The Chicago Defender

Summary

The Chicago Defender is a newspaper^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Chicago Defender was a member of National Newspaper Publishers Association^[3].
• The Chicago Defender is located in Chicago^[4].
• The Chicago Defender is in the country of United States^[5].
• The Chicago Defender's instance of is recorded as newspaper^[6].
• The Chicago Defender's instance of is recorded as African American newspaper^[7].
• The Chicago Defender's instance of is recorded as digital newspaper^[8].
• The Chicago Defender's instance of is recorded as website^[9].
• The Chicago Defender's instance of is recorded as organization^[10].
• The Chicago Defender's founder is recorded as Robert Sengstacke Abbott^[11].
• The Chicago Defender is owned by Real Times^[12].
• The Chicago Defender's place of publication is recorded as Chicago^[13].
• The Chicago Defender's Commons category is recorded as The Chicago Defender^[14].
• The Chicago Defender's language of work or name is recorded as English^[15].
• The Chicago Defender's country of origin is recorded as United States^[16].
• May 5, 1905 marks the founding of The Chicago Defender^[17].
• The Chicago Defender's official website is recorded as https://chicagodefender.com/^[18].
• The Chicago Defender's described by source is recorded as Project Oasis^[19].
• The Chicago Defender's described by source is recorded as The Expanding News Desert^[20].
• The Chicago Defender's described by source is recorded as African-American Newspapers and Periodicals: A National Bibliography^[21].
• The Chicago Defender's title is recorded as The Chicago Defender^[22].
• The Chicago Defender's title is recorded as Chicago Defender^[23].
• The Chicago Defender's publication interval is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[24].
• The Chicago Defender's newspaper format is recorded as online newspaper^[25].
• The Chicago Defender's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora^[26].
• The Chicago Defender's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7868'}^[27].

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Founding

The Chicago Defender's founder is recorded as Robert Sengstacke Abbott^[11]. May 5, 1905 marks the founding of it^[17].

Ownership

The Chicago Defender is owned by Real Times^[12].

Why It Matters

The Chicago Defender ranks in the top 1% of newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 views/month).^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]