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30-589: Founder Ira Clifton Copley launched Copley Press c. 1905, eventually amassing over two dozen papers. After selling the Western Utility Corporation, Copley purchased twenty-four newspapers in Southern California for $ 7.5 million. He managed these publishing holdings as Copley Press, Inc. and was its first president, serving until 1942. Copley Press purchased Springfield's Illinois State Journal in 1927. In 1942, Copley bought

60-529: A new Illinois State Penitentiary in 1909, which he oversaw until 1926. In 1910, he campaigned for Howard M. Snapp 's former seat in Illinois's 11th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives . He successfully defeated his Democratic opponent. He was re-elected two years later. In 1914, Copley aligned with Theodore Roosevelt 's Progressive (Bull Moose) Party and

90-620: A record membership of 373, with the approval of 10 new member organizations. In 1977 it was reported by Penthouse that IAPA was funded by the CIA . In 2000 the IAPA inaugurated a new headquarters building, which it named after Jules Dubois , who was Chairman of the Committee on Freedom of the Press and Information for 15 years (1950-1965). The Chapultepec Index is an index on press freedom in

120-660: A subsidiary division, Copley News Service, was used in Latin America by the CIA as a front. Trento and Roman also said that reporters at the Copley-owned San Diego Union and Evening News spied on antiwar protesters for the FBI. They alleged that, at the height of these operations, at least two dozen Copley employees were simultaneously working for the CIA. James S. Copley was also accused of involvement in

150-882: Is a press advocacy group representing major media organizations in North America , South America and the Caribbean . It is made up of more than 1,300 print publications throughout the Western Hemisphere and is based in Miami, Florida. Every year it issues its IAPA/SIP Excellence in Journalism Awards in the fields of cartoon, online news coverage, news coverage, coverage on mobile phones, features, human rights and community service, photography, infographics, opinion, data journalism, in-depth journalism and press freedom. IAPA has two autonomous affiliates –

180-835: Is now known as the Rush–Copley Medical Center . Copley died on November 2, 1947, and was buried in Spring Lake Cemetery in Aurora. Bishop William W. Horstick proceeded over the service. Copley still managed seventeen newspapers at the time of his death. His former residence in Aurora, the Col. Ira C. Copley Mansion , is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Inter-American Press Association The Inter American Press Association ( IAPA ; Spanish : Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa , SIP)

210-546: Is working with Evercore Partners , the same company that helped sell off other business units, to determine a price for the remaining assets. Declining advertising revenue was cited as the reason for the company's dissolution . Copley News Service and The San Diego Union-Tribune , with notable work by Marcus Stern and Jerry Kammer , won the 2006 National Reporting prize for their disclosure that former Congressman Randy Cunningham received bribes, which ultimately led to his criminal conviction and imprisonment. Additionally,

240-714: The Peoria Journal Star , The Repository , and some smaller papers) were sold to GateHouse Media in 2007. In 2006, the Daily Breeze was sold to Hearst . In December 2007, the Union-Tribune reported that Copley Press was selling La Casa del Zorro, a resort it owned in Borrego Springs . Copley News Service itself was sold to Creators Syndicate for an undisclosed price and renamed Creators News Service, on 1 July 2008. In late July 2008,

270-565: The Aurora Beacon in 1905 and later purchased papers in Elgin and Joliet . After selling the Western Utility Corporation, Copley purchased twenty-four newspapers in Southern California for $ 7.5 million. He managed these publishing holdings as Copley Press, Inc. and was its first president, serving until 1942. He integrated his Illinois publishing interests into the company in 1939. Copley focused on cities that had only one publisher, with

300-734: The Federal Trade Commission in 1929. The two papers operated separate editions until 1992, when they were merged as The San Diego Union-Tribune . Copley News Service — a wire service that distributed news, political cartoons, and opinion columns — was founded in 1955. Copley Press began selling off properties in the 2000s. Hollinger International bought the Company's Chicago-area publications ( The Herald News , The Beacon News , The Courier News , and The News Sun , along with several smaller papers) in 2000. The remaining Illinois papers ( The State Journal-Register ,

