The Arizona Republic

The center-right Arizona Republic is the foremost newspaper in the city of Phoenix, Arizona (466,926 circ.) and the U.S. state of Arizona.

It is owned by Gannett, one of the larger U.S. newspaper chains

The newspaper was started in the late 1800s, under the name The Arizona Republican. Back then, it was known for its rather racist points of view, particularly against Indians, blacks and Mexicanss.

Over the years, the newspaper changed its name and its views on race. During the mid-1990s, the newspaper merged with Phoenix's other large newspaper, The Phoenix Gazette. Also during the 1990s, it gave much coverage to the boxing career of Michael Carbajal, a Mexican-American fighter. During the 2000s, The Arizona Republic has followed the career of another Mexican-American boxer, Jesus Gonzales, very closely. In addition, the newspaper has Hispanic writers such as Mark Armijo and Richard Ruelas, as well as some important black writers.

In 1998, a weekly section geared towards college students, The Rep, began to be published by The Arizona Republic.

Oone of Arizona's most well known sports writers, Norm Frauenheim, works at this newspaper

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