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San Jose Mercury News
The San Jose Mercury News is the major newspaper in San Jose, California. The paper is owned by Knight Ridder, and is the home of the company's headquarters. The paper has a daily circulation of 274,000, with a Sunday circulation of 303,000.
History
The San Jose Mercury was founded in 1851 as the San Jose Weekly Visitor, while the San Jose News was founded in 1883. In 1942 the Mercury purchased the News and continued publishing both newspapers, the Mercury as a morning paper and the News as the evening paper. In 1983 the papers were merged into the San Jose Mercury News and published only as a morning paper.
Awards
The newspaper has earned several awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes, one in 1986 for reporting regarding political corruption in the Ferdinand Marcos administration in the Philippines, and one in 1989 for their comprehensive coverage of the Loma Prieta earthquake.
Referenced By
List of United States newspapers | List of newspapers in the United States | Loma-Prieta | Loma Prieta | Loma Prieta earthquake | Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting | San Jose | San José
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