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{{short description|Newspaper in Orlando, Florida, US}}
{{short description|Newspaper in Orlando, Florida, US}}
{{Infobox Newspaper
{{Infobox Newspaper
|name = Orlando Sentinel
| name = Orlando Sentinel
|image = Orlando Sentinel front page.jpg
| image = Orlando Sentinel front page.jpg
|caption = The October 22, 2015, front page of the<br />''Orlando Sentinel''
| caption = The October 22, 2015, front page of the<br />''Orlando Sentinel''
|type = Daily [[newspaper]]
| type = Daily [[newspaper]]
|format = [[Broadsheet]]
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
|foundation = 1876
| foundation = 1876
|owners = [[Tribune Publishing]]<ref name=Tronc>{{citation |year=2016 |url=http://investor.tronc.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=254385&p=irol-reportsAnnual |title=2016 Annual Report |author=Tronc, Inc. |location=Chicago, Illinois |access-date=2017-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027093637/http://investor.tronc.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=254385&p=irol-reportsAnnual |archive-date=2017-10-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| owners = [[Tribune Publishing]]<ref name=Tronc>{{citation |year=2016 |url=http://investor.tronc.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=254385&p=irol-reportsAnnual |title=2016 Annual Report |publisher=Tronc, Inc. |location=Chicago, Illinois |access-date=2017-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027093637/http://investor.tronc.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=254385&p=irol-reportsAnnual |archive-date=2017-10-27 |url-status=dead }}{{dead link|date=February 2024}}</ref>
| headquarters = 633 North Orange Avenue<br />[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]] 32801<br />US |
| headquarters = 633 North Orange Avenue<br />[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]] 32801<br />US|
| publisher = Paul Pham
| publisher = Nancy Meyer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/about/|title=About - Orlando Sentinel|website=orlandosentinel.com|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref> |
| generalmanager = Paul Pham<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lyons|first=David|title=Paul Pham named general manager at Orlando Sentinel|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-bz-paul-pham-sentinel-general-manager-appointment-20201107-mcc6vhhxmrcehetdm5mtpsyrhy-story.html|access-date=2021-06-18|website=orlandosentinel.com|date=7 November 2020 }}</ref>
circulation = 151,000 Daily<br />258,000 Sunday<ref>{{cite web | title=Tribune Publishing Public Filing FORM 10-12B/A |url=http://investor.tribpub.com/files/doc_financials/2014/Amended_Registration_Statement07212014.pdf |format=PDF |access-date=2014-07-21 |date=2014-07-21|page=97}}</ref>|
| circulation = 151,000 Daily<br />258,000 Sunday<ref>{{cite web |title=Tribune Publishing Public Filing FORM 10-12B/A |url=http://investor.tribpub.com/files/doc_financials/2014/Amended_Registration_Statement07212014.pdf |access-date=2014-07-21 |date=2014-07-21 |page=97 |archive-date=2014-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812234740/http://investor.tribpub.com/files/doc_financials/2014/Amended_Registration_Statement07212014.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
ISSN = 0744-6055
| ISSN = 0744-6055
|website = {{URL|http://www.orlandosentinel.com/}}
| website = {{URL|orlandosentinel.com}}
}}
}}
The '''''Orlando Sentinel''''' is the primary [[newspaper]] of [[Orlando, Florida]], and the [[Central Florida]] region. It was founded in 1876 and is currently owned by [[Tribune Publishing|Tribune Publishing Company]].
The '''''Orlando Sentinel''''' is the primary [[newspaper]] of [[Orlando, Florida]], and the [[Central Florida]] region, in the [[United States]]. It was founded in 1876 and is currently owned by [[Tribune Publishing|Tribune Publishing Company]].


