The Representative (newspaper) The Representative (newspaper) The Representative was a spectacularly unsuccessful daily newspaper published in London, England, from 25 January 1826 to 29 July 1826. In autumn 1825 the young Benjamin Disraeli convinced his father's friend, the publisher John Murray, that the time was ripe for a Canningite morning paper that would challenge "The Times." Murray agreed to supply half of the capital, with Disraeli and John Diston Powles, a City speculator, each contributing one-quarter. Disraeli travelled to Chiefswood (near Melrose) to persuade John Gibson Lockhart (Sir Walter Scott's son-in-law) to edit the paper; Lockhart declined, but agreed to serve as editor
The Duckberg Times The Duckberg Times The Duckberg Times was a free, alternative newspaper published in Washington, D.C., from January 1985 through 1990. A typical issue featured between 16 and 32 tabloid size pages, although some issues were printed in broadsheet format shortly before its demise. The typical print run was 10,000 copies per issue. The newspaper evolved from featuring all-original cartoons and comics to covering the local alternative music scene and reprinting articles and other content that originally had appeared in small press publications from around the United States. One of the founding editors of The Duckberg Times was John K. Snyder