MORNING NEWS AND SEMI~ WEEKLY ADVERTISER

MORNING NEWS AND Sept. 6, 1843 - Oct. 3, 1846(?). SEMI-WEEKLY ADVERTISER

LOCATION Charlottetown, P.E.I..

FREQUENCY Semi-weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays,

Sept. 6, 1843 — June 10, 1846(?); Weekly, Sept. 26, 1846(?) - Oct. 3, 1846.

TITLE VARIES Morning News and Semi-Weekly Advertiser, Sept. 6, 1843 - June 10, 1846(?);

Morning News and Weekly Advertiser, Sept. 26, 1846(?) - Oct. 3, 1846.

PUBLISHER E.A. Moody, Sept. 6, 1843 — Oct. 3, 1846. PROPRIETOR E.A. Moody, July 10, 1844 - Oct. 3, 1846. EDITOR E.A. Moody, July 10, 1844 - May 9, 1846(?);

E. Whelan, Sept. 26, 1846(?) — Oct. 3, 1846. PROSPECTUS

The Morning News and Semi—Weekly Advertiser was first published

as an independent penny paper, neutral in politics and religion.

It featured short articles on international and local news, fiction, poetry, advertisements and anecdotes. There was brief reporting on the law courts and the House of Assembly. In the final months of the paper's publication, its neutral stance changed and it sup— ported liberal reform, attacked the Family Compact, and favoured Responsible Government. This change in editorial policy corres— ponded to Edward Whelan's appointment as editor in September of 1846. Shortly thereafter, the Morning News and Semi—Weekly Advertiser was apparently purchased and Silenced by members of the Family Compact, who were alarmed at the influence wielded by the paper.1 The successor to the Morning News and Semi-Weekly Advertiser was the Advertiser, begun in late 1846 by John T. Pippy, E.A. Moody's son-in—law.2

HOLDINGS PAPEI masters Sept. 6, 1843 — Oct. 3, 1846 (1 reel). PAPEI copy positives Sept. 6, 1843 - Oct. 3, 1846 (1 reel).

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