Alfred P. Shewman and W.P. Morton launched The East Valley Tribune in 1891, Mesa, Arizona's first newspaper, under the name The Evening Weekly Free Press in Mesa, Arizona. As of 2015, the paper has changed hands 11 times and changed names 8 times, says Wikipedia.
1952 saw the incorporation of the Tribune Publishing Company. In 1977, Cox Enterprises purchased what was then The Mesa Daily Tribune, along with three other papers in the region, and launched a fourth. In 1996, Thompson newspapers bought all of the Cox newspapers, and in 1997, combined all four into one paper and renamed it The Tribune. In 1999, it became the East Valley Tribune. In 2000, Freedom Communications, Incorporated purchased The East Valley Tribune. The paper struggled
1952 saw the incorporation of the Tribune Publishing Company. In 1977, Cox Enterprises purchased what was then The Mesa Daily Tribune, along with three other papers in the region, and launched a fourth. In 1996, Thompson newspapers bought all of the Cox newspapers, and in 1997, combined all four into one paper and renamed it The Tribune. In 1999, it became the East Valley Tribune. In 2000, Freedom Communications, Incorporated purchased The East Valley Tribune. The paper struggled