330-553: The Federal Trade Commission in June 1929, disavowed the previous statement and showed that he was in the process of selling the last of $ 8.8 million in public utility stock he had held. Copley married Edith Straker in March 1892. They adopted two sons: James Strohn , who became president of Copley Press in 1947, and William Nelson , who became a prominent artist. Edith died in 1929; in 1931, Copley married Chloe (née Warley) Davidson. He

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360-668: The Illinois State Register , the Journal's Democratic-oriented competitor, at the same time. That effort failed, and the two newspapers engaged in nearly 15 years of circulation battles, with the Register focused on city circulation and the Journal seeking subscribers throughout the Springfield area. In 1942, however, Copley tried again to buy the Register. This time, he was successful, although he also promised that

390-698: The Journal' s Democratic-oriented competitor, the Illinois State Register , promising that the Register could keep its independent editorial voice. The two papers were merged in 1974 into The State Journal-Register . In 1928, Copley bought the San Diego Union and San Diego Tribune , which eventually became the company's flagship publications. Later that year, Senator George W. Norris accused Copley Press of receiving money from public utility companies, but Copley successfully defended his position before

420-600: The Union College of Law in Chicago, Copley assumed management of the Aurora Gas Light Company. He successfully guided the company into a regional utilities giant, eventually merging his assets into the Western Utility Corporation, which he sold in 1926. Copley purchased his first newspaper in 1905, eventually amassing over two dozen papers as Copley Press . He was a Republican and was elected to

450-513: The Union College of Law , but dropped out before graduating. By this time, his father's gas company was struggling. Although he had recently been admitted to the bar in Illinois, Copley decided to return to Aurora to assume management. Copley shifted the focus of the company from illumination to selling gas as a fuel. The company saw great success and Copley used the profits to purchase competing gas companies. In 1905, he merged his companies into

480-567: The United States House of Representatives in 1911, where he served until 1923. From 1915 to 1917, he represented his district as a Progressive . Copley was defeated in a primary in 1922. He is the namesake of the Old Copley Hospital in Aurora, IL, built in 1880, originally named the City Hospital of Aurora. It was re-named in 1937 Copley Memorial Hospital when Mr. Copley donated $ 2 million toward an expansion. A new hospital

510-575: The CIA-funded Inter-American Press Association . Ira Clifton Copley Ira Clifton Copley (October 25, 1864 – November 2, 1947) was an American publisher, politician, and utility tycoon . From 1911 to 1923, he served 6 consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives Born in rural Knox County, Illinois , Copley's family moved to Aurora when Copley was 2 so he could be treated for scarlet fever . After graduating from Yale College and

540-618: The Finance Committee for two of those years. He was also elected President of the Illinois League of Republican Clubs in 1896, declining re-election in 1898. He was appointed to the Illinois Park Commission in 1894, serving four years. Copley was an aide, also known as an Illinois Colonel, to Governor Charles S. Deneen during his eight-year term starting in 1905. Copley was tasked with constructing

570-793: The IAPA Press Institute, which offers Latin American members advice on technical publishing matters and politics and the IAPA Scholarship Fund, which provides funds for educational activities. IAPA is a member of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange , a global network of more than 70 non-governmental organisations that monitors press freedom and freedom of expression violations worldwide. It has been criticized by many Latin American journalists' trade unions, who claim that it only represents

600-539: The Register could keep its independent editorial voice. The two papers were merged in 1974 into The State Journal-Register . (The SJ-R, now owned by GateHouse Media, is still the major newspaper in Springfield.) In 1928, Copley consolidated the San Diego Union and San Diego Tribune into The San Diego Union-Tribune . Later that year, Senator George W. Norris accused Copley Press of receiving money from public utility companies. Copley initially denied owning any power company stock, but subsequently, testifying before

