Editing Nova Scotia (section)

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The first newspaper to be printed in Nova Scotia was the [[Halifax Gazette]] on 23 March 1752. It was also the first newspaper printed anywhere in Canada. A single copy of the first issue of the Gazette exists today, which was acquired by [[Library and Archives Canada]] on 20 June 2002 from the [[Massachusetts Historical Society]] in [[Boston]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nova Scotia Archives - Halifax Gazette - Canada's First Newspaper |url=https://archives.novascotia.ca/gazette/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 November 2021 |website=Nova Scotia Archives |date=20 April 2020 |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127185604/https://archives.novascotia.ca/gazette/}}</ref> [[Newsprint]] made from [[Pulp (paper)|wood pulp]] was invented in 1844 by [[List of people from Nova Scotia|Nova Scotian]] [[Charles Fenerty]] and was presented to the [[Acadian Recorder]] as an alternative printing medium to the paper made from other plant fibers at the time, such as cotton, which was typically made from [[Cotton paper|discarded articles of clothing]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Punch |first=Terrence M. |date=4 March 2015 |orig-year=23 January 2008 |title=Charles Fenerty |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/charles-fenerty |url-status=live |access-date=26 November 2021 |website=The Canadian Encyclopedia |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127041217/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/charles-fenerty}}</ref> Founded in 1874, the province's current primary daily [[broadsheet]] newspaper is [[The Chronicle Herald]], which is circulated to 91,152 weekday customers, with the number increasing to 93,178 on Saturdays (2015). It is the most widely circulated newspaper in Atlantic Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Chronicle Herald |url=http://newsroomhistory.com/newspaper/the-chronicle-herald/ |url-status=live |access-date=26 November 2021 |website=Newsroom History |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127041343/http://newsroomhistory.com/newspaper/the-chronicle-herald/}}</ref> The paper does not publish on Sundays. It is owned by the [[SaltWire Network]], the largest media company in Atlantic Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quon |first=Alexander |date=13 April 2017 |title=How SaltWire became the largest media group in Atlantic Canada |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3377318/saltwire-media-group-atlantic-canada/ |url-status=live |access-date=26 November 2021 |website=Global News |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127041217/https://globalnews.ca/news/3377318/saltwire-media-group-atlantic-canada/}}</ref> The Nova Scotia Government also provides a digital [[archive]] of past newspapers via the Nova Scotia Archives website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nova Scotia Archives |url=https://archives.novascotia.ca/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 November 2021 |website=Nova Scotia Archives |archive-date=16 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216224105/https://archives.novascotia.ca/}}</ref>