Orlando Sentinel 


The August 22, 2008 front page of the
Orlando Sentinel
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet

Owner Tribune Company
Publisher Kathleen Waltz
Founded 1876
Headquarters 633 North Orange Avenue
Orlando, Florida 32801
 United States
Circulation 227,593 Daily
332,030 Sunday1
ISSN 0744-6055

Website: orlandosentinel.com

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 was Kathleen Waltz. She announced her resignation in February 2008. Howard Greenberg, publisher of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, was named publisher of both the Sun-Sentinel and the Orlando Sentinel after Waltz left.

Contents

History

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

Publishing History of the Orlando Sentinel and its predecessors:2

Redesign

In 2008, Orlando Sentinel's parent company, Tribune Company, called for a redesign of the Sentinel. The new layout, which debuted in June 2008, was formatted to appeal to busy readers. 3 4 In order to compete with the immediacy of the Internet, the Sentinel added more graphics, quick-read top news stories and simplier layouts. The redesign also incorporated more local news coverage, consumer information and governmental surveillance stories. In addition to appealing to more readers, the redesign hoped to gain more advertising revenue.

Pulitzer Prizes

Notable staff

References

  1. ^ "2008 Top 100 Daily Newspapers in the U.S. by Circulation" (PDF). BurrellesLuce (2008-10-27). Retrieved on 2008-10-27.
  2. ^ See Florida Newspapers - a list of Florida newspapers for which indexes or full-text are available at the UCF Library.
  3. ^ "Tribune’s Redesign Kicks Off With Orlando Sentinel"
  4. ^ "US: Orlando Sentinel redesign geared towards "busy readers""

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