NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Orlando Sentinel

The Orlando Sentinel is the primary newspaper of the Orlando, Florida region. It was founded in 1876 and is currently in its 131st year of publication. The Sentinel is owned by Tribune Company and is overseen by the Chicago Tribune. As of 2005, the Sentinel's president and publisher is Kathleen Waltz. Image File history File links Orlando_Sentinel. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (435x800, 107 KB) Summary The frontpage of the Orlando Sentinel (27th July 2005) from Newseum Licensing This image is of a scan of a newspaper page or article, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... The Tribune Company is a large multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Nickname: Location in Orange County and the state of Florida. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ISSN, or International Standard Serial Number, is the unique eight-digit number applied to a periodical publication including electronic serials. ... Nickname: Location in Orange County and the state of Florida. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Tribune Company is a large multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois and owned by the Tribune Company. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

From the early 1930s to 1965, the newspaper was owned and operated by Martin Andersen.

Controversies

In 2004, Sentinel reporter Doris Bloodsworth resigned after errors and other problems were uncovered in the newspaper's controversial series on the effects of the prescription drug OxyContin. ^[3] Two editors also were reassigned. Sentinel Managing Editor Elaine Kramer resigned in May 2004. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A prescription drug is a licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The five-day front-page series on the drug OxyContin touched off state and federal hearings on the safety of the drug. The newspaper later found that its series falsely portrayed "accidental addict" David Rokisky, 36, a former Albuquerque, New Mexico police officer. Before his use of OxyContin, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine in 1999. ^[4] Nickname: Location in the state of New Mexico Coordinates: Country United States State New Mexico County Bernalillo Founded 1706 Government - Mayor Martin Chavez Area - City 181. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Further, autopsies showed two-thirds of the "oxycontin victims" identified in the series were also taking other drugs at the time of their death. The paper apologized for having "created the misleading impression that most oxycodone overdoses resulted from patients' taking the drug to relieve pain from medical conditions."

Pulitzer Prizes

1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning, and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction. ... Official website: http://www. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting has been awarded since 1953 for a distinguished example of investigative reporting by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series in print journalism. ... Jeff Brazil (born 1962) is a journalist best known for receiving, along with fellow journalist Steve Berry, the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Journalism in 1993 for their article published in the Orlando Sentinel on unjust and racially motivated traffic stops and money seizures by a Florida Sheriffs drug task... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning, and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction. ... John C. Bersia is a writer for the Orlando Sentinel. ...

References

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External links

The Tribune Company

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Controversies

Pulitzer Prizes

References

External links

History