Deseret News

Deseret News
Truth and Liberty
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Type
  • Daily (online)
  • Semiweekly (print, local edition)
  • Weekly (print, national edition)
  • Monthly (magazine)
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)LDS Church via Deseret Management Corporation
PublisherBurke Olsen
EditorDoug Wilks and Hal Boyd
FoundedJune 15, 1850; 174 years ago (1850-06-15)
Headquarters55 N 300 W
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.[1]
Circulation
  • 40,719 Weekday (print)
  • 109,330 Sunday (print)
  • 98,382 Weekday (digital)
  • 98,150 Sunday (digital)
    (as of May 2014)[2]
[needs update]
ISSN0745-4724
Websitedeseret.com

The Deseret News (/ˌdɛzəˈrɛt/ ⓘ)[3] is a multi-platform newspaper based in Salt Lake City, published by Deseret News Publishing Company, a subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation, which is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[4] Founded in 1850, it was the first newspaper to be published in Utah.[5] The publication's name is from the geographic area of Deseret identified by Utah's pioneer settlers, and much of the publication's reporting is rooted in that region.[6][7]

On January 1, 2021, the newspaper switched from a daily to a weekly print format while continuing to publish daily on the website and Deseret News app.[8] As of 2024, Deseret News develops daily content for its website and apps, in addition to twice weekly print editions of the Deseret News Local Edition and a weekly edition of the Church News and Deseret News National Edition. The company also publishes 10 editions of Deseret Magazine per year.

  1. ^ "Contact us". Deseret News. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  2. ^ Semered, Tony (May 8, 2014). "So who's winning the circulation war? Tribune or Deseret News?". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  3. ^ churchofjesuschrist.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide" (retrieved 2012-02-25), IPA-ified from «dĕz-a-rĕt´»
  4. ^ Austin, Daryl (December 5, 2021). "The vicious 150-year rivalry between Utah's two biggest newspapers". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "The first newspaper in Utah… | History's Newsstand Blog". History's Newsstand Blog | Old Newspapers Original & Authentic. 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  6. ^ "Ether 2". www.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  7. ^ "About Us". Deseret News. 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  8. ^ "In Salt Lake City, End of the Era of Daily Print Newspapers". mondotimes.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.