The ''Orlando Sentinel's'' parent company, ''[[Tribune Publishing]]'' agreed in May 2021 to be acquired by [[Alden Global Capital]], which operates its media properties through [[Digital First Media]]. The transaction is set to be finalized on June 30, 2021.<ref name="nprsale">{{cite news |last1=Folkenflik |first1=David |title='Vulture' Fund Alden Global, Known For Slashing Newsrooms, Buys Tribune Papers |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/05/21/998730863/vulture-fund-alden-global-known-for-slashing-newsrooms-buys-tribune-papers |access-date=May 21, 2021 |publisher=NPR |date=May 21, 2021}}</ref><ref name="tribnodeal">{{cite news |last1=Chicago Tribune Staff |title=Tribune Publishing ends discussions with Maryland hotel executive, moving forward with hedge fund Alden's bid for newspaper chain |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-tribune-publishing-alden-sale-20210419-uqlp6yjxvbdhlkd2yjanh6thre-story.html |access-date=April 20, 2021 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=April 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tracy |first1=Marc |title=Hedge Fund Reaches a Deal to Buy Tribune Publishing |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/business/media/alden-tribune-newspaper-sale.html |access-date=February 17, 2021 |work=New York Times |date=February 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Feder |first1=Robert |title=‘Sad, sobering day’ for Chicago Tribune as Alden wins takeover bid |url=https://www.robertfeder.com/2021/05/21/sad-sobering-day-chicago-tribune-alden-wins-takeover-bid/ |access-date=May 23, 2021 |date=May 21, 2021}}</ref>
The ''Orlando Sentinel'' is owned by parent company, ''[[Tribune Publishing]]''. This company was acquired by [[Alden Global Capital]], which operates its media properties through [[Digital First Media]], in May 2021.<ref name="closedsale">{{cite news |last1=Roeder |first1=David |title=Chicago Tribune staff gets buyout offers as Alden takes over |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2021/5/26/22455776/chicago-tribune-staff-gets-buyout-offers-as-alden-takes-over |access-date=June 2, 2021 |agency=Chicago Sun Times |date=May 26, 2021}}</ref><ref name="nprsale">{{cite news |last1=Folkenflik |first1=David |title='Vulture' Fund Alden Global, Known For Slashing Newsrooms, Buys Tribune Papers |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/05/21/998730863/vulture-fund-alden-global-known-for-slashing-newsrooms-buys-tribune-papers |access-date=May 21, 2021 |publisher=NPR |date=May 21, 2021}}</ref><ref name="tribnodeal">{{cite news |title=Tribune Publishing ends discussions with Maryland hotel executive, moving forward with hedge fund Alden's bid for newspaper chain |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-tribune-publishing-alden-sale-20210419-uqlp6yjxvbdhlkd2yjanh6thre-story.html |access-date=April 20, 2021 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=April 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tracy |first1=Marc |title=Hedge Fund Reaches a Deal to Buy Tribune Publishing |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/business/media/alden-tribune-newspaper-sale.html |access-date=February 17, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Feder |first1=Robert |title='Sad, sobering day' for Chicago Tribune as Alden wins takeover bid |url=https://www.robertfeder.com/2021/05/21/sad-sobering-day-chicago-tribune-alden-wins-takeover-bid/ |access-date=May 23, 2021 |date=May 21, 2021}}</ref>

The newspaper's website utilizes [[geo-blocking]], making it inaccessible from European countries.<ref name="Orlando Sentinel Geoblock">{{Cite web |url = https://www.tribpub.com/gdpr/orlandosentinel.com/ |title = We are currently unavailable from your region |publisher = Orlando Sentinel |access-date = 2022-11-19}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The ''Sentinel''{{'}}s predecessors date to 1876, when the ''Orange County Reporter'' was first published. The ''Reporter'' became a daily newspaper in 1905, and merged with the ''Orlando Evening Star'' in 1906. Another Orlando paper, the ''South Florida Sentinel'', started publishing as a morning daily in 1913. Then known as the ''Morning Sentinel'', it bought the ''Reporter-Star'' in 1931, when Martin Andersen came to Orlando to manage both papers. Andersen eventually bought both papers outright in 1945, selling them to the [[Tribune Company]] of Chicago in 1965.<ref name="timeline">{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2001-01-01-0101030466-story.html|title=HISTORY OF THE ORLANDO SENTINEL|first=Orlando|last=Sentinel|website=OrlandoSentinel.com}}</ref>
The ''Sentinel''{{'}}s predecessors date to 1876, when the ''Orange County Reporter'' was first published. The ''Reporter'' became a daily newspaper in 1905, and merged with the ''Orlando Evening Star'' in 1906. Another Orlando paper, the ''South Florida Sentinel'', started publishing as a morning daily in 1913. Then known as the ''Morning Sentinel'', it bought the ''Reporter-Star'' in 1931, when Martin Andersen came to Orlando to manage both papers. Andersen eventually bought both papers outright in 1945, selling them to the [[Tribune Company]] of Chicago in 1965.<ref name="timeline">{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2001-01-01-0101030466-story.html|title=History of the Orlando Sentinel|website=OrlandoSentinel.com|date=January 2001 }}</ref>


