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The San Diego Union-Tribune
The San Diego Union-Tribune is a metropolitan daily newspaper published in San Diego, California, that has run since 1868. Its name derives from what were San Diego's two major daily newspapers, the morning San Diego Union and the San Diego Evening Tribune, which had the same publisher beginning in 1901 and were frequently referred to collectively as the Union-Tribune; they were merged into a single edition under that name in 1992.
The name was changed to U-T San Diego in 2012 but returned to The San Diego Union-Tribune in 2015.
In 2015, the newspaper was acquired by Tribune Publishing. In February 2018, it was announced it would be sold, along with the Los Angeles Times, to Patrick Soon-Shiong's investment firm Nant Capital LLC for $500 million plus $90 million in pension liabilities. The sale was completed on June 18, 2018. In July 2023, Soon-Shiong sold the paper to Digital First Media, a company owned by Alden Global Capital.
The predecessor newspapers of the Union-Tribune were:
In addition, the San Diego Union purchased the San Diego Daily Bee in 1888, and for a brief time the combined newspaper was named the San Diego Union and Daily Bee.
In 1890, businessman John D. Spreckels, then living in San Francisco and owner of The San Francisco Call, bought the San Diego Union, followed by his purchase of the San Diego Evening Tribune in 1901. He moved to San Diego after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, eventually becoming the wealthiest man in the city.
After Spreckels's death, the Union and Tribune were acquired in 1928 by Copley Press from the J. D. and A. B. Spreckels Investment company.
In 1950 Copley Press acquired the San Diego Daily Journal, merging it into the Evening Tribune. The Union and Evening Tribune were merged into a single edition on February 2, 1992.
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
The San Diego Union-Tribune is a metropolitan daily newspaper published in San Diego, California, that has run since 1868. Its name derives from what were San Diego's two major daily newspapers, the morning San Diego Union and the San Diego Evening Tribune, which had the same publisher beginning in 1901 and were frequently referred to collectively as the Union-Tribune; they were merged into a single edition under that name in 1992.
The name was changed to U-T San Diego in 2012 but returned to The San Diego Union-Tribune in 2015.
In 2015, the newspaper was acquired by Tribune Publishing. In February 2018, it was announced it would be sold, along with the Los Angeles Times, to Patrick Soon-Shiong's investment firm Nant Capital LLC for $500 million plus $90 million in pension liabilities. The sale was completed on June 18, 2018. In July 2023, Soon-Shiong sold the paper to Digital First Media, a company owned by Alden Global Capital.
The predecessor newspapers of the Union-Tribune were:
In addition, the San Diego Union purchased the San Diego Daily Bee in 1888, and for a brief time the combined newspaper was named the San Diego Union and Daily Bee.
In 1890, businessman John D. Spreckels, then living in San Francisco and owner of The San Francisco Call, bought the San Diego Union, followed by his purchase of the San Diego Evening Tribune in 1901. He moved to San Diego after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, eventually becoming the wealthiest man in the city.
After Spreckels's death, the Union and Tribune were acquired in 1928 by Copley Press from the J. D. and A. B. Spreckels Investment company.
In 1950 Copley Press acquired the San Diego Daily Journal, merging it into the Evening Tribune. The Union and Evening Tribune were merged into a single edition on February 2, 1992.