The San Luis Obispo Tribune
Encyclopedia
The Tribune is a daily broadsheet newspaper
that covers San Luis Obispo County, California
.
It was created in 1939 from a combination of three newspapers founded between 1869 and 1905, and was later acquired by the E. W. Scripps Company
. Scrips traded the paper, along with The Monterey County Herald
, to Knight Ridder
in 1997, in exchange for the Boulder Daily Camera. The McClatchy Company
took over the paper on June 27, 2006 when it acquired Knight Ridder, formerly the United States' second-largest chain of daily newspapers.
The paper’s publisher is Bruce Ray; its executive editor is Sandra Duerr.
The Tribune owns two weekly newspapers, The Cambrian and Sun Bulletin, which are located in nearby Cambria
and Morro Bay, respectively.
According to McClatchy, the newspaper’s daily circulation
is 39,880, rising to 45,250 on Sundays. Total readership is estimated at 90,800 on weekdays and 102,800 on Sunday.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
that covers San Luis Obispo County, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
It was created in 1939 from a combination of three newspapers founded between 1869 and 1905, and was later acquired by the E. W. Scripps Company
E. W. Scripps Company
The E. W. Scripps Company is an American media conglomerate founded by Edward W. Scripps on November 2, 1878. The company is headquartered inside the Scripps Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its corporate motto is "Give light and the people will find their own way."On October 16, 2007, the company...
. Scrips traded the paper, along with The Monterey County Herald
The Monterey County Herald
The Monterey County Herald, sometimes referred to as the Monterey Herald, is the major daily newspaper published in Monterey, California, and serving Monterey County. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group...
, to Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder was an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. Until it was bought by The McClatchy Company on June 27, 2006, it was the second-largest newspaper publisher in the United States, with 32 daily newspapers sold.- History :The corporate ancestors of...
in 1997, in exchange for the Boulder Daily Camera. The McClatchy Company
The McClatchy Company
The McClatchy Company is a publicly traded American publishing company based in Sacramento, California. It operates 30 daily newspapers in 15 states and has an average weekday circulation of 2.2 million and Sunday circulation of 2.8 million...
took over the paper on June 27, 2006 when it acquired Knight Ridder, formerly the United States' second-largest chain of daily newspapers.
The paper’s publisher is Bruce Ray; its executive editor is Sandra Duerr.
The Tribune owns two weekly newspapers, The Cambrian and Sun Bulletin, which are located in nearby Cambria
Cambria
Cambria is the classical name for Wales, being the Latinised form of the Welsh name Cymru . The etymology of Cymry "the Welsh", Cimbri, and Cwmry "Cumbria", improbably connected to the Biblical Gomer and the "Cimmerians" by 17th-century celticists, is now known to come from Old Welsh combrog...
and Morro Bay, respectively.
According to McClatchy, the newspaper’s daily circulation
Newspaper circulation
A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day. Circulation is one of the principal factors used to set advertising rates. Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the...
is 39,880, rising to 45,250 on Sundays. Total readership is estimated at 90,800 on weekdays and 102,800 on Sunday.