NAME OF FEATURE | THE GLEANER | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 10 THE GLEANER 190TH ANNIVERSARY FEATURE THE CONTENT was largely literary, but on September 13, 1834, something extraordinary began. For 10 shillings per quarter, those who could, began to receive The Gleaner, and weekly compendium of news, “which shall be found to contain every circumstance of importance that may occur during the week”. Those were the words offered by the new publisher Jacob DeCordova whose determination drove him to take a leap into crafting a national publication. The Gleaner has most certainly evolved into a formidable force. Its primary publications are image rich, artistically designed and have progressed from the four pages of the first publication to, sometimes, 120 pages on a Sunday. It birthed other publications for different audiences, a division producing meaningful audio-visual content for our online spaces and a team to ensure our social media accounts are responsibly handled. Our team today remains committed to offering a broad range of probing, meaningful, thought-provoking and engaging content which is particularly rewarding when it tells positive tales of our people, or acts as a catalyst for change. These are not ordinary times. Expectations of us are high. We welcome the higher expectations and pledge to continuously seek to dive deeper, to be responsive to feedback, to get it right and to acknowledge and make good when we don’t. We at the Gleaner are all proud to be woven into the fabric of Jamaica then and now, and we pledge to constantly be in renewal mode while staying true to the tested, time-honoured and honourable tenets of our profession. MOYA J. THOMAS Editor-in-Chief We pledge to stay true to the time-honoured and honourable tenets of our profession
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