Willow Glen Resident

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Willow Glen Resident
TypeWeekly Newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Digital First Media
PublisherJoe Guerra, III
EditorMario Dianda
Founded1953;69 years ago (1953)
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersSan Jose, California
Circulation 20,150
OCLC number 39758178
Website www.mercurynews.com/willow-glen

The Willow Glen Resident is a free weekly newspaper based in San Jose, California. In partnership with The Mercury News , [1] it serves the Willow Glen neighborhood of the city of San Jose and surrounding Santa Clara County, California. [2] The newspaper covers local news, sports, business and community events and is described as providing news and features with focus on local government issues and decisions made. [3] It is published weekly on Fridays. [2] With 41, 310 readers, [1] according to the American Newspaper Representative database, the Willow Glen Resident has a free weekly circulation of 20,150. [2] The newspaper is owned by Digital First Media and edited by Mario Dianda. [4]

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History

Willow Glen Resident was founded in 1953 by Harvey D. Jorden as the Greater Willow Glen Resident. [5] In 1987, the name of the newspaper was changed to its current title - Willow Glen Resident. The paper has also been known as the Willow Glen Resident news and the Willow Glen/Rose Garden Resident News. [6]

Awards

In 2017, the Willow Glen Resident won an Honorable Mention in the Investigative Reporting category in its division of California's Better Newspapers Contest. [7]

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