Sacramento Union
Media Outlet·media·AI Enriched
Relationships:2
Events:0
Library:3
Confidence:
100%
Key Facts
Type
Media Outlet
Sector
media
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
United States
Headquarters
Sacramento, California, United States
Founded
1/1/1851
Dissolved
Active
Also Known As
Sacramento Daily UnionSacramento Daily Record-UnionRecord-Union
Tags
daily newspaperconservative mediahistoric newspaper
Overall Confidence
100%
Internal Notes
No notes
Key Information
Leadership
No leadership added
Positions
No positions added
Media Type
Not specified
Ownership
Not specified
Audience Size
Not specified
Political Leaning
Not specified
About
The Sacramento Union was a historic California newspaper founded in 1851 that operated until its closure in 1994. It was noted for its conservative editorial stance during Farah's tenure and was briefly under conservative ownership.
Key Relationships
Joseph Farah
editorial_control
Farah was editor-in-chief of the Sacramento Union from the early 1990s until 1996, using the platform to advance conservative views that later defined WND.
Since 1991
Richard Mellon Scaife
acquired
Scaife bought the struggling paper in 1992 to expand his media footprint westward, installing conservative editors and pushing right-wing content before its shutdown.
Since 1992