In 1973, the two publications merged into the daily '''''Sentinel Star'''''. Tribune appointed Charles T. Brumback as president in 1976.<ref name="timeline"/> Harold "Tip" Lifvendahl was named president and publisher in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lifvendahl To Tribune Senior Vp|author=Rene Stutzman|publisher=Orlando Sentinel|date=July 30, 1993|access-date=May 26, 2014|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-07-30/news/9307300901_1_chicago-tribune-tribune-publishing-sentinel}}</ref> The newspaper was renamed the ''Orlando Sentinel'' in 1982. John Puerner succeeded Lifvendahl in 1993,<ref>{{cite web|title=New Era At Sentinel|author=Rene Stutzman|publisher=Orlando Sentinel|date=October 4, 1993|access-date=May 26, 2014|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-10-04/business/9310020830_1_puerner-chicago-tribune-sentinel}}</ref> who was replaced by Kathleen M. Waltz in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Waltz Moving To Orlando Sentinel|author=Suzanne White|publisher=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]]|date=May 27, 2000|access-date=May 26, 2014|url=http://articles.dailypress.com/2000-05-27/news/0005270040_1_tribune-publishing-daily-circulation-seven-daily-newspapers}}</ref> She announced her resignation in February 2008. Howard Greenberg, already publisher of fellow Tribune newspaper the ''[[Sun-Sentinel]]'' of Fort Lauderdale, was named publisher of both papers after Waltz left.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2008-02-15/news/waltz15_1_waltz-sentinel-tribune |title=Orlando Sentinel's publisher resigns|author=Christopher Boyd |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=February 15, 2008|access-date=October 25, 2011}}</ref>
In 1973, the two publications merged into the daily '''''Sentinel Star'''''. Tribune appointed Charles T. Brumback as president in 1976.<ref name="timeline"/> Harold "Tip" Lifvendahl was named president and publisher in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lifvendahl To Tribune Senior Vp|author=Rene Stutzman|publisher=Orlando Sentinel|date=July 30, 1993|access-date=May 26, 2014|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-07-30/news/9307300901_1_chicago-tribune-tribune-publishing-sentinel}}</ref> The newspaper was renamed the ''Orlando Sentinel'' in 1982. John Puerner succeeded Lifvendahl in 1993,<ref>{{cite web|title=New Era At Sentinel|author=Rene Stutzman|publisher=Orlando Sentinel|date=October 4, 1993|access-date=May 26, 2014|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-10-04/business/9310020830_1_puerner-chicago-tribune-sentinel}}</ref> who was replaced by Kathleen M. Waltz in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Waltz Moving To Orlando Sentinel|author=Suzanne White|publisher=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]]|date=May 27, 2000|access-date=May 26, 2014|url=http://articles.dailypress.com/2000-05-27/news/0005270040_1_tribune-publishing-daily-circulation-seven-daily-newspapers|archive-date=March 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317143326/http://articles.dailypress.com/2000-05-27/news/0005270040_1_tribune-publishing-daily-circulation-seven-daily-newspapers|url-status=dead}}</ref> In that same year the sentinel gained seven sister newspapers as Tribune Co. announces its merger with Times Mirror, adding the Los Angeles Times, Newsday, the Baltimore Sun, the Hartford Courant and three others to the Tribune Publishing operation.<ref>{{cite web|title=The History Of the ORLANDO SENTINEL|date=January 2004 |publisher=[[The Orlando Sentinel]]|url= https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2004-01-01-0401020323-story.html}}</ref> Waltz announced her resignation in February 2008. Howard Greenberg, already publisher of fellow Tribune newspaper the ''[[Sun-Sentinel]]'' of Fort Lauderdale, was named publisher of both papers after Waltz left.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2008-02-15/news/waltz15_1_waltz-sentinel-tribune |title=Orlando Sentinel's publisher resigns|author=Christopher Boyd |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=February 15, 2008|access-date=October 25, 2011}}</ref>


