The Albuquerque Tribune
 The July 27, 2005 front page of The Albuquerque Tribune | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | E. W. Scripps Company |
| Publisher | Albuquerque Publishing Company |
| Editor | Phill Casaus |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Ceased publication | February 23, 2008[1] |
| Headquarters | 7777 Jefferson NE Albuquerque, New Mexico87109  United States |
| Circulation | 10,000 (when closure was announced)[1] |
| ISSN | 1097-2048 |
| Website | abqtrib |
The Albuquerque Tribunewas an afternoon newspaper inAlbuquerque, New Mexico,founded in 1922 byCarlton Cole MageeasMagee's Independent.It was published in the afternoon and evening Monday through Saturday.
Scott Ware served as editor from 1995 to 2001.[2]Other notable journalists who worked at the Tribune included Ollie Reed,[3]Joline Gutierrez Krueger,[4]and Terri Burke,[5]who later served as the executive director of the Texas ACLU.[6]
On February 20, 2008,E. W. Scripps Companyannounced that theTribunewould close, effective February 23, 2008.[1]The closure followed a seven-month effort by the company to sell the paper, which had declined in circulation from 42,000 in 1988 to about 10,000 in 2008.[1]GovernorBill RichardsonofNew Mexicodeclared the paper's last day "Albuquerque Tribune Day" in his state, to "celebrate theTribune's long and proud history and its honorable service to the state. "[7]
Eileen WelsomeofThe Albuquerque Tribunewon thePulitzer Prize for National Reportingin 1994for her series entitled "The Plutonium Experiment", a series abouthuman radiation experimentsthat took place at theWalter E. Fernald State Schoolof Massachusetts, among other locations.
Logo
[edit]The paper's logo and the logo of the entire Scripps-Howard newspaper chain, depicting a lighthouse, was inspired by founder Magee's original slogan: "Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way";[1]the slogan had been adopted fromDante.
Joint operating agreement
[edit]On February 20, 1933,The Albuquerque Tribuneformed the nation's firstjoint operating agreement(JOA), entitled the "Albuquerque Plan," with theAlbuquerque Journalin response to theGreat Depression of 1929.The JOA established theAlbuquerque Publishing Companyand merged theAlbuquerque Evening Journalwith theTribune(which at this point changed its name from theNew Mexico State TribunetoThe Albuquerque Tribune.)
The Albuquerque TribuneandAlbuquerque Journalmerged presses, advertising and circulation while remaining as separate editorial entities. As part of the joint operating agreement, theTribunewas to be a local newspaper only, focusing on issues in the Albuquerque metropolitan area.
Although the JOA ended when Scripps shut down the newspaper, Scripps retained its stake (about 40%) in Albuquerque Publishing Company, giving Scripps a corresponding share in any futureAlbuquerque Journalprofits.[8]Scripps had not offered to sell its share in the JOA when it attempted to sell the paper, something thatEditor & Publishernoted was another factor in Scripps' inability to find a buyer for theTribune.[8]
References
[edit]- ^abcdeAlbuquerque Tribune to cease publicationfrom theE. W. Scrippswebsite
- ^"American Journalism Review - Archives".ajrarchive.org.RetrievedJuly 14,2021.
- ^Matt Mygatt."Albuquerque's 'Tribune' bids farewell".Santa Fe New Mexican.Associated Press.RetrievedJuly 14,2021.
- ^Frosch, Dan (December 8, 2017)."Opioids: The Mother Who Knew Everything and Saw Nothing".Wall Street Journal.ISSN0099-9660.RetrievedJuly 14,2021.
- ^Staff, ABQJournal News."6:50am -- Former Trib ME To Head Texas ACLU".abqjournal.RetrievedJuly 14,2021.
- ^"ACLU News & Commentary".American Civil Liberties Union.RetrievedJuly 14,2021.
- ^Governor Richardson Proclaims Albuquerque Tribune Day[permanent dead link],a press release from the Office of New Mexico's Governor
- ^abTribuneIs Gone — But Scripps Still Sharing Profits In AlbuquerqueArchivedJune 17, 2009, at theWayback Machine,a February 25, 2008 article fromEditor & Publisher