Chicago Tribune Essay

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Synopsis Of The Chicago Tribune
Nathan Grissom
Kitty King
Journalism 105-101

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The Chicago Tribune has been around for 168 years during this time they have reported on ten wars, and thirty-three Presidential elections. They have become a journalism giant in the newspaper and media world and highly respected among their peers by winning several Pulitzer Prizes. It has a daily readership of 1.7 million and an astounding 2.7 readership just on Sundays alone.
History
The Chicago Tribune came into existence in 1947 as the Daily Tribune. It went through several ownerships until 1855 when Joseph Medill became part owner and editor that the newspaper started to thrive. Under his guidance in 1858 they merged with the …show more content…

After serving in the War in 1914 – 1918, in 1925 Colonel McCormick became the sole owner of the Tribune and it surged to circulation of a million that year. With that cash flow, the Colonel proceeded to build a chain of newspapers throughout the Midwest and Chicago; this lead to the creation of the Tribune Group. The Tribune Group branched out and started investing in other media. In 1924 he invested in radio and in 1948 television with WGN. (World’s Greatest Newspaper) After the death of the Colonel in 1955, the management style of the newspaper went from individual to …show more content…

You will recognize some of the names. In the area of investments they have AOL, CareerBuilder, CheckFree, and Digital City. In the area of television they are located all over the country from KTLA Los Angeles to WBZL Miami - Ft. Lauderdale. They even have KWGN Denver, which is in our own backyard. In radio they own WGN-AM Chicago - super station, this was one of their first acquired radio stations. Some of the consumer magazines they have are more outdoors magazines like Field and Stream, Snowboard Life and Ride BMX. They even own the Chicago Cubs. So as you can see they like to have a wide range of investments and holdings that give them advantage in the mass media

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