In 2008, the Tribune Company called for a redesign of the ''Sentinel''. The new layout, which debuted in June 2008, was formatted to appeal to busy readers, though like all of the redesigns in Tribune's [[Sam Zell]] ownership era, was reeled back into a more traditional design with appealing elements kept after reader criticism.<ref>[http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-tribunes-redesign-kicks-off-with-orlando-sentinel/ "Tribune’s Redesign Kicks Off With Orlando Sentinel"]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.wan-ifra.org/blogs/editorial/newspaper/2008/06/us_orlando_sentinel_redesign_geared_towa.php|title=Blogs - World News Publishing Focus by WAN-IFRA|website=blog.wan-ifra.org}}</ref>
In 2008, the Tribune Company called for a redesign of the ''Sentinel''. The new layout, which debuted in June 2008, was formatted to appeal to busy readers, though like all of the redesigns in Tribune's [[Sam Zell]] ownership era, was reeled back into a more traditional design with appealing elements kept after reader criticism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gigaom.com/2008/06/23/419-tribunes-redesign-kicks-off-with-orlando-sentinel/,%20https://gigaom.com/2008/06/23/419-tribunes-redesign-kicks-off-with-orlando-sentinel/|title=Tribune's Redesign Kicks Off With Orlando Sentinel|date=June 23, 2008|website=gigaom.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.wan-ifra.org/blogs/editorial/newspaper/2008/06/us_orlando_sentinel_redesign_geared_towa.php|title=Blogs - World News Publishing Focus by WAN-IFRA|website=blog.wan-ifra.org|access-date=2020-07-07|archive-date=2020-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021075351/https://blog.wan-ifra.org/blogs/editorial/newspaper/2008/06/us_orlando_sentinel_redesign_geared_towa.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 2018, the ''Orlando Sentinel'' and its corporate siblings began blocking access to Internet users in the [[European Union]] because their websites lacked compliance with the EU's [[General Data Protection Regulation]] act.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hern |first1=Alex |last2=Belam |first2=Martin |title=LA Times among US-based news sites blocking EU users due to GDPR |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/25/gdpr-us-based-news-websites-eu-internet-users-la-times |access-date=24 September 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=25 May 2018 |language=en |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324024110/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/25/gdpr-us-based-news-websites-eu-internet-users-la-times |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Duraj |first1=Maciej |title=How the Internet Is Being Restricted & Handicapped Based on Geographic Data |url=https://maciejduraj-75226.medium.com/how-the-internet-is-being-restricted-handicapped-based-on-geographic-data-232eea088f74 |access-date=24 September 2021 |work=Medium |date=4 June 2020 |language=en |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209081533/https://maciejduraj-75226.medium.com/how-the-internet-is-being-restricted-handicapped-based-on-geographic-data-232eea088f74 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=PennRobotics |title=It's been three years. Stop saying your European visitors are important to you |url=https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27854663 |website=Hacker News |access-date=24 September 2021 |date=16 July 2021 |archive-date=October 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002025206/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27854663 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Orlando Sentinel Geoblock"/>
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According to one listing, some of the ''Sentinel''{{'}}s predecessors are:<ref>See [http://library.ucf.edu/GovDocs/flanews.asp Florida Newspapers]—a list of Florida newspapers for which indexes or full-text are available at the [[University of Central Florida]] Library.</ref>

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According to one listing, some of the ''Sentinel''{{'}}s predecessors are:<ref>See [http://library.ucf.edu/GovDocs/flanews.asp Florida Newspapers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060130100332/http://library.ucf.edu/GovDocs/flanews.asp |date=2006-01-30 }}—a list of Florida newspapers for which indexes or full-text are available at the [[University of Central Florida]] Library.</ref>


