Precinct Reporter

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Precinct Reporter
Type Weekly newspaper
Founder(s) Art Townsend [1]
PublisherArt Townsend (1965-1989), [1] Brian Townsend (1989-present) [2]
Founded1965 [3]
OCLC number 11575723
Website precinctreporter.com

The Precinct Reporter is a weekly African-American newspaper published in San Bernardino, California. [4] [5] [6] It was founded in 1965 by Art Townsend. [3] As of 1989, it had a circulation of 55,000. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 McGreevy, Patrick (February 14, 1989). "Precinct Reporter publisher dies". The San Bernardino County Sun . pp. A1, A8 via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 Torrez, P.G. (August 7, 1989). "Black-owned papers a story of success". The San Bernardino County Sun . pp. E1, E6 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 Feit, Harvey (July 19, 1985). "L.A. mayor to attend Townsend tribute". The San Bernardino County Sun . pp. B-1, B4 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Mazurek, Janice (August 10, 1987). "Precinct-Reporter's Townsend: Publisher, politician, advocate". The San Bernardino County Sun . pp. B1, B5 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Fairley Raney, Rebecca (August 27, 1995). "Precinct Reporter marks 30 years in Inland Empire". The San Bernardino County Sun . pp. B1, B2 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Kelly, Dennis (September 7, 1980). "Minority newspapers find a niche in a giant California market". The San Bernardino County Sun . pp. 95, 96 via Newspapers.com.