingly. The publisher of The Gazette is Alan Allnutt, who served as editor-in-chief of the paper from 1996 to 2000. The current executive editor is Raymond Brassard, while the managing editor is Catherine Wallace.

Past and present personalities

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T'cha Dunlevy

Michael Farber

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Joan Fraser

Pat Hickey

William Johnson

Dane Lanken

Don Macpherson

L. Ian MacDonald

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Mordecai Richler

Tommy Schnurmacher

Joseph A. Schwarcz

Jack Todd

Norman Webster

Paul Wells

Adrian Waller

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See also

List of Quebec media

Montreal newspapers

''La Presse''

''Le Journal de Montréal''

''Montreal Daily News'' ''(defunct)''

''The Montreal Star'' ''(defunct)''

Footnotes

References

A digitized version of an issue of ''The Gazette'' from 1779

External links

Official website

Official mobile website

Digital microfilm archive 1878-1986 from Google news archive.

bicentennial issue

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name	Harry Bernstein
birth date	May 30, 1910
birth place	Stockport, EnglandUnited Kingdom
death date	June 03, 2011
death place	Brooklyn, New York CityUnited States
occupation	Writer
nationality	American
period	2007-2011
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Harry Louis Bernstein (May 30, 1910 – June 3, 2011) was a British-born American writer whose first published book, ''The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers'', dealt with his abusive, alcoholic father, the anti-Semitism he encountered growing up in a Lancashire mill town (Stockport - now part of Greater Manchester) in northwest England, and the Romeo and Juliet-like romance experienced by his sister and her Christian boyfriend. The book was started when Bernstein was 93 and published in 2007, when he was 96. The loneliness he encountered following the death of his wife, Ruby, in 2002, after 67 years of marriage, was the catalyst for Bernstein to begin work on his book. His second book, ''The Dream'', published in 2008, centered on his family’s move to the United States when he was twelve. In 2009, he published his third book, ''The Golden Willow'', which chronicled his married life and later years. A fourth book, ''What Happended to Rose'', will be published posthumously, in 2012.

Before his retirement at age 62, Bernstein worked for various movie production companies, reading scripts and working as a magazine editor for trade magazines. He also wrote freelance articles for such publications as ''Popular Mechanics'', ''Family Circle'' and ''Newsweek''.

Bernstein lived in Brick Township, New Jersey. He died at the age of 101, in June 2011.

Quote

"You've got to be taught to hate. You've got to be taught from the time you're six or seven or eight. It's put in your mind. It's handed down, almost like an heirloom, among Christians. They didn't know why they hated us."

References

Sources

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Article from South Coast Today

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name	Dan Fogelberg
background	solo_singer
birth name	Daniel Grayling Fogelberg
born	August 13, 1951Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
died	December 16, 2007Deer Isle, Maine, U.S.
instrument	Vocals, Guitar, Piano,Bass, Mandolin
genre	Rock, Folk rock
occupation	Musician
years active	1968–2007
label	Columbia, Epic,Giant, Mailboat
associated acts	Fools Gold,Tim Weisberg
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Daniel Grayling "Dan" Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007) was an American singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, whose music was inspired by sources as diverse as folk, pop, rock, classical, jazz, and bluegrass music. He is perhaps best known for his 1980 hit "Longer" and his 1981 hit "Leader of the Band".

Early life and family

Dan Fogelberg, the youngest of three sons, was born in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Margaret (née Irvine), a classically trained pianist, and Lawrence Peter Fogelberg, a high school band director, who spent most of his career at Peoria's Woodruff High School and Pekin High School. Dan Fogelberg's mother was a Scottish immigrant, and his father was of Swedish descent. His father would later be the inspiration for the song, "Leader of the Band". Using a Mel Bay course book, Dan taught himself to play a Hawaiian slide guitar that his grandfather gave to him; he also learned to play the piano. At age 14 he joined a band, The Clan, which covered The Beatles. His second band was another cover combo, The Coachmen, who in 1967 released two singles, written by Fogelberg, on Ledger Records: "Maybe Time Will Let Me Forget" and "Don't Want To Lose Her."

Early musical career

After graduating from Woodruff High School in 1969, Fogelberg studied theater arts and painting at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He began performing as a solo acoustic player in area coffeehouses, including the Red Herring Coffeehouse, where he made his first solo recordings as part of a folk festival recording in 1971. He was discovered that year by Irving Azoff. Fogelberg and Azoff—who started his music-management career promoting another Champaign-Urbana act, REO Speedwagon—moved to California to seek their fortunes. Azoff sent Fogelberg to Nashville to hone his skills, where he became a session musician and recorded his first album, with producer Norbert Putnam. In 1972, Dan released his debut album ''Home Free'' to lukewarm response. He performed as an opening act for Van Morrison. Fogelberg's second effort was much more successful—the 1974 Joe Walsh–produced album ''Souvenirs'' and its song "Part of the Plan" became Fogelberg's first hit.

