Merced Sun-Star
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| Merced Sun-Star | |
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 Cover of Merced Sun-Star on May 18, 2006 |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | The McClatchy Company |
| Publisher | Hank Vander Veen |
| Editor | Joseph Kieta |
| Founded | 1869 (as San Joaquin Valley Argus) |
| Headquarters | 3033 North G St. Merced, CA 95341 United States |
| Circulation | 15,952 Daily 20,189 Saturday[1] |
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| Website: www.MercedSun-Star.com | |
The Merced Sun-Star is a daily broadsheet newspaper printed in Merced, California, in the United States. It has an estimated circulation of 20,000 copies. The newspaper is published every day except for Sundays.
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[edit] History
The Merced Sun-Star evolved from the San Joaquin Valley Argus, a weekly newspaper based in the nearby city of Snelling which began publishing the paper in 1869. The Argus merged with the Merced Journal in 1890 to become the Merced County Sun. In 1925 another consolidation created the Merced Sun-Star.[1] The newspaper was acquired by the McClatchy Company Newspapers. Currently, the Sun-Star has more than 150 employees that prepare both a print newspaper and an online version.
[edit] Ownership
The Merced Sun-Star is owned by The McClatchy Company, which purchased it in 2004 along with five other non-dailes in Atwater, Chowchilla, Livingston, Los Banos, and Oakhurst.
[edit] Awards
The newspaper has become known for its investigative journalism. A series of articles exposing wrongdoing by the local district attorney ended in the DA's resignation and garnered the newspaper a national Associated Press Managing Editors Association public service award. [2] The stories also won a California First Amendment Coalition Beacon Award, among other distinctions.[3]
[edit] Online Newspaper
The Sun-Star also has an online edition [4] offering the latest news, sports, weather and information affecting Merced and Mariposa counties. The Sun-Star's online content editor is Brandon Bowers.
[edit] Columnists
The newspaper has a number of columnists, including sports editor Steve Cameron, reporters Victor Patton, Abby Souza, Leslie Albrecht, Scott Jason, Carol Reiter and Dhyana Levey, sports reporters James Burns, Shawn Jansen and Sean Lynch. Columnists Bill Sanford and Judy La Salle often provide nostalgic information from the perspective of older readers. Cameron is the author of a number of sports books. Reiter's columns focus on pets, while Levey writes a weekly column about food. Sanford is a retired Methodist minister. His column includes his memories of being a minister as well as commentary on contemporary social issues.[2] La Salle is a retired parole officer whose column reflects on her past career while also focusing on opinion pieces. These pieces often relate to matters of personal and public morality.[3] La Salle's other recent topics include how chicken does not taste as good as it used to and why spitting is bad.[4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ The McClatchy Company Newspapers: Merced Sun-Star. The McClatchy Company. Retrieved on 2006-12-27.
- ^ Bill Sanford: A problem of growth. Retrieved on 2007-03-24.
- ^ Judy La Salle: The Theory of Relativity in misbehavior. Retrieved on 2007-03-24.
- ^ Judy La Salle: Do taste buds always tell the truth?. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ Judy La Salle: The spitting image of rudeness. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
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