San Francisco Chronicle

The San Francisco Chronicle, the self-described "Voice of the West," is Northern California's largest newspaper. Serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area, it has a daily circulation of over 500,000. The paper has been owned by Hearst Communications, Inc. since July 27, 2000. At one time the Chronicle's competitor, The Examiner, made San Francisco a "two paper" town, even though both papers were printed and distributed by the same company. The Examiner still exists, but is now a free tabloid.

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Northern California - Newspaper - San Francisco Bay Area - Hearst Communications, Inc. - July 27 - 2000 - The Examiner - Tabloid

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The Chronicle was founded in 1865 by brothers Charles deYoung and Michael H. deYoung. As of 2005 the publisher of the Chronicle is Frank J. Vega, the executive vice president and editor is Phil Bronstein, and the vice president and managing editor is Robert Rosenthal.

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1865 - Charles deYoung - Phil Bronstein - Editor

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Between World War II and 1965, the newspaper grew from fourth place in circulation to become the city's largest, thanks mostly to colorful columnists led by Herb Caen.

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World War II - Herb Caen

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The online version of the newspaper, SFGate, is led by vice president Peter Negulescu and news director Vlae Kershner. As well as publishing the San Francisco Chronicle online, SFGate adds other features not available in the print version.

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SFGate - Print

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The paper has received the Pulitzer Prize on a number of occasions.

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