Marriages

Fogelberg was married three times: to Maggie Slaymaker, a dancer from Nashville, from 1982–1985; to Anastasia Savage, a nurse and artist from Louisiana, from 1991–1996; and to musician Jean Marie Mayer, from April 7, 2002 until his death in late 2007. He had no children by any of his marriages.

Musical career

After ''Souvenirs'', Fogelberg released a string of gold and platinum albums, including ''Captured Angel'' (1975) and ''Nether Lands'' (1977), and found commercial success with songs such as "The Power of Gold." His 1978 ''Twin Sons of Different Mothers'' was the first of two collaborations with jazz flautist Tim Weisberg. 1979's ''Phoenix'' reached the Top 10, with "Longer" becoming a #2 pop hit (and wedding standard) in 1980. The track peaked at #59 in the UK Singles Chart - his sole entry in that listing. The album reached #42 in the UK Albums Chart, likewise Fogelberg's only entry there. 1987 heralded a return to rock with ''Exiles'', an album that contained a song, "What You're Doing," a throwback to the old Stax Records sound made famous in Memphis during the 1960s. While touring in New England early in 1988, he came across an issue of Nine-O-One Network Magazine, which was published in Memphis, and he called the publisher, James L. Dickerson, and an interview resulted that landed him on the cover of the April 1988 issue. Known for his many relationship songs, he confessed that he hadn't had a lot of relationships and wrote based on his observations of other people's relationships: "I think it's kind of every man for himself. I'm really not the great philosopher on relationships. I haven't been the most successful person in that area." 1990's ''The Wild Places'' was a tribute to Earth preservation. In 1991, he released the live album ''Greetings from the West''.

''River of Souls'', released in 1993, was Fogelberg's last studio album for Sony Records. In 1997, ''Portrait'' encompassed his career with four discs, each highlighting a different facet of his music: "Ballads," "Rock and Roll," "Tales and Travels", and "Hits." In 1999, he released a Christmas album, with his release of ''First Christmas Morning'', and in 2003, ''Full Circle'' showcased a return to the folk-influenced 1970s soft rock style of music.

Fogelberg used his music to address social issues, including peace and Native American concerns. He was particularly outspoken about the environment and to finding alternatives to nuclear power. To that end, Fogelberg included "Face the Fire" on the Phoenix album and performed at a number of the Musicians United for Safe Energy "No Nukes" concerts in 1979 and 1980.

In 2002, fans showed their appreciation by choosing Fogelberg as one of the first ten inductees into the Performers Hall of Fame at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.

Final years

In May 2004, Fogelberg was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. He underwent therapy and achieved a partial remission, which did not eliminate his cancer but reduced it and stopped its spread. On August 13, 2005, his 54th birthday, Fogelberg announced the success of his cancer treatments. He said that he had no immediate plans to return to making music but was keeping his options open. After battling prostate cancer for three years, Fogelberg succumbed to the disease on December 16, 2007, at his home in Deer Isle, with wife Jean by his side. He was 56 years old."

Soon after his death, his widow announced that a song written and recorded for her by Fogelberg for Valentine's Day 2005, "Sometimes a Song", would be sold on the Internet and that all proceeds would go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation. The song was released on Valentine's Day 2008 and was also included in a collection of eleven previously unpublished songs (nine originals) on a CD released in September 2009 titled ''Love In Time.''

In tribute to Fogelberg and the entire Fogelberg family, the city of Peoria renamed Abington Street in the city's East Bluff neighborhood "Fogelberg Parkway". The street runs along the east side of Woodruff High School, Fogelberg's alma mater, and where his father was a teacher and bandleader. "Fogelberg Parkway" ends at the intersection of N. Prospect and Frye, which is the location of the convenience store where Fogelberg ran into his old high school sweetheart one Christmas Eve, a chance encounter made famous in the song "Same Old Lang Syne"

In the fall of 2009, the Peoria City Council granted permission to a group of Dan Fogelberg fans to begin fund-raising efforts to create a permanent memorial to Fogelberg in his hometown of Peoria. The memorial garden, placed in Riverfront Park, was dedicated in a ceremony held on August 28, 2010.

Discography

References

External links

Dan Fogelberg.com - official website

''The Power of Gold'' video used in the ABC 1980 Olympics

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