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The Mercury News

daily newspaper published in San Jose, California, United States, since 1851
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The Mercury News

Summary

The Mercury News is a daily newspaper[1]. It draws 1,304 Wikipedia views per month (daily_newspaper category, ranking #100 of 873).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Mercury News received the Pulitzer Prize[3].
  • The Mercury News received the Pulitzer Prize[4].
  • The Mercury News received the EPpy Awards[5].
  • The Mercury News received the EPpy Awards[6].
  • The Mercury News received the EPpy Awards[7].
  • The Mercury News received the EPpy Awards[8].
  • The Mercury News was a member of California Newspaper Publishers Association[9].
  • The Mercury News was a member of Alliance for Audited Media[10].
  • The Mercury News was a member of JournalList[11].
  • The Mercury News is located in San Jose[12].
  • The Mercury News is in the country of United States[13].
  • The Mercury News's instance of is recorded as daily newspaper[14].
  • The Mercury News's instance of is recorded as newspaper[15].
  • The Mercury News's instance of is recorded as website[16].
  • The Mercury News was published by Bay Area News Group[17].
  • The Mercury News is owned by Bay Area News Group[18].
  • New Almaden is named after The Mercury News[19].
  • The Mercury News's place of publication is recorded as San Jose[20].
  • The Mercury News's Commons category is recorded as The Mercury News[21].
  • The Mercury News's language of work or name is recorded as English[22].
  • The Mercury News's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • June 20, 1851 marks the founding of The Mercury News[24].
  • The Mercury News's has edition or translation is recorded as Viet Mercury[25].
  • The Mercury News's official website is recorded as https://www.mercurynews.com/[26].
  • The Mercury News's official website is recorded as http://www.bayarea.com[27].

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Founding

June 20, 1851 marks the founding of The Mercury News[24].

Ownership

The Mercury News is owned by Bay Area News Group[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Pulitzer Prize[3], a journalism prize[28], in United States[29], founded in 1917[30], headquartered in New York City[31] and EPpy Awards[5], an award[32], founded in 1996[33].

Why It Matters

The Mercury News draws 1,304 Wikipedia views per month (daily_newspaper category, ranking #100 of 873).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did The Mercury News receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize[3], Pulitzer Prize[4], EPpy Awards[5], and EPpy Awards[6].

Related Entities

daily newspaper newspaper United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap node id → 3640237514
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11693]]: 3640237514, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/3640237514 in United States"
  2. 7w ago · WebRunner95 · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → California Newspaper Publishers Association, Alliance for Audited Media, JournalList
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q122938552]], Update outlet to include JournalList trust.txt membership ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/f33f35fe0de|details]])"
  3. 8w ago · WebRunner95 · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.mercurynews.com/, http://www.bayarea.com, https://mercurynews.com
    Country of origin → —
    Country → —
    Has edition or translation → Viet Mercury
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-add:0||3 */ Update outlet to include Alliance for Audited Media membership ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ff47105dd56|details]])"
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