10 Facts About Oakland Tribune

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Oakland Tribune is a weekly newspaper published in Oakland, California, by the Bay Area News Group, a subsidiary of MediaNews Group.

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2.

Oakland Tribune was a solid Republican newspaper under Dargie and the Knowlands.

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3.

Oakland Tribune was a charter member of the Associated Press upon its founding in 1900.

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4.

Under Knowland, the Oakland Tribune became one-third of a triumvirate of California Republican newspapers with conservative viewpoints, along with the Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle.

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5.

The Tribune would make many political careers, the most noted being Knowland's own son William F Knowland and Earl Warren.

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6.

Oakland Tribune had a direct wire link for international news from London, England.

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7.

Oakland Tribune became the president of The Tribune Publishing Corporation.

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8.

Under Bill Knowland's ownership, the Oakland Tribune had a conservative editorial position and a reputation for being strongly pro-business.

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9.

In 1977, the Knowland Family sold the Oakland Tribune to Combined Communications Corporation, owned by Arizona-based outdoor sign mogul Karl Eller.

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10.

The Oakland Tribune Publishing Corporation, was dissolved by the Knowland Family.

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