The Bismarck Tribune

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Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox newspaper The Bismarck Tribune is a daily newspaper in Bismarck, North Dakota. Owned by Lee Enterprises, it is the only daily newspaper for south-central and southwest North Dakota.

History

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Bismarck Weekly Tribune nameplate, 1895

Founded in 1873 by Clement A. Lounsberry, the Bismarck Tribune published its first issue on July 11, 1873.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It has been known as the Bismarck Daily Tribune (1881–1916) and Bismarck Tri-Weekly Tribune (1875–1881).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=LOC>Template:Cite web</ref>

Battle of the Little Bighorn

The TribuneTemplate:'s first claim to fame came in 1876, when the three-year-old paper published the first reports of George Custer's last stand at the Little Bighorn.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Reporter Mark H. Kellogg accompanied Custer and his men and died during the battle. He is considered the first Associated Press correspondent to die in the line of duty.<ref name="Associated Press history archives">Associated Press history archives Template:Webarchive, accessed Feb. 10, 2007.</ref>

Pulitzer Prize

In 1938, the paper won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service after publishing a series of articles called "Self-Help in the Dust Bowl."

Notable reporters

See also

References

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