The Indianapolis Star
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The Indianapolis Star is a morning daily newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...

 that began publishing on June 6, 1903. It has won the Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...

 for investigative reporting twice, in 1975 and 1991. It is currently owned by the Gannett Company
Gannett Company
Gannett Company, Inc. is a publicly-traded media holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States, near McLean. It is the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation. Its assets include the national newspaper USA Today and the weekly USA Weekend...

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History

The Indianapolis Star was founded on June 6, 1903 by Muncie
Muncie, Indiana
Muncie is a city in Center Township, Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation. It is the principal city of the Muncie, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 118,769...

 industrialist George F. McCulloch as competition to two other Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

 dailies, the Indianapolis Journal
Indianapolis Journal
The Indianapolis Journal was a newspaper published in Indiana during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The paper published daily editions every evening except on Sundays when it published a morning edition. The paper was established in the 1823 as a pro-Whig newspaper. M.B. Martindale...

and the Indianapolis Sentinel. It acquired the Journal a year and two days later, and bought the Sentinel in 1906. Daniel G. Reid purchased the Star in 1904 and hired John Shaffer as publisher, later replacing him. In the ensuing court proceedings, Saffer emerged as the majority owner of the paper in 1911 and served as publisher and editor until his death in 1943.

Eugene C. Pulliam
Eugene C. Pulliam
Eugene Collins Pulliam was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who was the founder and longtime president of Central Newspapers Inc., a multi-billion dollar media corporation....

 purchased the Star from Shaffer's estate on April 25, 1944 and adopted initiatives to increase the paper's circulation. In 1944 the Star had trailed the evening Indianapolis News
Indianapolis News
The Indianapolis News was an evening newspaper published for 130 years, beginning December 7, 1869, and ending on October 1, 1999. At one time it had the largest circulation in the state of Indiana, and was the oldest Indianapolis newspaper in existence....

but by 1948 had become Indiana's largest newspaper.

In 1948, Pulliam purchased the News and combined the business, mechanical, advertising, and circulation operations of the two papers, with the News moving into the Star's building in 1950. The editorial and news operations remained separate. Eugene S. Pulliam
Eugene S. Pulliam
Eugene Smith Pulliam was the publisher of the Indianapolis Star and the Indianapolis News from 1975 until his death....

 took over as publisher upon the death of his father in 1975, a role he retained until his own death in 1999.

In 1999, the News ceased publication, leaving the Star as the only major daily paper in Indianapolis. Soon thereafter the trustees of Central Newspapers, Inc., the owner of the Star and other newspapers in Indiana and Arizona, began investigating the sale of the small chain to a larger entity. In 2000 the papers were acquired by the Gannett Company
Gannett Company
Gannett Company, Inc. is a publicly-traded media holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States, near McLean. It is the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation. Its assets include the national newspaper USA Today and the weekly USA Weekend...

, leaving Indianapolis with no locally owned daily newspaper other than the black-interest Indianapolis Recorder
Indianapolis Recorder
The Indianapolis Recorder is a weekly newspaper which began publishing in 1896. The newspaper was established by George E Stewart and William H. Porter...

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Pulitzer Prizes

The Star has won the Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...

 twice for investigative reporting. In 1975, the Star was honored for its 1974 series on corruption
Police corruption
Police corruption is a specific form of police misconduct designed to obtain financial benefits, other personal gain, or career advancement for a police officer or officers in exchange for not pursuing, or selectively pursuing, an investigation or arrest....

 within the Indianapolis Police Department
Indianapolis Police Department
The Indianapolis Police Department was the principal law enforcement agency of Indianapolis, under the jurisdiction of the Mayor of Indianapolis and Director of Public Safety...

. It was cited again in 1991 for its 1990 series on medical malpractice
Medical malpractice
Medical malpractice is professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which the treatment provided falls below the accepted standard of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient, with most cases involving medical error. Standards and...

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Production facilities

The Indianapolis Star has the largest and most advanced printing presses in the nation. The Pulliam Production Center at 8278 N. Georgetown Road on the northwest side of Indianapolis cost $72 million and covers 200000 square feet (18,580.6 m²); printing of the Star at the facility began in 2002. The press hall that houses the four MAN Roland Geoman presses has 30672 square feet (2,850 m²) on two levels. Each of the presses weighs 2100 short tons (1,875 LT), stands seven stories tall, and can print 75,000 papers an hour. With all four presses running, 300,000 papers can be printed in just one hour. The Pulliam Production Center allows tours of the facility.

Sections

As part of the newspaper's masthead, it displays the text of 2 Corinthians
Second Epistle to the Corinthians
The second epistle of Paul the apostle to the Corinthians, often referred to as Second Corinthians , is the eighth book of the New Testament of the Bible...

 3:17: "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."

Monday through Saturday
  • Section A – National and world news, business, editorial
  • Section B – Metro+State - metro and state news, obituaries, classified ads, weather
  • Section C - Sports - sports
  • Section D - (Friday) Taste; (Saturday) Home and Garden
  • Section E – Extra (puzzles, advice, comics, television), with Movies on Friday
  • Local Living - Thursdays only, community news, weekend


The Sunday Star
  • Section A – National and world news, job ads
  • Section B – Metro and State - obituaries, weather, editiorial
  • Section C – Sports - sports
  • Section E – Business, classified ads
  • Section F - Home Finder - home ads
  • Section G - Indy Living (arts and entertainment, health, puzzles, etc.)
  • Comics – Sunday comics

See also

  • Nuvo Newsweekly
    NUVO (newspaper)
    NUVO is an alternative weekly newspaper and news website serving the Indianapolis, Indiana metropolitan area. Locally owned and operated, it features news, music, film and theatre reviews, and also has sections for classifieds and other advertisements...

  • Indy Men's Magazine
    Indy Men's Magazine
    Indy Men's Magazine was a 50,000 circulation glossy magazine that covered sports, business, travel, health, food, drink and more for Indianapolis and beyond. The final issue was May 2007. Founded in 2002 by Todd Tobias , its editor was Lou Harry...

  • Indianapolis Monthly
    Indianapolis Monthly
    Indianapolis Monthly is a magazine published in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1973 by Michael R. Levy, Indianapolis Monthly brings readers information on every facet of Indianapolis life, including arts and entertainment, fashion, real estate, business, dining, education, travel, politics,...

  • Indianapolis Recorder
    Indianapolis Recorder
    The Indianapolis Recorder is a weekly newspaper which began publishing in 1896. The newspaper was established by George E Stewart and William H. Porter...


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