The State (newspaper)

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The State

The July 27, 2005 front page of
The State
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner The McClatchy Company
Publisher Henry Haitz III
Editor Mark Lett
Founded 1891
Headquarters 1401 Shop Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29201-4843
Flag of the United States United States
Circulation 106,053 Daily
139,022 Sunday[1]
Website: TheState.com

The State is a daily morning newspaper published in Columbia, South Carolina, in the United States. Owned by The McClatchy Company and distributed in most of South Carolina's 46 counties, The State is the largest newspaper in the Palmetto State.

Its news staff was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in general news reporting for its Hurricane Hugo coverage in 1989. Its cartoonist, Robert Ariail, was a Pulitzer finalist in 1995 and 2000.

According to the newspaper's Web site, it has 440 full-time employees and another 31 who work part time, not including an on-premises "McClatchy Customer Care Center for subscriber assistance". The State has a 260,000-square-foot building completed in 1988, three miles south of downtown.[2]

[edit] History

The newspaper, first published on February 18, 1891.[3][4] was founded by two brothers, N.G. Gonzales and A.G. Gonzales.[2] In 1903, N.G. Gonzales was fatally shot by lieutenant governor James H. Tillman. Tillman was acquitted of murder charges.

In 1945, The State bought its rival, the Columbia Record. The paper remained family-owned until 1986, when Knight Ridder purchased The State-Record Co. and six subsidiaries for $311 million. In 2006, Knight Ridder was purchased by McClatchy.

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2007 Top 100 Daily Newspapers in the U.S. by Circulation (PDF). BurrellesLuce (2007-03-31). Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
  2. ^ a b [1]Web page titled "About The State" at The State Web site, accessed April 6, 2007
  3. ^ The McClatchy Company Newspapers: The State. The McClatchy Company. Retrieved on 2006-11-07.
  4. ^ Contact Us: About The State. The State. Retrieved on 2006-11-07.

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