The Northwest Explorer

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Explorer Newspaper
Explorer newspaper logo.png
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) Times Media Group
PublisherJason Joseph
Founded1993;31 years ago (1993)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters7225 N. Mona Lisa Road, #125
Tucson, AZ 85741
United States
Circulation 30,381(as of 2020) [1]
Website explorernews.com

The Explorer Newspaper is a weekly newspaper in Tucson, Arizona, United States. [2] [3]

Its coverage area includes the towns of Oro Valley and Marana and the communities of Catalina Foothills, Casas Adobes, Catalina, SaddleBrooke, Tortolita, Oracle, along with neighborhoods in the City of Tucson and Pima County.

It is the 9th largest newspaper in Arizona, with a circulation of 47,475. [3] In 2007, it was sold to Thirteenth Street Media. [4] It became part of 10/13 Communications, owner of the East Valley Tribune , in 2010. [5] In April 30, it was sold to Times Media Group. [6]

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  2. Mary Paganelli, Kate Reynolds, Insiders' Guide to Tucson, Globe Pequot, 2008, p. 333
  3. 1 2 Mondo Newspapers circulation Archived 2010-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 'Explorer' Sold; New Owners Hand out Pink Slips
  5. 10/13 Communications
  6. "Tucson Local Media sold to Times Media Group". Inside Tucson Business. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-27.