Des Moines Tribune

Des Moines Tribune

Type	Daily newspaper, evening edition
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Cowles family
Founded	1906
Language	English
Ceased publication	September 25, 1982[1]
Headquarters	717 Locust St., Des Moines, Iowa
Circulation	147,000 (1947)

The Des Moines Tribune was a daily afternoon newspaper published in Des Moines, Iowa. It was founded in 1906[2] and purchased in 1908[1] by the Cowles family, which owned the Des Moines Register. The newspapers shared production and business operations, but maintained separate editorial staffs which often behaved as rivals and competitors.[3]

The Tribune had a peak circulation of 147,000 in 1947. In 1981, the paper's circulation area was cut from 22 counties from 8[4] and by 1982, its circulation had dwindled to 68,000.[5] The newspaper ceased publication in September 1982 and merged with the Register.[6][7][8]

References

1. "Cowles Family Publishing Legacy".
2. Friedricks, William B. (2000). Covering Iowa. ISBN 9780813826202.
3. "You can go home again".
4. "2 Des Moines papers to merge". New York Times. UPI. 3 June 1982. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
5. "Des Moines paper folds". The Winona Daily News. Associated Press. 26 September 1982. p. 12. Retrieved 6 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. William Petroski (26 September 1982). "Des Moines Tribune publishes its final edition". Des Moines Register. p. 3B. Retrieved 6 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "About Des Moines tribune. (Des Moines, Iowa) 1931-1982". Library of Congress.
8. "Des Moines Tribune calling it quits after 75 years". United Press International. 25 September 1982. Retrieved 6 December 2023.