» This article's about the publication entitled Examiner. There're also publications entitled The Examiner. For other examiners, see for instance Patent examiner and Trademark examiner. For the news website, see Examiner.com. The Examiner was a weekly paper founded by Leigh and John Hunt in 1808. John Forster became the magazine's literary editor in 1835, and succeeded Albany Fonblanque as editor from 1847 to 1855. Contributors included Charles Dickens. The magazine ceased publication in 1886.… (More on Examiner)