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| owners = Hamada Printers and Publishers Corporation |
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| founder = Oseo and [[Sinai Hamada |
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| foundation = {{Start date and age|1947|04|28}} |
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The '''''Baguio Midland Courier''''' was an English-language weekly community newspaper published by Hamada Printers and Publishers Corporation in [[Baguio]], Philippines |
The '''''Baguio Midland Courier''''' was an English-language weekly community newspaper published by Hamada Printers and Publishers Corporation in [[Baguio]], Philippines. It served the [[Cordillera Administrative Region|Cordillera]] and nearby regions every Sunday from 1947 to 2024.{{efn|A ''Baguio Midland Courier'' issue was released once on a Wednesday (October 12, 1949) because the issue scheduled for October 9, 1949, was belatedly published.<ref name="Cimatu2024">{{cite news |last=Cimatu |first=Frank |title=The most important stint: Primitivo Mijares and his short stay in Midland |date=April 28, 2024 |url=https://www.baguiomidlandcourier.com.ph/the-most-important-stint-primitivo-mijares-and-his-short-stay-in-midland/ |url-status=live |work=Baguio Midland Courier |publisher=Hamada Printers & Publishers Corporation |access-date=July 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240704153327/https://www.baguiomidlandcourier.com.ph/the-most-important-stint-primitivo-mijares-and-his-short-stay-in-midland/ |archive-date=July 4, 2024}}</ref>}} |
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== History == |
== History == |
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Owner(s) | Hamada Printers and Publishers Corporation |
| Founder(s) | Oseo and Sinai Hamada |
| Founded | April 28, 1947 |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | July 21, 2024 |
| Headquarters | 16 Kisad Road |
| City | Baguio |
| Country | Philippines |
| Sister newspapers | Lowland Courier |
| ISSN | 0115-9186 |
| OCLC number | 16251812 |
| Website | Official website |
The Baguio Midland Courier was an English-language weekly community newspaper published by Hamada Printers and Publishers Corporation in Baguio, Philippines. It served the Cordillera and nearby regions every Sunday from 1947 to 2024.[a]
History
The Baguio Midland Courier was established in 1947[2] by brothers Oseo and Sinai Hamada and their half-sister Cecilia Afable[3][4] with Oseo managing the publication and Sinai serving as editor-in-chief.[5][6] The first issues were only four pages and had a print fun of only 200.[2]
The newspaper's name was derived from the location of Baguio, between the highlands and lowlands of northern Luzon.[7] An Ilocano-language counterpart, the Lowland Courier, was published in La Union during the 1960s and 1970s.[8]
By 1963, the Baguio Midland Courrier's circulation had gone up to 7,500 sold copies in Baguio City and the Cordilleras, and its circulation remained the highest among the printed regional newspapers in Northern Luzon.[2]
Some of the Courier's staff, particularly Ibaloi activist Kathleen Okubo, became political detainees after President Ferdinand Marcos placed the whole country under Martial Law in 1972. After her release, Okubo had to report weekly in person to her former detention center throughout the Martial Law years.[9]
In its June 30, 2024, issue, the publishers announced that the Baguio Midland Courier will end its operations starting July 22, 2024,[10] attributing the closure to high publishing costs and a diminished demand in the city for traditional print media.[11]
Archives
Past issues of the Baguio Midland Courier are stored in their offices with copies provided to the Ateneo de Manila University and the Philippine Press Institute while their website contains articles published since 2007.[12] Some of its issues from the late 1940s to the early 1950s are accessible through a digital platform hosted by the University Library, University of the Philippines Diliman.[13]
In their closure announcement published on June 30, 2024, publishers of the Baguio Midland Courier announced that they are looking for ways to preserve its past issues.[14]
Recognition
In 2017, the Baguio Midland Courier received so many awards from the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) that it was elevated to the PPI's Hall of Fame. By then, it had received awards for Best Edited Weekly Newspaper five times, Best Editorial Page seven times, and Best in Science and Environment Reporting three times.[2]
Notes
References
- ^ Cimatu, Frank (April 28, 2024). "The most important stint: Primitivo Mijares and his short stay in Midland". Baguio Midland Courier. Hamada Printers & Publishers Corporation. Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Baguio Midland Courier to halt operations after 77 years". Center for Media Freedom and Resonsibility. July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Cimatu, Frank; Malanes, Maurice (June 13, 2012). "Veteran Ibaloi journalist, Baguio 'witch' is gone". Inquirer.net. Inquirer Interactive Inc. Archived from the original on September 16, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
[...]Sinai [...] and Oseo founded the Baguio Midland Courier in 1947[...]
- ^ Abela, Gary Paul (July 28, 2021). "Baguio's Iron Lady: A Story of Love, Advocacy, and Dismay". Igorotage. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Baguio Midland Courier at 75: Sustaining the founders' great legacy". Baguio Midland Courier. Hamada Printers & Publishers Corporation. May 1, 2022. Archived from the original on September 16, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ Pacete, Ver F. (March 21, 2014). "Dacawi: Baguio media notes and anecdotes". SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Castro, Leia. "Behind the scenes: searching the Midland Archives". Baguio Midland Courier. Hamada Printers & Publishers Corporation. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
That's where the word 'Midland' term came from, to differentiate it from the highlands and the lowlands. It was right smack in the middle of the Northern Luzon Island.
- ^ Castro, Leia. "Behind the scenes: searching the Midland Archives". Baguio Midland Courier. Hamada Printers & Publishers Corporation. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
Midland, which has always used English as its medium also had an Ilocano counterpart, called the Lowland Courier. It was based in La Union and was edited by Abe Belena some time in the 1960s and 1970s before it too folded up.
- ^ CMFR Staff (April 8, 2024). "Kathleen Okubo, 71". Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Fokno, Mia Magdalena. "Iconic Baguio Midland Courier to close after 77 years". Rappler. Archived from the original on June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Cabreza, Vincent (July 1, 2024). "Baguio's oldest newspaper closes after 77 years". Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Castro, Leia. "Behind the scenes: searching the Midland Archives". Baguio Midland Courier. Hamada Printers & Publishers Corporation. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
The print outs [...] are neatly kept in the newly renovated Midland offices. [...] [Copies] of the archives are sent yearly to Ateneo and the Philippine Press Institute. Our website also contains archives since May 2007 [...].
- ^ "Open Access Repository @UPD". University Library, University of the Philippines Diliman. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ Tobias, Jap (June 30, 2024). "Baguio Midland Courier to shut down after 77 years". Philippine Star. Philstar Global Corporation. Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.