The
Orlando Sentinel is the primary newspaper of the Orlando
, Florida
region. It was founded in 1876 and is currently in its 133rd
year of publication. The
Sentinel is owned by
Tribune Company and is overseen by the
Chicago Tribune. As of 2005, the
Sentinel’s president and publisher was
Kathleen Waltz; she announced her resignation
in February 2008. Howard Greenberg, publisher of the South Florida
Sun-Sentinel, was named publisher of both the
Sun-Sentinel and the
Orlando Sentinel after Waltz
left.
History
From the early 1930s to 1965, the newspaper was owned and operated
by Martin Andersen.
Publishing History of the
Orlando Sentinel and its
predecessors:
- Orlando Reporter: 1892–1903? (merged with Evening
Star to form Evening Reporter-Star)
- Evening Star: January–December 1903? (merged with
Orlando Reporter to form Evening
Reporter-Star)
- Evening Reporter-Star: 1904?–March 1947 (continues
Orlando Reporter and Evening Star; continued by
Orlando Evening Star)
- Orlando Evening Star: April 1947–1973 (continues
Evening Reporter-Star; merged with Orlando Morning
Sentinel to form the Orlando Sentinel-Star)
- Orlando Morning Sentinel: 1913–1973 (title varies:
Daily Sentinel; Morning Sentinel; merged with
Orlando Evening Star to form the Orlando
Sentinel-Star)
- Orlando Sentinel-Star: 1974–April 25, 1982 (continues
Orlando Morning Sentinel and Orlando Evening
Star; continued by Orlando Sentinel)
- Orlando Sentinel: April 26, 1982–present (continues
Orlando Sentinel-Star)
Redesign
In 2008, Orlando Sentinel's parent company, Tribune Company, called
for a
redesign of the Sentinel. The new
layout, which debuted in June 2008, was formatted to appeal to busy
readers. In order to compete with the immediacy of the
Internet, the Sentinel added more graphics,
quick-read top news stories and simpler layouts. The redesign also
incorporated more local news coverage,
consumer information and governmental
surveillance stories. In addition to appealing
to more non-readers, the redesign hoped to gain more
advertising revenue.
Pulitzer Prizes
Notable staff
References
- See Florida Newspapers—a list of Florida newspapers
for which indexes or full-text are available at the University of Central Florida
Library.
- "Tribune’s Redesign Kicks Off With Orlando
Sentinel"
- "US: Orlando Sentinel redesign geared towards "busy
readers""
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