Independent Tribune

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Independent Tribune
TypeTri-weekly newspaper
Owner(s) Lee Enterprises
EditorMark Plemmons
FoundedSeptember 29, 1996;26 years ago (1996-09-29)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters Concord, North Carolina
CountryUnited States
OCLC number 664151062
Website independenttribune.com

Independent Tribune is a newspaper based in Concord, North Carolina covering Cabarrus County. The newspaper is owned by Lee Enterprises.

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History

The Independent Tribune was formed September 29, 1996, with the merger of The Concord Tribune [1] and The Daily Independent of Kannapolis, North Carolina. [2]

It was originally a daily newspaper, but changed to three days a week in 2009. [3]

On March 15, 2020, Media General announced the sale of its newspapers to Berkshire Hathaway's BH Media. [4]

On January 29, 2020, Lee Enterprises announced it would buy BH Media, including 30 newspapers. [5]

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References

  1. "About The Concord tribune. [volume] (Concord, N.C.) 1939-1996". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. "About The daily independent. [volume] (Kannapolis, N.C.) 193?-1996". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. "Concord paper changes print schedule". Salisbury Post . March 15, 2009.
  4. Williamson, Sarah Newell (March 17, 2020). "New IT owner bullish on community newspapers". Independent Tribune. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  5. "Independent Tribune, BH Media being sold to Lee Enterprises". Independent Tribune. January 29, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.