newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, spor ...
started in the early 1900s by William F. Huffman, Sr. The newspaper today is a daily broadsheet with a circulation of 7,888 (2012 ABC data) serving mainly
Wood County, Wisconsin
Wood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,207. Its county seat is Wisconsin Rapids. The county is named after Joseph Wood, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Wood Coun ...
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Owned by
Gannett
Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.Marshfield News-Herald'', the reporters and editors of the ''Daily Tribune'' focus on local news and sports.
The newspaper was formerly owned by Thomson Newspapers Inc.
In the 1990s, the paper was at the center of a controversial murder case, when the ''Daily Tribunes receptionist, Jayne Susan Jacobson, murdered publisher David Gentry's secretary, Julie Schroer at Schroer's home in 1990. Jacobson was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and was released within a few years of the slaying."Group home not found for woman in institution" ''
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'' is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where it is the primary newspaper. It is also the largest newspaper in the state of Wisconsin, where it is widely distributed. It is currently ...
'' April 7, 1995.
Among former staffers of this newspaper are Robert D. McFadden, a
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made ...
-winning senior reporter for ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
'', who worked for the ''Daily Tribune'' from 1957 to 1958; Robert Des Jarlais, an award-winning sports and general news editor and reporter at the ''Daily Tribune'' from the mid-1960s until shortly before his untimely death in 2003; and David L. Van Wormer, an Outdoor Writer for the ''Milwaukee Journal'', a sportswriter and editor for the ''Tribune'' at various times between 1970 and 1995.