U-T San Diego
U-T San Diego
August 17, 2010 front page of
The San Diego Union-Tribune |
| Type |
Daily newspaper |
| Format |
Broadsheet |
| Owner |
Doug Manchester |
| Editor |
Bob Hawkins (News Supervisor), Mike Hodges (VP Interactive Media, General Manager)[1] |
| Founded |
1868 (as The San Diego Union) |
| Headquarters |
350 Camino de la Reina
San Diego, California |
| Circulation |
296,331 Daily
378,696 Sunday[2] |
| Official website |
UTSanDiego.com |
U-T San Diego, formerly The San Diego Union-Tribune, is a daily newspaper published in San Diego, California.
History
Predecessors
The predecessor newspapers of the Union-Tribune were:[3]
- San Diego Sun, founded 1861 and merged with the Evening Tribune in 1939.
- San Diego Union, founded October 10, 1868.
- Evening Tribune, founded December 2, 1895.
Ownership
Both the Union and the Tribune were acquired by Copley Press in 1928[4] and were merged on February 2, 1992. The merged newspaper was sold to the private investment group Platinum Equity of Beverly Hills on March 18, 2009.[5]
In November 2011, Platinum Equity sold the paper to a company owned by San Diego real estate investor Doug Manchester, known for his support of conservative political causes and his ownership of the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina. The purchase price was reportedly in excess of $110 million.[6]
On January 3, 2012, the paper announced that it will now use the name U-T San Diego "on all of our media products and communications"; the paper's website (formerly SignOnSanDiego.com) will now use the name UTSanDiego.com. The official announcement explained the change as being intended to "unify our print and digital products under a single brand with a clear and consistent expectation of quality."[7][8][9]
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[10]
- 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[11]
- 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".[12][13] They also received the George Polk Award[14] for these stories.
- 2009, Editorial Cartooning: Steve Breen "for his agile use of a classic style to produce wide ranging cartoons that engage readers with power, clarity and humor."
Design
On August 17, 2010, the Union-Tribune changed its design to improve "clarity, legibility, and ease of use". Changes include being printed on thinner, 100 percent recycled paper, moving the comics to the back of the business section, and abbreviating the title "The San Diego Union-Tribune" on the front page to "The San Diego U-T".[15]
Publishers
- W. Jeff Gatewood, founder, October 10, 1868
- Edward "Ned" Wilkerson Bushyhead, 1868–1873 with various partners. Bushyhead (1832–1907) was a miner, publisher and lawman who was born in Tennessee. Part Cherokee, he was the son of a Baptist preacher, whom he accompanied from Georgia to Indian Territory on the Trail of Tears at the age of seven. Having moved to San Diego, he became the "silent" publisher of the San Diego Union. In 1873, he sold the newspaper. In 1882, he was elected sheriff of San Diego County.
- Douglas Gunn, 1871–1886. Gunn (August 31, 1841 – November 26, 1891) was a scholar, publisher, pioneer and Republican politician from California.
- John D. Spreckels, 1890–1926. The son of German-American industrialist Claus Spreckels, he founded a transportation and real estate empire in San Diego.
- Col. Ira C. Copley, 1928–1947
- James S. Copley, 1947–1973. He was a journalist and newspaper publisher. He published the San Diego Union, San Diego Union-Tribune and San Diego Evening Tribune from 1947 until his death in 1973.
- Helen K. Copley, 1973–2001
- David C. Copley, 2001–2009
- Edward R. Moss, May 2009–December 2011 [16]
- Doug Manchester, 2011–[17][18]
Notable employees
References
- ^ "Contact Us". Union-Tribune. http://www.signonsandiego.com/contactus/. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ^ "2007 Top 100 Daily Newspapers in the U.S. by Circulation" (PDF). BurrellesLuce. 2007-03-31. http://www.burrellesluce.com/top100/2007_Top_100List.pdf. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ "Guide to the San Diego Union-Tribune Photograph Collection", Online Archive of California
- ^ "The Copley legacy", The San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2009.
- ^ "Union-Tribune sold to Platinum Equity", The San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 March 2009.
- ^ "San Diego Union-Tribune Sold to Hotelier for More Than $100 Million", The New York Times, November 17, 2011.
- ^ "To Our Readers", UTSanDiego.com, January 3, 2012.
- ^ Dan Walters, "San Diego Union-Tribune becomes 'U-T San Diego'", Sacramento Bee, January 3, 2012.
- ^ Jim Romenesko, "San Diego Union-Tribune becomes U-T San Diego", JimRomanesko.com, January 3, 2012.
- ^ The Pulitzer Prizes for 1979
- ^ The Pulitzer Prizes for 1987
- ^ McDonald, Jeff. "U-T, Copley News win Pulitzer Prize", The San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 April 2006.
- ^ 2006 Pulitzer Prize National Reporting
- ^ "George Polk Awards for Journalism press release". Long Island University. http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/polk/press/2005.html. Retrieved November 15, 2006.
- ^ Apple, Charles (2010-08-17). "San Diego Union-Tribune launches redesign". Apple.copydesk.org. http://apple.copydesk.org/2010/08/17/san-diego-union-tribune-launches-redesign/. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ "Doing More With Moss". Voice of San Diego (voiceofsandiego.org). October 30, 2009. http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2009/10/30/people/881moss103009.txt. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ^ "Union-Tribune returns to local hands". San Diego Union-Tribune. December 6, 2011. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/dec/06/union-tribune-returns-to-local-hands/. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "San Diego developer purchases city's newspaper". Associated Press in Bloomberg Businessweek. December 6, 2011. http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9RFBP9O0.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
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