Independent Tribune

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Independent Tribune
TypeTri-weekly newspaper
Owner(s)Lee Enterprises
EditorMark Plemmons
FoundedSeptember 29, 1996; 27 years ago (1996-09-29)
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersConcord, North Carolina
CountryUnited States
OCLC number664151062
Websiteindependenttribune.com

Independent Tribune is a newspaper based in Concord, North Carolina covering Cabarrus County. The newspaper is owned by Lee Enterprises.

History[edit]

The Independent Tribune was formed September 29, 1996, with the merger of The Concord Tribune[1] and The Daily Independent of Kannapolis, North Carolina.[2]

It was originally a daily newspaper, but changed to three days a week in 2009.[3]

On March 15, 2020, Media General announced the sale of its newspapers to Berkshire Hathaway's BH Media.[4]

On January 29, 2020, Lee Enterprises announced it would buy BH Media, including 30 newspapers.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About The Concord tribune. [volume] (Concord, N.C.) 1939-1996". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ^ "About The daily independent. [volume] (Kannapolis, N.C.) 193?-1996". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Concord paper changes print schedule". Salisbury Post. March 15, 2009.
  4. ^ Williamson, Sarah Newell (March 17, 2020). "New IT owner bullish on community newspapers". Independent Tribune. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "Independent Tribune, BH Media being sold to Lee Enterprises". Independent Tribune. January 29, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

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