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Unique monthly visitors

50000
Average page views

70000
Average visits

45%
E-newsletter

  • Yes, a single newsletter
E-newsletter subscribers

13000
Facebook followers

13800
Twitter followers

7700
Instagram followers

0
You Tube

500
Revenue

  • $51,000 -$100,000
Primary revenue source(s)

  • Local advertising (including web and e-newsletter ads)
  • Small donations ($101-1,000)
Ad products

  • Traditional Web display advertising sold directly by your organization
Other products

As a nonprofit, answers above apply to underwriting rather than advertising
Paywall

  • No
Distribution

  • Direct to web/mobile
Total personnel/contributor FTE

10
Date of most recent publisher update

05/30/2019
Last Publisher Update

  • 2019-05-30 19:16:48 UTC
TucsonSentinel.com
Arizona
Tucson Sentinel

TucsonSentinel.com is an award-winning independent nonprofit news organization that offers professional reporting, expert analysis and community conversation in and around Tucson, Arizona. Revenue: Underwriting, donations, foundation funding. The site was founded by Dylan Smith, who was also the founding chairman of Local Independent Online News Publishers. 

 

Who is in charge?

Dylan Smith

Job title

Editor & Publisher

City

Tucson

State

AZ

Zip code

85701

Year launched

2010

Tax status

  • Nonprofit 501c3

Geographic scope

  • Large city or Metro area

Population of coverage area

1,500,000

Scope of coverage

  • Several related topics under a common umbrella (such as a group of topics that fall under the umbrella of government or politics)

Primary focus

  • In-depth investigative journalism

Topics of coverage

  • Crime & justice
  • Entertainment & arts
  • Government
  • Immigration
  • Politics

Other content topics

border/immigration news

Watchdog journalism?

  • Yes, it is the primary focus

Facebook link

https://www.facebook.com/TucsonSentinel

Site Twitter handle

TucsonSentinel

Effective engagement practice

Email updates, social media.

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http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042919_press_club/sentinels-paul-ingram-named-community-journalist-year-sentinel-sweeps-breaking-news-awards/

http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050319_social_previews_op/dated-news-sentinel-adds-more-context-social-shares-archives/

http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031518_sledgehammer/sentinel-editor-awarded-sledgehammer-reporting/

http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062918_morlock_award/devilish-sentinel-scribe-morlock-named-azs-top-community-columnist/

http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052118_press_club/sentinel-reporting-wins-arizona-press-club-awards/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/rieder/2013/08/20/small-independent-hyperlocal-news-websites/2676515/

http://www.netnewscheck.com/article/16227/az-nonprofit-stands-guard-over-local-news

http://www.netnewscheck.com/article/29088/local-online-pubs-still-toughing-it-out