The Baltimore Gazette, also known as the Baltimore Daily Gazette and The Gazette, was a daily newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland between 1862 and 1875.[1][2] It broke some high-profile stories including the fact that The Turk, allegedly a chess playing machine, worked because a human chess master was operating it from the inside.
| Type | Daily newspaper (formerly) |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | William Wilkins Glenn, Frank Key Howard, and William H. Carpenter (formerly) |
| Founder(s) | Edward F. Carter and William H. Neilson (formerly) |
| Founded | October 7, 1862 |
| Ceased publication | December 31, 1875 |
| Relaunched | Some time in 2016 (as a fake news site) |
| City | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Country | United States |
The paper was associated with several high-profile figures in publishing and politics, including William Hinson Cole and William Wilkins Glenn.
In 2016, the paper was revived in the form of a fake news website.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About the Baltimore Gazette". Library of Congress.
- ^ "Baltimore; its history and its people". archive.org. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
- ^ Brandon Weigel (September 23, 2016). "Someone revived the Baltimore Gazette to spread fake news". City Paper.
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