Title
Utah - Deseret News
Description
The first issue of The Deseret News was published in 1850 by its first editor, Willard Richards, and began as a bi-weekly publication. Its 1850 prospectus can be viewed here.
The publication is currently owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has an average daily circulation of 71,284 as of 2010, as well as a Sunday circulation of 183,049 in 2013. The publication has also been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for local reporting in 1962 on resourceful coverage of a murder and kidnapping at Dead Horse Point, Utah.
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Source
"About Us." Deseret News. Deseret Digital Media, n.d. Web. 09 May 2015. <http://www.deseretnews.com/aboutus>.
"Founded." Deseret News. Deseret Digital Media, n.d. Web. 09 May 2015. <http://www.deseretnews.com/aboutus#founded>.
Lee, Jasen. "Deseret News Posts Top Increase in Print, Online Readership Nationwide." Deseret News. Deseret Digital Media, 28 Apr. 2010. Web. 09 May 2015. <http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700027671/Deseret-News-posts-top-increase-in-print-online-readership-nationwide.html?pg=all>.
"Local Reporting; Edition Time." The Pulitzer Prizes. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 May 2015. <http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Local-Reporting;-Edition-Time>.
Romboy, Dennis. "Deseret News a Top 25 Digital Newspaper, Has Utah's Largest Sunday Circulation." Deseret News. Deseret Digital Media, 30 Apr. 2013. Web. 09 May 2015. <http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628454/Digital-editions-propel-Deseret-News-circulation-growth.html?pg=all>.
"Founded." Deseret News. Deseret Digital Media, n.d. Web. 09 May 2015. <http://www.deseretnews.com/aboutus#founded>.
Lee, Jasen. "Deseret News Posts Top Increase in Print, Online Readership Nationwide." Deseret News. Deseret Digital Media, 28 Apr. 2010. Web. 09 May 2015. <http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700027671/Deseret-News-posts-top-increase-in-print-online-readership-nationwide.html?pg=all>.
"Local Reporting; Edition Time." The Pulitzer Prizes. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 May 2015. <http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Local-Reporting;-Edition-Time>.
Romboy, Dennis. "Deseret News a Top 25 Digital Newspaper, Has Utah's Largest Sunday Circulation." Deseret News. Deseret Digital Media, 30 Apr. 2013. Web. 09 May 2015. <http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628454/Digital-editions-propel-Deseret-News-circulation-growth.html?pg=all>.
Contributor
Lauren Gao
Town/City
Salt Lake City
Year Founded
1850
Circulation
Daily
Area Type
Capital City
National Prize
Yes
Image URL
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Deseret_News_logo.JPG