San Francisco Chronicle

newspaper serving the San Francisco Bay area, California, USA
Organization daily_newspaper Q139103
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San Francisco Chronicle

Summary

San Francisco Chronicle is a daily newspaper[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,798 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • San Francisco Chronicle received the George Polk Award[3].
  • San Francisco Chronicle was a member of California Newspaper Publishers Association[4].
  • San Francisco Chronicle is located in San Francisco[5].
  • San Francisco Chronicle is in the country of United States[6].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's instance of is recorded as daily newspaper[7].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's instance of is recorded as newspaper[8].
  • San Francisco Chronicle was published by Hearst Communications[9].
  • San Francisco Chronicle is owned by Hearst Communications[10].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[11].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's place of publication is recorded as San Francisco[12].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's Commons category is recorded as San Francisco Chronicle[13].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • January 1, 1865 marks the founding of San Francisco Chronicle[16].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's official website is recorded as https://www.sfchronicle.com/[17].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's official website is recorded as http://library.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?newspaper=san+francisco+chronicle&cid=1033[18].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's official website is recorded as http://digitalmicrofilm.proquest.com/[19].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's official website is recorded as http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/[20].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's official website is recorded as https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.sgp/npe.2011263182[21].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:San Francisco Chronicle[22].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's described by source is recorded as The Expanding News Desert[23].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'San Francisco Chronicle'}[24].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chronicle'}[25].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'San Francisco chronicle.'}[26].
  • San Francisco Chronicle's different from is recorded as SFGATE[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1865 marks the founding of San Francisco Chronicle[16].

Operations

San Francisco Chronicle's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[11].

Ownership

San Francisco Chronicle is owned by Hearst Communications[10].

Recognition

San Francisco Chronicle received the George Polk Award[3].

Why It Matters

San Francisco Chronicle ranks in the top 4% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,798 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did San Francisco Chronicle receive?

Honors received include George Polk Award[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . usnpl.com. usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Newspapers.com. Retrieved . usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . usnpl.com. usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . sfgate.com. sfgate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Newspapers.com. Retrieved . usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . cnpa.com. Retrieved . cnpa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Newspapers.com. Retrieved . usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . usnewsdeserts.com. Retrieved . usnewsdeserts.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . usnpl.com. usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Newspapers.com. Retrieved . newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · WebRunner95 · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website https://www.sfchronicle.com/, http://library.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx?new, http://digitalmicrofilm.proquest.com/ +2
    Wikidata description newspaper serving the San Francisco Bay area, California, USA
    Instance of daily newspaper, newspaper
    Member of California Newspaper Publishers Association
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  2. 19d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag san-francisco-chronicle-american-newspaper
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  3. 4w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received George Polk Award
    Member of
    Country of origin United States
    Different from SFGATE, San Francisco Chronicle
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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