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| History of The Red Deer Advocate |
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 The Red Deer Advocate has grown with Red Deer, participating in the small settlement's growth to the city of today. "It has long been recognized as one of the finest quality daily newspapers in Canada for its size and the population of its city", states Michael Dawe in Red Deer: An Illustrated History by Michael Dawe. The Advocate continues to set a strong pace in the transition to newer technologies and production methods. This newspaper, with its dedicated staff, has also won many awards over the years gaining regional, national and international recognition.
The early days of newspapers in Red Deer are tangled. The community's first newspaper, the Red Deer Review, was founded by D.H. Murphy when he arrived in Red Deer in 1894, says Ted Meeres in his book The Homesteads that Nurtured a City. The Edmonton Bulletin reported that year that "a copy of the first number of the Red Deer Review has been received by the Edmonton Bulletin. It is a 24-column, four page weekly. It is well edited and presents an excellent array of local news....Red Deer is to be congratulated on having secured such an efficient exponent of its news and views. D.H. Murphy is the publisher." By April, however, Mr. Murphy was having financial problems and closed the newspaper.
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