*''Orlando Reporter'': 1892–1903? (merged with ''Evening Star'' to form ''Evening Reporter-Star'')
*''Orlando Reporter'': 1892–1903? (merged with ''Evening Star'' to form ''Evening Reporter-Star'')
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== Editorial history ==
== Editorial history ==
Editorially, the ''Sentinel'' tilted conservative. From 1952 to 2004, it endorsed Republicans in every election save for [[Lyndon Johnson]] in 1964.<ref name=PoliticoNotTrump/> However, it has endorsed Democratic candidates for president in four of the last five presidential elections: [[John Kerry]] in 2004, [[Barack Obama]] in 2008,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/orlando-sentinel-back-romney-after-endorsing-obama-2008/322348/|title=Orlando Sentinel Backs Romney After Endorsing Obama in 2008|last=Bennett|first=Dashiell|date=2012-10-19|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref> [[Hillary Clinton]] in 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wgno.com/2016/03/05/orlando-sentinel-endorses-marco-rubio-hillary-clinton-for-nominations/|title=Orlando Sentinel endorses Marco Rubio, Hillary Clinton for nominations|date=2016-03-06|website=WGNO|language=en|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref>and [[Joe Biden]] in 2020.<ref name=SentinelEndorseBiden>{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/endorsements/os-op-sentinel-endorsement-joe-biden-for-president-20200828-tntaxemoyrabtcy4khjugnuqwu-story.html|title=Joe Biden for president, because he can get us out of Trump’s mess|publisher=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=August 28, 2020}}</ref>
Editorially, the ''Sentinel'' tilted conservative. From 1952 to 2004, it endorsed Republicans in every election save for [[Lyndon Johnson]] in 1964.<ref name=PoliticoNotTrump/> However, it has endorsed Democratic candidates for president in four of the last five presidential elections: [[John Kerry]] in 2004, [[Barack Obama]] in 2008,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/orlando-sentinel-back-romney-after-endorsing-obama-2008/322348/|title=Orlando Sentinel Backs Romney After Endorsing Obama in 2008|last=Bennett|first=Dashiell|date=2012-10-19|website=[[The Atlantic]]|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref> [[Hillary Clinton]] in 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wgno.com/2016/03/05/orlando-sentinel-endorses-marco-rubio-hillary-clinton-for-nominations/|title=Orlando Sentinel endorses Marco Rubio, Hillary Clinton for nominations|date=2016-03-06|website=WGNO|language=en|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref> and [[Joe Biden]] in 2020.<ref name=SentinelEndorseBiden>{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/endorsements/os-op-sentinel-endorsement-joe-biden-for-president-20200828-tntaxemoyrabtcy4khjugnuqwu-story.html|title=Joe Biden for president, because he can get us out of Trump's mess|publisher=Orlando Sentinel|date=August 28, 2020}}</ref>


