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The July 27, 2005 front page of
The Sacramento Bee
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner The McClatchy Company
Publisher Janis Heaphy (until April 13, 2008); Cheryl Dell (as of April 14, 2008)[1]
Editor Melanie Sill
Founded 1857 (as The Daily Bee)
Headquarters 2100 Q Street
Sacramento, California 95819
Flag of the United States United States
Circulation 279,032 Daily
324,613 Sunday[2]
Website: sacbee.com

The Sacramento Bee is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California, in the United States. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more The McClatchy Company is an American Publishing company based in Sacramento California, that operates a number of Newspapers and Websites Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This is a list of the daily Newspapers in the World by average circulation The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Since its creation in 1857, the Bee has become Sacramento's largest newspaper, the fifth largest newspapers in California, and the 25th largest paper in the U. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the S. [2] It is distributed in the upper Sacramento Valley, with a total circulation area that spans about 12,000 square miles (31,000 km²): south to Stockton, California, north to the Oregon border, east to Reno, Nevada and west to the San Francisco Bay Area. The Sacramento Valley is the portion of the California Central Valley that lies to the north of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta in the U Stockton is a City in California and the seat of San Joaquin County (the fifth largest agricultural county in the United States Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the [3][4]

The Bee is the flagship of the nationwide McClatchy Company. The McClatchy Company is an American Publishing company based in Sacramento California, that operates a number of Newspapers and Websites [3] Its "Scoopy Bee" mascot[5], created by Walt Disney in 1943, has been used by all three Bee newspapers (Sacramento's, Modesto's, and Fresno's). Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter The Modesto Bee is a Californian Newspaper owned by the McClatchy Company, a leading American newspaper Corporation The Fresno Bee is the daily Newspaper serving Fresno California and surrounding counties in that U [3]

Contents

History

Under the name The Daily Bee, the first issue of the newspaper was published on February 3, 1857, proudly boasting that "the object of [the Sacramento Bee] is not only independence, but permanence. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the "[3] At this time, the Bee was in competition with The Sacramento Union, a newspaper founded in 1851. The Sacramento Union is a Tabloid -sized free Weekly newspaper currently distributed in the Sacramento, California area 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Although the Bee soon surpassed the Union in popularity, the Union survived until its closing in 1994, leaving the Sacramento Bee to be the longest running newspaper in Sacramento's history. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)

Although the first editor of The Sacramento Bee was Rollin Ridge, James McClatchy took over the position by the end of the first week. John Rollin Ridge ( Cherokee name Cheesquatalawny, or Yellow Bird, March 19, 1827 &ndash October 5, 1867 James McClatchy (1824–1883 was an American newspaper editor.

Also within a week of its creation, the Bee uncovered a state scandal which led to the impeachment of Republican California State Treasurer Henry Bates. The California State Treasurer is responsible for the state's Investment and Finance. Henry Bates of Shasta County California was a politician affiliated with the American Party.


21st century

On March 13, 2006, The McClatchy Company announced their agreement to purchase Knight Ridder, the United States' second largest chain of daily newspapers. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For the unrelated television series see Knight Rider. For other articles see Knight Rider (disambiguation Knight Ridder The purchase price of $4. 5 billion in cash and stock will give McClatchy thirty-two daily newspapers in 29 markets, with a total circulation of 3. 3 million. [6]

On February 3, 2007 the paper celebrated its 150th anniversary. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In every newspaper they included a copy of the original paper. On February 4, 2007 they included a 120-page section about their history from their founding to today. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Recognition

The Sacramento Bee has won five Pulitzer Prizes in its history. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, It has won numerous other awards, including many for its progressive public service campaigns promoting free speech (the Bee often criticized government policy, and uncovered many scandals hurting Californians), anti-racism (the Bee supported the Union during the American Civil War and publicly denounced the Ku Klux Klan), worker's rights (the Bee has a strong history of supporting unionization), and environmental protection (leading numerous tree-planting campaigns and fighting against environmental destruction in the Sierra Nevada). During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Ku Klux Klan ( KKK) is the name of several past and present secret domestic terrorist organizations in the United States, generally in the southern states that are A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. The Sierra Nevada ( Spanish for "Snowy Range" is a Mountain range located in the U A full list of recent major awards won by the Bee can be found here.

Mission statement

The mission statement of The Sacramento Bee, located at their website: "To be the region's leading media company, providing a trusted and valued source of news and information to the communities we serve.

References

  1. ^ First-Ever 'Sac Bee' Publisher Heaphy to Be Replaced By Dell, from the Editor & Publisher website
  2. ^ a b 2007 Top 100 Daily Newspapers in the U.S. by Circulation (PDF). Editor & Publisher (E&P is a monthly Journal covering the North American Newspaper industry BurrellesLuce (2007-03-31). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Retrieved on 2007-05-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the
  3. ^ a b c d History of The Sacramento Bee from the newspaper's website
  4. ^ Profile of The Sacramento Bee from The McClatchy Company website
  5. ^ Lessons from Scoopy Bee, from Etaoin Shrdlu, the blogspot-based blog for McClatchy editors
  6. ^ Katharine Q. Blogger is a Blog publishing system. It was created by Pyra Labs, which was bought by Google in 2003 Seelye and Andrew Ross Sorkin, "Newspaper Chain Agrees to a Sale for $4.5 Billion", The New York Times, March 13, 2006. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

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