The Times of Northwest Indiana The Times of Northwest Indiana The Times of Northwest Indiana (NWI) is a daily newspaper headquartered in Munster, Indiana. It is the second-largest newspaper in Indiana, behind only "The Indianapolis Star". The paper was founded on June 18, 1906, as "The Lake County Times". Its founder, Simon McHie, was a native of a small town along the Niagara River in Canada. In 1933, the name was changed to "The Hammond Times", and it became an afternoon paper serving Hammond, Whiting, and East Chicago. In May 1962, the McHie family sold the publication to Robert S. Howard. The paper expanded to
The Pilot (newspaper) In 2006, the newspaper launched its online edition, TheBostonPilot.com, which offers expanded content and multimedia features. Beginning as The Jesuit or Catholic Sentinel, the newspaper's name was changed several times in its first seven years. Titles included The Jesuit, The United States Catholic Intelligencer, and The Literary and Catholic Sentinel. By 1836, Patrick Donahoe changed the name of the newspaper to The Boston Pilot, partly in tribute to the "Dublin Pilot". In 1858, the newspaper's Old English nameplate "The Pilot" appeared for the first time, under the editorship of Father Joseph M. Finotti, along with the motto, "Be just and