In June 2019, the day of President [[Donald Trump]]'s re-election campaign launch rally in Orlando, the ''Sentinel'' made national news when the editorial board published a piece saying it would not endorse the president, among their reasons, "the chaos, the division, the schoolyard insults, the self-aggrandizement, the corruption, and especially the lies."<ref name=PoliticoNotTrump>{{Cite web|url=https://politi.co/2MUUlwO|title=Orlando Sentinel announces 2020 endorsement: Not Trump|last=Forgey|first=Quint|website=POLITICO|language=en|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/orlando-sentinel-newspaper-makes-not-trump-anti-endorsement-62201925677|title=Orlando Sentinel newspaper makes 'not Trump' anti-endorsement|website=MSNBC.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/449042-orlando-sentinel-declines-to-endorse-trump-in-2020|title=Orlando Sentinel declines to endorse Trump in 2020|last=Klar|first=Rebecca|date=2019-06-18|website=TheHill|language=en|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/orlando-sentinel-endorse-anyone-but-trump|title=Orlando Sentinel issues scathing op-ed announcing it won't endorse Donald Trump in 2020 election|last=Hopkins|first=Anna|date=2019-06-18|website=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref> It ultimately endorsed Biden, saying that he was "many things that Trump is not now and never will be."<ref name=SentinelEndorseBiden/>
In June 2019, the day of President [[Donald Trump]]'s re-election campaign launch rally in Orlando, the ''Sentinel'' made national news when the editorial board published a piece saying it would not endorse the president, among their reasons, "the chaos, the division, the schoolyard insults, the self-aggrandizement, the corruption, and especially the lies."<ref name=PoliticoNotTrump>{{Cite web|url=https://politi.co/2MUUlwO|title=Orlando Sentinel announces 2020 endorsement: Not Trump|last=Forgey|first=Quint|website=[[Politico]]|date=18 June 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/orlando-sentinel-newspaper-makes-not-trump-anti-endorsement-62201925677|title=Orlando Sentinel newspaper makes 'not Trump' anti-endorsement|website=[[MSNBC]]|language=en|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/449042-orlando-sentinel-declines-to-endorse-trump-in-2020|title=Orlando Sentinel declines to endorse Trump in 2020|last=Klar|first=Rebecca|date=2019-06-18|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/orlando-sentinel-endorse-anyone-but-trump|title=Orlando Sentinel issues scathing op-ed announcing it won't endorse Donald Trump in 2020 election|last=Hopkins|first=Anna|date=2019-06-18|website=[[Fox News]]|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref> It ultimately endorsed Biden, saying that he was "many things that Trump is not now and never will be."<ref name=SentinelEndorseBiden/>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
*1982: [[Gerald Loeb Award]] Honorable Mention for Small Newspapers for "The Federal Impact Series"<ref name=SABEW>{{Cite web |url=https://ahbj.sabew.org/awards/03302013loeb-award-winners-1958-1971/ |title=Loeb Award winners 1958–1996 |website=[[Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing]] |access-date=February 6, 2019}}</ref><ref name=LOEB-Winners>{{cite web|title=Historical Winners List|url=https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/news-and-events/signature-events/gerald-loeb-awards/winners/historical-winners|website=[[UCLA Anderson School of Management]]|access-date=January 31, 2019}}</ref>
*1982: [[Gerald Loeb Award]] Honorable Mention for Small Newspapers for "The Federal Impact Series"<ref name=SABEW>{{Cite web |url=https://ahbj.sabew.org/awards/03302013loeb-award-winners-1958-1971/ |title=Loeb Award winners 1958–1996 |website=[[Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing]] |date=April 2013 |access-date=February 6, 2019}}</ref><ref name=LOEB-Winners>{{cite web|title=Historical Winners List|url=https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/news-and-events/signature-events/gerald-loeb-awards/winners/historical-winners|website=[[UCLA Anderson School of Management]]|access-date=January 31, 2019}}</ref>
*1988: [[Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing|editorial writing]], [[Jane Healy (journalist)|Jane Healy]], "for her series of editorials protesting overdevelopment of [[Orange County, Florida|Florida's Orange County]]."
*1988: [[Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing]], [[Jane Healy (journalist)|Jane Healy]], "for her series of editorials protesting overdevelopment of [[Orange County, Florida|Florida's Orange County]]."
*1993: [[Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting|investigative reporting]], [[Jeff Brazil]] and Steve Berry, "for exposing the unjust seizure of millions of dollars from motorists—most of them minorities—by a sheriff's drug squad."
*1993: [[Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting]], [[Jeff Brazil]] and Steve Berry, "for exposing the unjust seizure of millions of dollars from motorists—most of them minorities—by a sheriff's drug squad."
*2000: [[Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing|editorial writing]], [[John Bersia|John C. Bersia]], "for his passionate editorial campaign attacking [[predatory lending]] practices in the state, which prompted changes in local lending regulations."
*2000: [[Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing]], [[John Bersia|John C. Bersia]], "for his passionate editorial campaign attacking [[predatory lending]] practices in the state, which prompted changes in local lending regulations."


