Des Moines Tribune

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Des Moines Tribune
Type Daily newspaper, evening edition
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s)Cowles family
Founded1906
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publicationSeptember 25, 1982 [1]
Headquarters717 Locust St., Des Moines, Iowa
Circulation 147,000 (1947)

The Des Moines Tribune was a daily afternoon newspaper published in Des Moines, Iowa. It was founded in 1906 [2] and purchased in 1908 [1] by the Cowles family, which owned the Des Moines Register . The newspapers shared production and business operations, but maintained separate editorial staffs which often behaved as rivals and competitors. [3]

The Tribune had a peak circulation of 147,000 in 1947. In 1981, the paper's circulation area was cut from 22 counties from 8 [4] and by 1982, its circulation had dwindled to 68,000. [5] The newspaper ceased publication in September 1982 and merged with the Register. [6] [7] [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cowles Family Publishing Legacy".
  2. ↑ Friedricks, William B. (2000). Covering Iowa. ISBN   9780813826202.
  3. ↑ "You can go home again".
  4. ↑ "2 Des Moines papers to merge". New York Times . UPI. 3 June 1982. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Des Moines paper folds". The Winona Daily News . Associated Press. 26 September 1982. p. 12. Retrieved 6 December 2023– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. ↑ William Petroski (26 September 1982). "Des Moines Tribune publishes its final edition". Des Moines Register . p. 3B. Retrieved 6 December 2023– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "About Des Moines tribune. (Des Moines, Iowa) 1931-1982". Library of Congress.
  8. ↑ "Des Moines Tribune calling it quits after 75 years". United Press International . 25 September 1982. Retrieved 6 December 2023.


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