630-639: The San Diego Evening Tribune , predecessor of the Union-Tribune , won Pulitzer Prizes in 1987 and 1979. In the late 1970s, the American media reported that the Copley Press was used as a front by the Central Intelligence Agency . Reporters Joe Trento and Dave Roman claimed that James S. Copley , who served as publisher until 1973, had cooperated with the CIA since its founding in 1947. They also reported that

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660-541: The Western United Gas & Electric Company. Copley would continue to expand the operation for the next twenty years. In 1914, he organized a coal and coke company, then consolidated the two organizations in the Western Utility Corporation in 1921. He sold his interest in the company to investment firms Rollins & Sons and Fitkin & Co. in 1926. At the same time as his rising success as an industrialist, Copley took an interest in publishing. He purchased

690-456: The company began seeking buyers for the Union-Tribune , as well as several other businesses like Enlace , a free Spanish-language tabloid, and SignOnSanDiego.com, the online arm of the U-T. The announcement did not make clear what, if anything, would be left with the Copley Press name. Platinum Equity agreed in March 2009 to purchase the Union-Tribune for an unspecified sum. Copley Press currently

720-483: The exception his San Diego, California , holdings purchased from the estate of John D. Spreckels . Unlike his contemporaries, Copley took little interest in the politics of his papers and insisted that local managers write impartially. Copley enlisted as a private, Company "B" 3rd Regiment in the Illinois National Guard in 1880. He was promoted to captain of Company "I" in 1893, then the next year

750-438: The owners of the large media corporations, that it does not seem to defend journalists themselves, and that it is closely related to right-wing parties. IAPA was conceived at the first Pan American Congress of Journalists in 1926, with a Permanent Commission established in 1942 after the second Congress. IAPA was founded in 1943, and in 1950 became an organisation fully independent of the region's governments. In 1954 it reached

780-579: The township was named. At the age of two, Copley contracted scarlet fever , prompting his family to move east to Aurora, Illinois to see an eye specialist. Copley regained his sight around the age of six, though he struggled with vision problems for the rest of his life. In the meantime, his father became a prominent Aurora citizen, managing the Aurora Gas Light Company. Copley graduated from high school in 1881, then attended Jennings Seminary. Graduating in 1883, he then matriculated at Yale College , where he graduated in 1887. He then studied law for two years at

810-481: Was built in 1995 about 3 miles southwest of the old hospital and was named the Rush–Copley Medical Center . His adopted sons James S. and William went on to notable careers in business and art, respectively. Ira Clifton Copley was born on October 25, 1864, in Copley Township, Knox County, Illinois , south of Altona . He was the son of Ellen Madeleine (née Whiting) and farmer Ira Birdsall Copley, for whom

840-673: Was named to the board of directors of the Aurora Public Library in 1890. From 1892 to 1897, he served on the board of trustees of the Jennings Seminary. He joined Freemasonry in 1889 and the Knights of Pythias in 1890. In his free time, he enjoyed traveling. Copley donated over $ 2 million to the Aurora City Hospital in 1937 to fund a new campus; originally dedicated as Copley Memorial Hospital, it

870-665: Was one of five Representatives elected from the party. With the party disintegrating by the end of his term, Copley, returned to the Republican Party in 1916. He represented his district until 1922, when he was defeated in a primary election by Frank R. Reid . His uncle Richard H. Whiting had also served in the House of Representatives (1875–1877). Copley continued his publishing aspirations after leaving Congress, purchasing Springfield's Illinois State Journal in 1927, favoring its pro-Republican stance. Copley attempted to buy

900-515: Was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel & Inspector of Rifle Practice for the full brigade. He served in this capacity until 1899. Despite political independence in his papers, Copley led an active political life. In 1894, he was named a member of the Illinois Republican State Central Committee , the state Republican Party organization, where he served for four years. He was the organization's Chairman of

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