== Notable staff ==
== Notable staff ==
*[[Michael A. Bianchi]]: sports columnist<ref>[http://bio.tribune.com/mikebianchi Tribune Biography: Mike Bianchi]</ref>
*[[Michael A. Bianchi]]: sports columnist<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bio.tribune.com/mikebianchi |title=Tribune Biography: Mike Bianchi |access-date=2014-03-06 |archive-date=2014-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306145637/http://bio.tribune.com/mikebianchi |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Jane Healy (journalist)|Jane Healy]], first Sentinel journalist to receive a [[Pulitzer Prize]]
*[[Jane Healy (journalist)|Jane Healy]], first Sentinel journalist to receive a [[Pulitzer Prize]]
* [[Jemele Hill]], ESPN sportscaster and columnist
* [[Jemele Hill]], ESPN sportscaster and columnist
* Scott Maxwell, Opinion columnist, was featured as a question on [[Jeopardy!]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 28, 2015|first=Debbie|last=Gunter|title=The CP Interview with Scott Maxwell|url=https://www.yourcommunitypaper.com/articles/the-cp-interview-with-scott-maxwell/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=The Community Paper}}</ref> and is normally listed on the list of Orlando Magazine's Most Powerful People<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-06-26|title=50 Most Powerful People in Orlando|url=https://www.orlandomagazine.com/50-most-powerful-people-in-orlando-2/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Orlando Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{official website|1=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/ |mobile=http://touch.orlandosentinel.com/}}
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* {{Newseum front page|FL_OS}}
* {{Newseum front page|FL_OS}}
* [http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00079945 Historical archives of ''The Orlando Sentinel''] and [http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00079945 ''The Morning Sentinel''] freely and openly available as full searchable text and zoomable page images in the [[Florida Digital Newspaper Library]]
* [http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00079945 Historical archives of ''The Orlando Sentinel''] and [http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00079945 ''The Morning Sentinel''] freely and openly available as full searchable text and zoomable page images in the [[Florida Digital Newspaper Library]]



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Orlando Sentinel
The October 22, 2015, front page of the
Orlando Sentinel
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Tribune Publishing[1]
PublisherPaul Pham
General managerPaul Pham[2]
Founded1876
Headquarters633 North Orange Avenue
Orlando, Florida 32801
US
Circulation151,000 Daily
258,000 Sunday[3]
ISSN0744-6055
Websiteorlandosentinel.com

The Orlando Sentinel is the primary newspaper of Orlando, Florida, and the Central Florida region, in the United States. It was founded in 1876 and is currently owned by Tribune Publishing Company.

The Orlando Sentinel is owned by parent company, Tribune Publishing. This company was acquired by Alden Global Capital, which operates its media properties through Digital First Media, in May 2021.[4][5][6][7][8]

The newspaper's website utilizes geo-blocking, making it inaccessible from European countries.[9]

History[edit]

The Sentinel's predecessors date to 1876, when the Orange County Reporter was first published. The Reporter became a daily newspaper in 1905, and merged with the Orlando Evening Star in 1906. Another Orlando paper, the South Florida Sentinel, started publishing as a morning daily in 1913. Then known as the Morning Sentinel, it bought the Reporter-Star in 1931, when Martin Andersen came to Orlando to manage both papers. Andersen eventually bought both papers outright in 1945, selling them to the Tribune Company of Chicago in 1965.[10]

In 1973, the two publications merged into the daily Sentinel Star. Tribune appointed Charles T. Brumback as president in 1976.[10] Harold "Tip" Lifvendahl was named president and publisher in 1981.[11] The newspaper was renamed the Orlando Sentinel in 1982. John Puerner succeeded Lifvendahl in 1993,[12] who was replaced by Kathleen M. Waltz in 2000.[13] In that same year the sentinel gained seven sister newspapers as Tribune Co. announces its merger with Times Mirror, adding the Los Angeles Times, Newsday, the Baltimore Sun, the Hartford Courant and three others to the Tribune Publishing operation.[14] Waltz announced her resignation in February 2008. Howard Greenberg, already publisher of fellow Tribune newspaper the Sun-Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale, was named publisher of both papers after Waltz left.[15]

In 2008, the Tribune Company called for a redesign of the Sentinel. The new layout, which debuted in June 2008, was formatted to appeal to busy readers, though like all of the redesigns in Tribune's Sam Zell ownership era, was reeled back into a more traditional design with appealing elements kept after reader criticism.[16][17]

In 2018, the Orlando Sentinel and its corporate siblings began blocking access to Internet users in the European Union because their websites lacked compliance with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation act.[18][19][20][9]

According to one listing, some of the Sentinel's predecessors are:[21]

  • 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)

Editorial history[edit]

Editorially, the Sentinel tilted conservative. From 1952 to 2004, it endorsed Republicans in every election save for Lyndon Johnson in 1964.[22] However, it has endorsed Democratic candidates for president in four of the last five presidential elections: John Kerry in 2004, Barack Obama in 2008,[23] Hillary Clinton in 2016,[24] and Joe Biden in 2020.[25]

