The St. Paul Pioneer Press is a daily newspaper in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, USA covering local news, sports, business, politics and community events.
The newspaper is published seven days a week.
The Pioneer Press calls itself "Minnesota's first newspaper" and covers news in the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The Pioneer Press is based in St. Paul, the capital city of Minnesota, while Minneapolis is the largest city in the state and home of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the state's largest newspaper.
The Pioneer Press began with the Minnesota Pioneer, the state's first newspaper founded in 1849, and the St. Paul Dispatch, founded in 1868. Ridder Publications bought the two papers in 1927 and in 1985 (as Knight-Ridder Inc.) merged them to form the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch. The paper took its current name in 1990. After McClatchy Company acquired Knight-Ridder in 2006, it sold the Pioneer Press to MediaNews Group Inc., which filed for bankruptcy protection in 2010 and was acquired by private equity company Alden Global Capital LLC.
Circulation estimate: 205,171
The St. Paul Pioneer Press is one of the highest circulation newspapers in the USA.
This newspaper is owned by MediaNews Group, Inc.
| Book editor: | Mary Ann Grossmann |
| Business editor: | David Fondler |
| Sports editor: | Tad Reeve |
For St. Paul Pioneer Press contact information, see the Minnesota news media contacts at EasyMediaList.com.
Very Good (10 votes)5 comments to date.
Will the Pioneer Press Survive?
-- May 29, 2018: The St. Paul Pioneer Press is unlikely to survive, according to journalists interviewed by Tom Weber in a story he wrote for MPR News. The full story is at https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/05/29/twin-cities-newspapers-star-tribune-pioneer-press-alden-global
The Pioneer Press is operated by Digital First Media, which is owned by hedge fund company Alden Global...
Tad Reeve Named Sports Editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press Pioneer Press Editor Leaving for Cleveland
-- August 13, 2010 -- Jeremy Fowler is now football reporter at St. Paul Pioneer Press. He was previously college sports reporter at the Orlando Sentinel. Prior to that, he was sports reporter for the now-defunct Albuquerque Tribune. St. Paul Pioneer Press Staffers Present "It's A Wonderful Job"
Write a St. Paul Pioneer Press review. Log in now if you are a Mondo Times member. If you are not a member, register for a free Mondo Times basic membership.
-- In January 2014, Tad Reeve replaced Mike Bass as sports editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Posted by Mondo Times Editors, Boulder Colorado, February 3, 2015
-- Fladung had been at the helm since 2005, the newspaper reported on January 18, 2011:
"Thom Fladung, editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press since 2005, is leaving the newspaper to become managing editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"I'm taking this step for a number of professional and personal reasons," Fladung told the newsroom staff by e-mail Tuesday. Among those reasons: family...
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder Colorado USA, August 22, 2010
-- Minnpost.com reported on December 14, 2009:
"For reasons known only to themselves, Pioneer Press newsroom staffers have decided to share video of their Christmas Party — well, the skit part anyway.
"It's a Wonderful Job" was penned by editorial writer and "Almanac" monologuist Jim Ragsdale and features Fred Melo (narrator); Ragsdale, Emily Gurnon and Chris Snowbeck sharing James Stewart duties; and Bob...Also in Minnesota...
Local news media in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
Minnesota local news media
St. Paul Pioneer Press newspaper website