The Press Democrat

The Press Democrat

Infobox Newspaper
name = The Press Democrat


caption = The December 22, 2006 front page of
"The Press Democrat"
type = Daily newspaper
format = Broadsheet
foundation = 1897
(as the "Sonoma Democrat")
ceased publication =
price = $0.25 daily in Santa Rosa and Petaluma; $0.50 daily elsewhere
owners = The New York Times Company
publisher = Bruce W. Kyse
editor = Catherine Barnett
managing editor = Robert L. Swofford
circulation = 83,424 Daily
84,014 Sundaycite web |url=http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/newsform.asp|title=Audit Bureau of Circulation|accessdate=July 9|accessyear=2007 |publisher=Audit Bureau of Circulation's eCirc numbers for figures reported 3/31/2007]
headquarters = 427 Mendocino Avenue
Santa Rosa, California 95401
USA
ISSN = 0747-220X
website = [http://pressdemocrat.com/ pressdemocrat.com]

"The Press Democrat," with the largest circulation on the California North Coast, is a daily newspaper published in Santa Rosa, California.It was founded in 1897 by Ernest L. Finley who merged his "Evening Press" and Thomas Thompson's "Sonoma Democrat" (originally created as a voice for the Democratic Party). Finley also bought the "Santa Rosa Republican" in 1927 and merged it with the "Press Democrat" in 1948. It is currently owned by The New York Times Company, as are the North Bay Business Journal, and the Petaluma Argus-Courier.

The paper received the 2004 George Polk Award for Regional Reporting [cite web |url=http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/polk/press/2005.html|title=George Polk Awards for Journalism press release|accessdate=November 22|accessyear=2006 |author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Long Island University |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate=] given annually by Long Island University to honor contributions to journalistic integrity and investigative reporting.

History

Ernest L. Finley, his wife Ruth, daughter Ruth, and son-in-law Evert Person owned and published the "PD" between 1897 and 1985. Evert and Ruth Finley Person sold the paper to the New York Times Company in 1985. The NYT Company also owns the Petaluma Argus Courier, and recently acquired the North Bay Business Journal. [http://www.pressdemocrat.com/services/aboutus.html#hist]

References

External links

* [http://www.pressdemocrat.com/ Official site]


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