In June 2019, the day of President Donald Trump's re-election campaign launch rally in Orlando, the Sentinel made national news when the editorial board published a piece saying it would not endorse the president, among their reasons, "the chaos, the division, the schoolyard insults, the self-aggrandizement, the corruption, and especially the lies."[22][26][27][28] It ultimately endorsed Biden, saying that he was "many things that Trump is not now and never will be."[25]

Awards[edit]

Notable staff[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2016 Annual Report, Chicago, Illinois: Tronc, Inc., 2016, archived from the original on 2017-10-27, retrieved 2017-03-26[dead link]
  2. ^ Lyons, David (7 November 2020). "Paul Pham named general manager at Orlando Sentinel". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  3. ^ "Tribune Publishing Public Filing FORM 10-12B/A" (PDF). 2014-07-21. p. 97. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  4. ^ Roeder, David (May 26, 2021). "Chicago Tribune staff gets buyout offers as Alden takes over". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Folkenflik, David (May 21, 2021). "'Vulture' Fund Alden Global, Known For Slashing Newsrooms, Buys Tribune Papers". NPR. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Tribune Publishing ends discussions with Maryland hotel executive, moving forward with hedge fund Alden's bid for newspaper chain". Chicago Tribune. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  7. ^ Tracy, Marc (February 16, 2021). "Hedge Fund Reaches a Deal to Buy Tribune Publishing". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  8. ^ Feder, Robert (May 21, 2021). "'Sad, sobering day' for Chicago Tribune as Alden wins takeover bid". Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "We are currently unavailable from your region". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  10. ^ a b "History of the Orlando Sentinel". OrlandoSentinel.com. January 2001.
  11. ^ Rene Stutzman (July 30, 1993). "Lifvendahl To Tribune Senior Vp". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  12. ^ Rene Stutzman (October 4, 1993). "New Era At Sentinel". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  13. ^ Suzanne White (May 27, 2000). "Waltz Moving To Orlando Sentinel". Daily Press. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  14. ^ "The History Of the ORLANDO SENTINEL". The Orlando Sentinel. January 2004.
  15. ^ Christopher Boyd (February 15, 2008). "Orlando Sentinel's publisher resigns". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  16. ^ "Tribune's Redesign Kicks Off With Orlando Sentinel". gigaom.com. June 23, 2008.
  17. ^ "Blogs - World News Publishing Focus by WAN-IFRA". blog.wan-ifra.org. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  18. ^ Hern, Alex; Belam, Martin (25 May 2018). "LA Times among US-based news sites blocking EU users due to GDPR". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  19. ^ Duraj, Maciej (4 June 2020). "How the Internet Is Being Restricted & Handicapped Based on Geographic Data". Medium. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  20. ^ PennRobotics (16 July 2021). "It's been three years. Stop saying your European visitors are important to you". Hacker News. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  21. ^ See Florida Newspapers Archived 2006-01-30 at the Wayback Machine—a list of Florida newspapers for which indexes or full-text are available at the University of Central Florida Library.
  22. ^ a b Forgey, Quint (18 June 2019). "Orlando Sentinel announces 2020 endorsement: Not Trump". Politico. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  23. ^ Bennett, Dashiell (2012-10-19). "Orlando Sentinel Backs Romney After Endorsing Obama in 2008". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  24. ^ "Orlando Sentinel endorses Marco Rubio, Hillary Clinton for nominations". WGNO. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  25. ^ a b "Joe Biden for president, because he can get us out of Trump's mess". Orlando Sentinel. August 28, 2020.
  26. ^ "Orlando Sentinel newspaper makes 'not Trump' anti-endorsement". MSNBC. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  27. ^ Klar, Rebecca (2019-06-18). "Orlando Sentinel declines to endorse Trump in 2020". The Hill. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  28. ^ Hopkins, Anna (2019-06-18). "Orlando Sentinel issues scathing op-ed announcing it won't endorse Donald Trump in 2020 election". Fox News. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  29. ^ "Loeb Award winners 1958–1996". Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing. April 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  30. ^ "Historical Winners List". UCLA Anderson School of Management. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  31. ^ "Tribune Biography: Mike Bianchi". Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  32. ^ Gunter, Debbie (October 28, 2015). "The CP Interview with Scott Maxwell". The Community Paper. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  33. ^ "50 Most Powerful People in Orlando". Orlando Magazine. 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2022-01-18.

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