Sunnyvale Sun
TypeOnline Newspaper
PublisherMediaNews Group
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersSan Jose, CA Santa Clara County
Circulation21,350
Websitewww.mercurynews.com/location/sunnyvale/

The Sunnyvale Sun is a weekly newspaper published on Fridays serving the city of Sunnyvale, CA and surrounding Santa Clara county. Its circulation is estimated to be 21,350.[1]

USNPL lists Matt Wilson as the editor of the Sunnyvale Sun,[2] though Wilson is no longer associated with the paper.[3]

Ownership history

The Sun may have been originally founded in the early 1900s, as there was a paper by that name then. It was subsequently called the Sunnyvale Standard from around 1904–1958.[4] For a short time in 1959 it was renamed the Sunnyvale Standard and the Daily Mountain View Register Leader.[5]

In its current form, the Sunnyvale Sun was founded as part of a group of weekly newspapers in the Metro Newspapers group, called Silicon Valley Community Newspapers. Dan Pulcrano and David Cohen co-founded Metro Newspapers in 1985.[6][7] In 2001, Silicon Valley Community Newspapers, spun off from Metro Newspapers, under chief executive officer David Cohen.[8] In 2005, Cohen sold Silicon Valley Community Newspapers to Knight Ridder, though he stayed on as publisher and chief executive for the SVCN papers.[9]

In 2006, Knight Ridder was purchased by McClatchy Co.,[10] which immediately sold SVCN and the San Jose Mercury News to MediaNews Group.[11] MediaNews Group is now known as Digital First Media. Silicon Valley Community Newspapers and the Sunnyvale Sun are published as part of the San Jose Mercury News.[1] As part of its merger with San Jose Mercury News, Sunnyvale Sun is offered as part of a subscription model, rather than as a free weekly paper.[12] Non-subscribers are still be able to access a free copy of the Sunnyvale Sun once per month.

In 2014, Alia Wilson of the Sun won a John Swett Award for Media Excellence for her story “The force behind Fremont,” and Sun editor Chris Vongsarath, won for his story “Help is here.”[13]

The Sun received an honorable mention in the category of Best Feature Photo in the 2017 California Better Newspapers Contest.[14]

The Sunnyvale Sun is the paper of record for Sunnyvale, CA, where community public notices are posted.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sunnyvale Sun newspaper - MondoTimes.com". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  2. ^ "Sunnyvale Sun - Sunnyvale, CA Newspaper - Website, Address, Phone Number, Editor, Contact Information and Translate to Languages". www.usnpl.com. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  3. ^ "Matt Wilson - Singer Associates Public Relations". singersf.com. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  4. ^ "Sunnyvale standard and the daily Mountain View register leader". Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  5. ^ "The Sunnyvale standard". Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  6. ^ "Longtime publisher to leave Silicon Valley Community Newspapers". The Mercury News. 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  7. ^ Lance, Hollister Free (2014-03-31). "Metro Newspapers buys South Valley, Santa Cruz publications". SanBenito.com. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  8. ^ "Metro Newspapers spins off newspaper group - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  9. ^ "CNHI sells; Knight Ridder buys". NewsInc. October 17, 2005. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  10. ^ "Knight Ridder Sold For $4.5 Billion". Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  11. ^ "MediaNews, Hearst Buy Former Knight Ridder Papers". Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  12. ^ "Wake of the Weeklies | San Jose Inside". www.sanjoseinside.com. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  13. ^ "Silicon Valley Community Newspapers win awards in state, regional journalism competitions". The Mercury News. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  14. ^ "Better Newspapers Contest winners announced – CNPA". cnpa.com. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  15. ^ "Sunnyvale FY 2017-2018 Action Plan". Sunnyvale website. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
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