The Northern Advocate

New Zealand newspaper (1875–present)
Organization newspaper Q5272115
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The Northern Advocate

Summary

The Northern Advocate is a newspaper[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Northern Advocate received the Canon Media Awards Newspaper of the Year (up to 30,000 circulation)[3].
  • The Northern Advocate is in the country of New Zealand[4].
  • The Northern Advocate's instance of is recorded as newspaper[5].
  • The Northern Advocate is owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment[6].
  • The Northern Advocate is owned by Hugh Crawford[7].
  • The Northern Advocate's headquarters location is recorded as Whangārei[8].
  • The Northern Advocate's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Northern Advocate's country of origin is recorded as New Zealand[10].
  • January 1, 1875 marks the founding of The Northern Advocate[11].
  • The Northern Advocate's official website is recorded as http://www.northernadvocate.co.nz/index.cfm[12].
  • The Northern Advocate's official website is recorded as https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/northern-advocate[13].
  • The Northern Advocate's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Northern Advocate'}[14].
  • The Northern Advocate's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern advocate'}[15].

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Founding

January 1, 1875 marks the founding of The Northern Advocate[11].

Operations

The Northern Advocate's headquarters location is recorded as Whangārei[8].

Ownership

Owners include New Zealand Media and Entertainment[6], a business[16], in New Zealand[17], headquartered in Auckland[18] and Hugh Crawford[7], a newspaper proprietor[19], 1882–1939[20], of New Zealand[21].

Recognition

The Northern Advocate received the Canon Media Awards Newspaper of the Year (up to 30,000 circulation)[3].

Why It Matters

The Northern Advocate ranks in the top 3% of newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did The Northern Advocate receive?

Honors received include Canon Media Awards Newspaper of the Year (up to 30,000 circulation)[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . whangarei.recollect.co.nz. whangarei.recollect.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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