The October 16, 2008, front page of The Tampa Tribune |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Media General |
| Publisher | Denise Palmer |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Headquarters | 200 South Parker Street Tampa, Florida 33606 United States |
| Circulation | 226,990[1] |
| ISSN | 1042-3761 |
| Official website | tampatrib.com |
The Tampa Tribune, published in Tampa, Florida, is one of two major newspapers published in the Tampa Bay area, second in circulation and readership to the Tampa Bay Times. The paper's tagline is "Life. Printed Daily." The Tribune, as well as the Richmond Times-Dispatch, are the flagship newspapers under the Media General banner.
Daily publication of the Tribune started in 1895 when Wallace Stovall upgraded printing from once a week. In 1958, the struggling evening newspaper, the Tampa Daily Times, was bought out by the Tribune Company and was published until 1982. To this day, the logo for The Tampa Times continue to be displayed in the masthead on the front section, as a way for the Tribune to keep its trademark on the Tampa Times name, and to avoid confusion with the St. Petersburg Times, which publishes an edition for Tampa. In 2006, it was decided in a lawsuit that the Tribune could keep its exclusive use of The Tampa Times name, but only for five years. This exclusivity ended at the end of 2011, allowing the St. Petersburg Times to rename itself the Tampa Bay Times, effective January 1, 2012.[2]
In 1966, The Tampa Tribune, along with sister properties WFLA AM, FM and TV, was purchased by Richmond Newspapers, becoming Media General in 1969.
Since 2000, the Tribune has partnered with WFLA-TV and TBO.com in a converged arrangement, all connected with one another under owner Media General. The large media complex is located on Parker Street in Downtown Tampa. In December 2009, executive editor Janet Coats left the paper. She has not been replaced yet. The Tampa Tribune also operates Hernando Today and Highlands Today, local offshoots of the Tribune located in Brooksville and Sebring, respectively.
The Tampa Tribune also published a Sunday magazine, Florida Accent, during the 1960s and 1970s.
The Tampa Tribune won a Pulitzer Prize in 1966 for local investigative specialized reporting. The award went to John Anthony Frasca for his "investigation and reporting of two robberies that resulted in the freeing of an innocent man."[3]
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