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The Oakland Tribune is a daily newspaper published in Oakland, California by the ANG Newspapers, a subsidiary of MediaNews Group. Aerial view looking west over downtown Oakland, Lake Merritt and the Port of Oakland in the upper left portion of the image. ...


The Tribune was founded in 1874 by George Stanford and Benet A. Dewes. It became a major paper under William E. Dargie, who acquired the paper in 1876 and was its publisher until his death in 1911. Among Dargie's hires was Jack Gunin, the first full-time photojournalist in the Western United States. 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... A database query syntax error has occurred. ... Sports photojournalists at Indianapolis Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism (i. ... This article deals with the western United States. ...


In 1983 it was purchased by editor Robert C. Maynard in the first management-led leveraged buyout in U.S. newspaper history. It thus became the first major metropolitan newspaper owned by an African American. Maynard helped restore the paper's reputation, but sold it in 1992 under financial pressures. 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A leveraged buyout (or LBO) occurs when a financial sponsor gains control of a majority of a target companys equity through the use of borrowed money or debt. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The Tribune won a Pulitzer Prize for photographs of the aftermath of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. The Pulitzer Prize is a United States award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Loma Prieta earthquake occurred on October 17, 1989 in the greater San Francisco Bay Area in California at 5:04 pm local time and measured 7. ...


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Encyclopedia: Oakland Tribune (397 words)
The Oakland Tribune is a daily newspaper published in Oakland, California by the ANG Newspapers, a subsidiary of MediaNews Group.
The Tribune was founded in 1874 by George Stanford and Benet A. Dewes.
The Tribune won a Pulitzer Prize for photographs of the aftermath of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
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