Times Publishing Company
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Times Publishing Company is a newspaper and magazine publisher. Its flagship
publication is the St. Petersburg Times
, a daily newspaper
serving the Tampa Bay
area. It also publishes the business magazine Florida Trend
and the daily newspaper tbt* (Tampa Bay Times).
Times Publishing Company is based in St. Petersburg, Florida
, and is owned by the Poynter Institute
, a nonprofit journalism school
in St. Petersburg. The current chairman and CEO of Times Publishing Company is Paul Tash
, who also serves as editor of the St. Petersburg Times.
On January 1, 2012, the St. Petersburg Times will be renamed the Tampa Bay Times, with tbt* only referred to by that name.
tampabay.com is the online presence of the Times. Articles are free to view. Subscribers to the St. Petersburg Times or to the St. Petersburg Times Electronic Edition have access to a digital edition of the Times that resembles the layout of the printed paper.
Bay is an an upscale magazine distributed to subscribers in select neighborhoods of the Tampa Bay area in their Sunday Editions of the St. Petersburg Times and published six times a year. It began publication in 2008.
Florida Trend Magazine is a business-oriented news publication. It describes itself as "the respected source of insight for Florida's leaders — business executives, top government officials, and civic trend-setters". Its monthly print readership is 150,000.
Tampa Bay Newspapers are weekly papers that serve local communities in central Pinellas County. They include the Beach Beacon, Belleair Bee, Clearwater Beacon, Dunedin Beacon, Largo Leader, Seminole Beacon, and Pinellas Park Beacon, as well as TBN Weekly Online and a digital edition. Tampa Bay Newspapers' general office is located in Seminole
. Their combined circulation is 143,000.
tbt* Tampa Bay Times is a free weekday tabloid that is marketed to "mainly 25- to 39-year-olds" in the Tampa Bay area. A large proportion of its content is about social events. Its daily circulation is approximately 80,000.
tb-two* is a weekly tabloid written by high school students in the Tampa Bay area in collaboration with the editors of tbt* and the St. Petersburg Times. It began publication in 2009. It is released every Thursday with a circulation of around 60,000 weekly.
Senior Living Guide is a directory of housing, home care, and medical care services for seniors. It reaches 500,000 readers.
Times Events are exhibitions around the Tampa Bay area presented by the Times. They include home shows and job fairs.
The Times owned and published an evening newspaper, the Evening Independent, from 1962 until its closure in 1986. Issues of the Evening Independent are available for viewing on Google News Archive
.
Flagship
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publication is the St. Petersburg Times
St. Petersburg Times
The St. Petersburg Times is a United States newspaper. It is one of two major publications serving the Tampa Bay Area, the other being The Tampa Tribune, which the Times tops in both circulation and readership. Based in St...
, a 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...
serving the Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and estuary along the Gulf of Mexico on the west central coast of Florida, comprising Hillsborough Bay, Old Tampa Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, and Lower Tampa Bay."Tampa Bay" is not the name of any municipality...
area. It also publishes the business magazine Florida Trend
Florida Trend (magazine)
Florida Trend is a monthly magazine that is read by business executives, government officials, and civic leaders throughout Florida. Trend has an audited circulation of approximately 50,396 copies each month with readership of approximately 250,000...
and the daily newspaper tbt* (Tampa Bay Times).
Times Publishing Company is based in St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...
, and is owned by the Poynter Institute
Poynter Institute
The Poynter Institute is a non-profit school for journalism located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The school's mission statement says that "The Poynter Institute is a school dedicated to teaching and inspiring journalists and media leaders. It promotes excellence and integrity in the practice of...
, a nonprofit journalism school
Journalism school
A journalism school is a school or department, usually part of an established university, where journalists are trained. An increasingly used term for a journalism department, school or college is 'J-School'...
in St. Petersburg. The current chairman and CEO of Times Publishing Company is Paul Tash
Paul Tash
Paul C. Tash is the editor of the St. Petersburg Times. He is married to Karyn Tash. He serves as chairman and CEO of the paper's parent Times Publishing Company, which used to publish Congressional Quarterly -- a publication that was sold to the Economist Group in 2009. He attended the...
, who also serves as editor of the St. Petersburg Times.
On January 1, 2012, the St. Petersburg Times will be renamed the Tampa Bay Times, with tbt* only referred to by that name.
Properties
The Times Publishing Company owns several other publications, most of which are co-branded with the St. Petersburg Times.tampabay.com is the online presence of the Times. Articles are free to view. Subscribers to the St. Petersburg Times or to the St. Petersburg Times Electronic Edition have access to a digital edition of the Times that resembles the layout of the printed paper.
Bay is an an upscale magazine distributed to subscribers in select neighborhoods of the Tampa Bay area in their Sunday Editions of the St. Petersburg Times and published six times a year. It began publication in 2008.
Florida Trend Magazine is a business-oriented news publication. It describes itself as "the respected source of insight for Florida's leaders — business executives, top government officials, and civic trend-setters". Its monthly print readership is 150,000.
Tampa Bay Newspapers are weekly papers that serve local communities in central Pinellas County. They include the Beach Beacon, Belleair Bee, Clearwater Beacon, Dunedin Beacon, Largo Leader, Seminole Beacon, and Pinellas Park Beacon, as well as TBN Weekly Online and a digital edition. Tampa Bay Newspapers' general office is located in Seminole
Seminole, Florida
Seminole is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,890 at the 2000 census. As of 2007, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 19,195. St. Petersburg College has a campus in the city.-Geography:...
. Their combined circulation is 143,000.
tbt* Tampa Bay Times is a free weekday tabloid that is marketed to "mainly 25- to 39-year-olds" in the Tampa Bay area. A large proportion of its content is about social events. Its daily circulation is approximately 80,000.
tb-two* is a weekly tabloid written by high school students in the Tampa Bay area in collaboration with the editors of tbt* and the St. Petersburg Times. It began publication in 2009. It is released every Thursday with a circulation of around 60,000 weekly.
Senior Living Guide is a directory of housing, home care, and medical care services for seniors. It reaches 500,000 readers.
Times Events are exhibitions around the Tampa Bay area presented by the Times. They include home shows and job fairs.
The Times owned and published an evening newspaper, the Evening Independent, from 1962 until its closure in 1986. Issues of the Evening Independent are available for viewing on Google News Archive
Google News Archive
Google News Archive was an extension of Google News providing free access to scanned archives of newspapers and links to other newspaper archives on the web, both free and paid.-History:The archive went live on June 6, 2006....
.