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{{short description|American daily newspaper in New York State}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Times Union
| image = [[Image:Albany Times-Union.jpg|225px|border]]
| type = Daily [[newspaper]]
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
| motto = ''Since 1856 The information source for the Capital Region.''
| foundation = 1856 (as ''Morning Times'')
| owners = [[Hearst Communications]]
| headquarters = 645 Albany Shaker Road [[Colonie, New York|Colonie]], [[New York (state)|NY]] [[United States]]
| editor = Casey Seiler
| publisher = [[George Randolph Hearst III]]
| circulation = 66,835 Daily 128,565 Sunday
| circulation_date = 2011
| circulation_ref = <ref name="eCirc">{{cite web|url=http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/newstitlesearchus.asp |title=eCirc Circulation Averages for 6 Months ending 3/31/2011 |publisher=Audit Bureau of Circulations |access-date=2011-10-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027085243/http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/newstitlesearchus.asp |archive-date=October 27, 2012 }}</ref>
| issn = 8756-5927
| website = {{URL|http://www.timesunion.com/}}|
}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Times Union'' (Albany)}}
The '''''Times Union''''', or '''''Times-Union''''', is an American daily [[newspaper]], serving the [[Capital District, New York|Capital Region]] of [[New York (state)|New York]]. Although the newspaper focuses on [[Albany, New York|Albany]] and its suburbs, it covers all parts of the four-county area, including the cities of [[Troy, New York|Troy]], [[Schenectady]] and [[Saratoga Springs]]. In 2021, the paper also expanded to covering the Hudson Valley. It is owned by [[Hearst Communications]]. The paper was founded in 1856 as the ''Morning Times'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Albany Morning Times (Albany [N.Y.]) 1856-1861|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/sn84031244/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Library of Congress}}</ref> becoming ''Times-Union'' by 1891,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/101.htm |title= New York State Newspapers |publisher= New York State Library }}</ref> and was purchased by [[William Randolph Hearst]] in 1924.<ref name="Hearst profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.hearst.com/newspapers/property/news_daily_albany.html|title=Albany Times Union|publisher=Hearst Corporation|access-date=2006-10-27 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061030071403/http://www.hearst.com/newspapers/property/news_daily_albany.html  |archive-date = 2006-10-30}}</ref> The sister paper ''[[Knickerbocker News]]'' merged with the ''Times Union'' in 1988. The newspaper has been online since 1996.

The editor of the ''Times Union'' is Casey Seiler, who has held the post since Feb. 1, 2020.<ref name="CaseySeilerbio">{{cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Casey-Seiler-named-Times-Union-editor-14993136.php|title=Casey Seiler named Times Union editor|date=21 January 2020|publisher=Hearst Corporation|access-date=2021-03-04}}</ref> He previously served as the paper's managing editor. George Hearst is the publisher.

The newspaper is printed in its [[Colonie, New York|Colonie]] headquarters by the Hearst Corporation's Capital Newspapers Division. The daily edition costs $2 and the Sunday/Thanksgiving Day edition costs $3. Home delivery prices are slightly lower.

The ''Times Union'' announced in May 2006 that it would pay $3.5 million over 10 years for the naming rights of the [[Pepsi]] Arena in downtown Albany. On January 1, 2007, the arena was renamed the [[Times Union Center]]. On January 1, 2022 the venue was renamed the [[MVP Arena]].

==Sections==

===Daily===
* '''Front Section''': The ''Times Union''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s A section contains national, world, state, and celebrity news, corrections, [[editorial]]s, an [[editorial cartoon]], commentaries, and letters to the editor. In 2007, the paper reorganized its daily sections and began placing late-breaking local news stories in the front section.
* '''Capital Region''': The local section contains news relating to the [[Capital District, New York|Capital District]], [[obituaries]], a calendar of events, and the [[weather]] report. It also contains columns by Fred LeBrun, Paul Grondahl and Chris Churchill.
* '''Sports''': The [[sports]] section covers local and national sports events at high school, college, and professional levels. Outdoor activities are also represented.
* '''Business''': The business section contains local and national business news, stock and [[mutual fund]] tables, [[classified advertisements]], and a [[crossword puzzle]].
* '''Perspective''': The Perspective section includes editorials, columns and letters to the editor.

===Thursday===
In addition to the above, the Thursday edition contains:
*'''Preview''': A tabloid section covering [[movies]], [[music]], [[dance]], [[theater]], and other entertainment topics. It contains movie reviews in brief, a calendar of events, personals, and a review of an inexpensive restaurant.

===Sunday===
In addition to the daily sections, the Sunday edition contains:
*'''Perspective''': Contains opinion commentaries, editorials, an editorial cartoon, columns, letters to the editor, and notable quotes of the week. 
*'''Spaces''': A tabloid section with [[real estate]] listings and articles on housing topics.
*'''Travel/Books''': A two-part section with the first portion covering travel and the second covering books. It contains travel articles, weekly airfares, book reviews, and the [[New York Times Bestseller List]].
*'''[[Parade Magazine]]''': The Sunday ''Times Union'' includes this national magazine covering lifestyle (food, health, fitness, family) and celebrity topics.
*'''Arts/Events''': The arts section has articles on [[classical music]], the visual arts, and theater. It also contains a calendar of events, [[museum]] and gallery listings, and a [[Broadway theater]] directory.
The Sunday paper also has numerous [[advertising]] circulars and coupon pages.

==Editorial board==
The ''Times Union'''s editorial board consists of:
*George R. Hearst III, publisher
*Casey Seiler, editor
*Akum Norder, senior editor for opinion
*Jay Jochnowitz, editor at large
*Tena Tyler, senior editor for engagement
*Chris Churchill, editorial writer and metro columnist

<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/author/times-union-editorial-board/|title=Times Union Editorial Board, Opinion - Times Union|website=www.timesunion.com}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|New York (state)|Journalism}}
* [[Alan Chartock]]
* [[Lawrence C. Levy]] 
* ''[[The Media Project]]''
* [[Times Union Center]]
* [[WAMC]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
* {{cite web |url= http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/guide |title= Guide to the Times Union opinion pages |url-status= dead |archive-date= September 27, 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004327/http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/guide/ }}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://timesunion.com/|mobile= http://m.timesunion.com/}}
** [http://web.timesunion.com/specialreports/tu150/index.asp ''Legacy of Change''], History of the TU on its 150th anniversary
** [http://www.timesunion.com/capitaland/ Capitaland Quarterly]
* [http://www.hearst.com/newspapers/albany-times-union.php ''Times Union''] profile at [[Hearst Corporation]]

[[Category:Newspapers published in Albany, New York]]
[[Category:Hearst Communications publications]]
[[Category:Newspapers established in 1857]]
[[Category:1857 establishments in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Daily newspapers published in New York (state)]]

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