Charleston Gazette
Charleston, West Virginia, United StatesEnglishThe Charleston Gazette-Mail is a daily newspaper based in Charleston, West Virginia. Formed by the merger of the Charleston Gazette and the Charleston Daily Mail, it provides extensive coverage of state government, local politics, and community news across the Kanawha Valley and central West Virginia.
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Historically defined by a competitive two-paper market operating under a joint agreement, West Virginia’s capital city press landscape is dominated by longstanding legacy publications and specialized statewide reporting. For decades, readers relied on a split daily format featuring the morning Charleston Gazette and the afternoon Charleston Daily Mail, which later merged their newsrooms to form a single primary daily. Complementing the mainstream news is the State Journal, a weekly publication dedicated to business, government, and economic reporting across the region. Paperboy lists 3 newspapers in Charleston.
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