 The October 16, 2008 front page of the St. Petersburg Times. |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Times Publishing Company |
| Publisher | Marty Petty |
| Editor | Paul Tash |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Headquarters | 490 First Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33701  United States |
| Circulation | 316,007 Daily 432,779 Sunday[1] |
| ISSN | 1563-6291 |
| Official website | tampabay.com |
The St. Petersburg Times is one of two major newspapers serving the Tampa Bay Area, the other being The Tampa Tribune, which the Times tops in both circulation and readership. Based in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Times has won eight Pulitzers since 1964, and in 2009, won two in a single year for the first time in the paper's history.[2] It is published by the Times Publishing Company, which is owned by The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, a nonprofit journalism school directly adjacent to the University of South Florida campus in St. Petersburg.
The Times also publishes the tbt*, a free daily that is geared toward active 20-somethings in the Tampa Bay area. Its sister publication, Florida Trend Magazine, reaches another 200,000 readers monthly. In 2008, the Times began publication of a quarterly upscale magazine, Bay Magazine, which is distributed only to subscribers in upscale neighborhoods of the Tampa Bay area in their Sunday Editions of the St. Petersburg Times.
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History
The Times traces its origins to a newspaper started in Dunedin, Florida, in 1884. On November 7, 1986, its sister publication, the St. Petersburg Evening Independent, ceased printing its afternoon edition and merged with the Times.[3]
A study by Media Matters for America showed that the St. Petersburg Times was one of only four newspapers in Florida that featured more progressive opinions than conservative, with 43 percent of columnists considered progressive and 29 percent considered conservative.[4]
PolitiFact.com
The newspaper operates PolitiFact.com, a project in which its reporters and editors "fact-check statements by members of Congress, the White House, lobbyists and interest groups...."[5] Their evaluations are posted on the PolitiFact website. The site also includes an "Obameter", tracking President Barack Obama's performance with regard to his campaign promises.
PolitiFact.com was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2009 for "its fact-checking initiative during the 2008 presidential campaign that used probing reporters and the power of the World Wide Web to examine more than 750 political claims, separating rhetoric from truth to enlighten voters."[6]
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Recipients | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Pulitzer Prize | PolitiFact.com | Bill Adair, Washington bureau chief | National Reporting | Won[2][7] |
| "The Girl in the Window" | Lane DeGregory, staff writer | Feature Writing | Won[2][8] | ||
| 2007 | Scripps Howard Foundation | Human Interest Writing | Lane DeGregory | Ernie Pyle Award | Won[9] |
| "A Republican vs. Republican Cellular Division" | Wes Allison | Raymond Clapper Award | Won[9] | ||
| 2003 | Scripps Howard Foundation | Human Interest Writing | Kelley Benham | Ernie Pyle Award | Won[10][11] |
| 2002 | Scripps Howard Foundation | "The Poison in Your Back Yard" | Julie Hauserman | Edward J. Meeman Award | Won[12] |
| 1999 | Sigma Delta Chi | "Deadly Rampage" | Times staff | Excellence in deadline reporting | Won[13] |
| Investigative report of U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown | Bill Adair and David Dahl | Washington correspondence | Won[13][10] | ||
| 1998 | Pulitzer Prize | "Angels & Demons" | Thomas French | Feature Writing | Won[2][14] |
| 1995 | Pulitzer Prize | "Final Indignities" | Jeffrey Good | Editorial Writing | Won[2][15] |
| 1991 | Pulitzer Prize | "A Gift Abandoned" | Sheryl James | Feature Writing | Won[2][16] |
| 1985 | Pulitzer Prize | Corruption in Pasco County sheriff's department | Lucy Morgan and Jack Reed | Investigative Reporting | Won[2][17] |
| 1980 | Pulitzer Prize | Investigation of Church of Scientology operations in Florida | Bette Swenson Orsini and Charles Stafford | National Reporting | Won[2][18] |
| 1964 | Pulitzer Prize | Investigation of Florida Turnpike Authority | Times staff | Meritorious Public Service | Won[2][19] |
Notes
- ^ http://www.burrellesluce.com/top100/2008_Top_100List.pdf
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Nohlgren, Stephen (April 20, 2009). "St. Petersburg Times wins two Pulitzer Prizes". St. Petersburg Times. http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/article993724.ece. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ^ Associated Press (1986-10-30). "St. Petersburg Daily to Merge With Sister Paper in Florida". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DEFDC1638F933A05753C1A960948260. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ Deggans, Eric (2007-09-20). "Media Matters Says Florida Newspapers Dominated by Conservative Op-Ed Writers". St. Petersburg Times. http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2007/09/media-matters-s.html. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ "PolitiFact.com". St. Petersburg Times. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
- ^ http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2009-National-Reporting
- ^ McElroy, Jack (April 26, 2009). "Paperless project claims a Pulitzer". Knoxville News Sentinel: p. 60.
- ^ Young, Charles William (April 23, 2009). "St. Petersburg Times earns two Pulitzer Prizes for journalism". Congressional Record (United States Congress): p. E950-E951.
- ^ a b The Kentucky Post staff (March 10, 2007). "Scripps winners named". The Kentucky Post: p. A5.
- ^ a b St. Petersburg Times staff (2007). "St. Petersburg Times History - From 1884 to present". St. Petersburg Times website (www.sptimes.com). http://www.sptimes.com/connect/corporate/history/. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ St. Petersburg Times staff (March 13, 2004). "Times writer's stories earn her 2003 Ernie Pyle Award". St. Petersburg Times: p. 3B.
- ^ St. Petersburg Times staff (March 2, 2002). "Two Times reporters earn national awards". St. Petersburg Times: p. 3B.
- ^ a b St. Petersburg Times staff (April 18, 1999). "Times earns national reporting awards". St. Petersburg Times: p. 3B.
- ^ Leisner, Pat (Associated Press) (April 16, 1998). "Indianapolis native wins Pulitzer Prize". Post-Tribune: p. B5.
- ^ Associated Press (April 19, 1995). "Prizes honor wide range of stories; Winners of the 1995 Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism included stories of natural disaster, human tragedy and courage.". Portland Press Herald: p. 7A.
- ^ Associated Press (April 10, 1991). "Barberton native wins a Pulitzer". Akron Beacon Journal: p. A1.
- ^ Marx, Gary (April 25, 1985). "Pulitzer winners: UCF student, St. Pete Times". The Orlando Sentinel (Sentinel Communications Co.): p. A1.
- ^ The Boston Globe staff (April 16, 1980). "Pulitzer Prize board, for first time, names finalists in all categories". The Boston Globe (Globe Newspaper Company).
- ^ Garloch, Karen (April 1, 1988). "Observer wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of PTL, Bakkers". The Charlotte Observer: p. 1A.
References
- "Quick Facts". St. Petersburg Times. http://sptimes.com/connect/corporate/facts/. Retrieved 22 July 2005.
- "Times History". St. Petersburg Times. http://sptimes.com/connect/corporate/history/. Retrieved 15 December 2006.
External links
- St. Petersburg Times Official website.
- tbt.com A free, daily, tabloid-style newspaper, published by the St. Petersburg Times.
- PolitiFact.com website.
- Bay News 9 a local television partner of the St. Petersburg Times.
- "St. Petersburg Times proves non profit structure can work".
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