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'''''The San Diego Union-Tribune''''' is a daily [[newspaper]] published in [[San Diego, California]]. The result of a February 2, 1992, merger of '''''The San Diego Union''''', founded October 10, 1868, and the '''''Evening Tribune''''', founded December 2, 1895, it refers to itself as the oldest business in [[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]] and the second-oldest newspaper in [[Southern California]]. The website Signonsandiego.com republishes much of the ''Union-Tribune'''s content as well as publishing its own material. <ref>[http://www.signonsandiego.com/sosd_faq.html SignOnSanDiego.com > Frequently Asked Questions<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''''The San Diego Union-Tribune''''' is a daily [[newspaper]] published in [[San Diego, California]]. The result of a February 2, 1992, merger of '''''The San Diego Union''''', founded October 10, 1868, and the '''''Evening Tribune''''', founded December 2, 1895, it refers to itself as the oldest business in [[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]] and the second-oldest newspaper in [[Southern California]]. The website Signonsandiego.com republishes much of the ''Union-Tribune'''s content as well as publishing its own material. <ref>[http://www.signonsandiego.com/sosd_faq.html SignOnSanDiego.com > Frequently Asked Questions<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The newspaper is known to be "reliably conservative";<ref>http://www.copleynews.com/uniontrib/20081019/news_lz1ed19top.html</ref><ref>http://climateprogress.org/2008/10/25/even-conservative-san-diego-union-knows-climate-change-is-killing-western-forests/</ref>.

The newspaper is known to be "reliably conservative";<ref>http://www.copleynews.com/uniontrib/20081019/news_lz1ed19top.html</ref><ref>http://climateprogress.org/2008/10/25/even-conservative-san-diego-union-knows-climate-change-is-killing-western-forests/</ref> in 2008, the paper endorsed [[Republican (US)|Republican party]] nominee Senator [[John McCain]] for president.<ref>http://www.copleynews.com/uniontrib/20081019/news_lz1ed19top.html</ref> However, during the same election cycle, the newspaper also came out against [[Prop 8]] and thus in favor of [[same-sex marriage]].<ref>http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/op-ed/editorial1/20080918-9999-lz1ed18top.html</ref>


The ''Union-Tribune'' was acquired by [[Copley Press]] in 1928,<ref>''The San Diego Union-Tribune'', 5 May 2009, [http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/may/05/lz1ed5top201857-copley-legacy/ The Copley legacy]</ref> and was sold to the private equity group Platinum Equity of [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] on March 18, 2009. <ref>''The San Diego Union-Tribune'', 18 March 2009, [http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/18/bn18sale105226/ Union-Tribune sold to Platinum Equity]</ref> Ed Moss of [[Baltimore]] has been the publisher since May 2009.<ref>{{cite news|author=Davis, Rob|title=Doing More With Moss|url=http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2009/10/30/people/881moss103009.txt|date=October 30, 2009|work=Voice of San Diego|publisher=voiceofsandiego.org|accessdate=2009-11-08}}</ref>
The ''Union-Tribune'' was acquired by [[Copley Press]] in 1928,<ref>''The San Diego Union-Tribune'', 5 May 2009, [http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/may/05/lz1ed5top201857-copley-legacy/ The Copley legacy]</ref> and was sold to the private equity group Platinum Equity of [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] on March 18, 2009. <ref>''The San Diego Union-Tribune'', 18 March 2009, [http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/18/bn18sale105226/ Union-Tribune sold to Platinum Equity]</ref> Ed Moss of [[Baltimore]] has been the publisher since May 2009.<ref>{{cite news|author=Davis, Rob|title=Doing More With Moss|url=http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2009/10/30/people/881moss103009.txt|date=October 30, 2009|work=Voice of San Diego|publisher=voiceofsandiego.org|accessdate=2009-11-08}}</ref>

Revision as of 17:26, 23 March 2010

The San Diego Union-Tribune
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The December 15, 2005 front page of
The San Diego Union-Tribune
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Platinum Equity
EditorBob Hawkins (News Supervisor), Mike Hodges (VP Interactive Media, General Manager)[1]
Founded1868 (as The San Diego Union)
Headquarters350 Camino de la Reina
San Diego, California 92108
 United States
Circulation296,331 Daily
378,696 Sunday[2]
WebsiteSignOnSanDiego.com

The San Diego Union-Tribune is a daily newspaper published in San Diego, California. The result of a February 2, 1992, merger of The San Diego Union, founded October 10, 1868, and the Evening Tribune, founded December 2, 1895, it refers to itself as the oldest business in San Diego County and the second-oldest newspaper in Southern California. The website Signonsandiego.com republishes much of the Union-Tribune's content as well as publishing its own material. [3] The newspaper is known to be "reliably conservative";[4][5].

The Union-Tribune was acquired by Copley Press in 1928,[6] and was sold to the private equity group Platinum Equity of Beverly Hills on March 18, 2009. [7] Ed Moss of Baltimore has been the publisher since May 2009.[8]

Pulitzer Prizes

  • 1979 Breaking News Reporting: San Diego Evening Tribune for its coverage of the PSA Flight 182 jetliner collision with a small plane over North Park[9]
  • 1987 Editorial Writing: San Diego Evening Tribune editorial writer Jonathan Freedman for his editorials urging passage of the first major immigration reform act in 34 years[10]
  • 2006 National Reporting: The San Diego Union-Tribune and Copley News Service (with notable work by Marcus Stern and Jerry Kammer), for their disclosure of bribe-taking that sent former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham to prison "in disgrace".[11][12] They also received the George Polk Award[13] for these stories.
  • 2009 Editorial Cartooning awarded to Steve Breen "for his agile use of a classic style to produce wide ranging cartoons that engage readers with power, clarity and humor."

Publishers

Prices

The Union-Tribune prices are: 75 cents Daily, $1.84 Sunday.

References

  1. ^ "Contact Us". Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  2. ^ "2007 Top 100 Daily Newspapers in the U.S. by Circulation" (PDF). BurrellesLuce. 2007-03-31. Retrieved 2007-05-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ SignOnSanDiego.com > Frequently Asked Questions
  4. ^ http://www.copleynews.com/uniontrib/20081019/news_lz1ed19top.html
  5. ^ http://climateprogress.org/2008/10/25/even-conservative-san-diego-union-knows-climate-change-is-killing-western-forests/
  6. ^ The San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2009, The Copley legacy
  7. ^ The San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 March 2009, Union-Tribune sold to Platinum Equity
  8. ^ Davis, Rob (October 30, 2009). "Doing More With Moss". Voice of San Diego. voiceofsandiego.org. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  9. ^ The Pulitzer Prizes for 1979
  10. ^ The Pulitzer Prizes for 1987
  11. ^ "U-T, Copley News win Pulitzer Prize", The San Diego Union-Tribune, 2006-04-18 by Jeff McDonald
  12. ^ 2006 Pulitzer Prize National Reporting
  13. ^ "George Polk Awards for Journalism press release". Long Island University. Retrieved November 15, 2006. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help)

External links

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