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The ''Quad-City Times'' is a daily morning newspaper based in Davenport, Iowa, and circulated throughout the Quad Cities metropolitan area (Davenport, Bettendorf and Scott County in Iowa; and Moline, East Moline, Rock Island and Rock Island County in Illinois). As it is a regional newspaper, the ''Quad-City Times'' is also circulated and has readership in Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Louisa and Muscatine counties in Iowa; and Carroll, Henry, Mercer and Whiteside counties in Illinois. According to the Iowa Newspaper Association, the ''Quad-City Times'' has a circulation of 61,366.() The newspaper is owned by Lee Enterprises, which is also located in Davenport. ==History== The ''Quad-City Times'' grew from several predecessors, including the ''Democratic Banner'' and ''Blue Ribbon News''. The ''Democratic Banner'' was founded in 1848, was sold in 1855 to a group of businessmen and rechristened the ''Iowa State Democrat''. The ''Iowa State Democrat'' published its first edition on October 15 of that year, with E.T. Eagel its first publisher. The newspaper underwent many changes through its early history, and by 1899, its circulation was 1,300 daily and 2,500 weekly. By 1903, it was known as the ''Davenport Democrat,'' and in 1905 the ''Davenport Democrat & Leader,'' under the city editorship of Ralph W. Cram. The newspaper was sold to Lee Enterprises in 1915; thereafter Cram become editor and publisher, until 1940. The ''Blue Ribbon News'' began publication in 1878; by 1886, it was known as the ''Davenport Daily Times''. The newspaper, which struggled for many years, was sold in 1899 to A.W. Lee (founder of Lee Enterprises) for $120,000. Both newspapers continued to grow in circulation, before combining operations in 1964. The formerly separate newspapers became known as the ''Times-Democrat''. By 1974, with circulation expanding throughout eastern Iowa and western Illinois, the newspaper was given its current name. In December 1989, the ''Quad-City Times'' moved into its current building at 500 E. Third St., Davenport. The facility, completed at a cost of $23.8 million, includes a five-story press room, mail room, warehouse and editorial offices. The facility also houses Trico, the newspaper's commercial printing business. The ''Quad-City Times'' has been on the leading edge of technology, becoming the first all-electronic newspaper in 1973. Electronic pagination began in 1988, with all-digital photography taking root by 1994. Current ''Quad-City Times'' columnists include Don Doxsie, Alma Gaul, Barb Ickes, Steve Martens, Kay Luna, John Willard and Bill Wundram. The current editor is Jan Touney. Greg Veon is the publisher of the ''Quad-City Times''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Quad-City Times」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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