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'''SFGATE''' is a news site based out of San Francisco, California, covering news, culture, travel, food, politics and sports in the Bay Area, Hawaii and California. The site, owned by [[Hearst Communications|Hearst Newspapers]], reaches approximately 25 million to 30 million unique readers a month, making it the second most popular news site in California, after the Los Angeles Times.<ref name="sfgateabout">{{cite web |title=About SFGATE |url=https://www.sfgate.com/home/article/About-SFGATE-15613713.php#:~:text=SFGATE%20is%20your%20portal%20to,important%20news%20and%20fascinating%20features.&text=Launched%20in%201994%2C%20SFGATE.com,Francisco%20Chronicle%20for%2019%20years. |website=SFGATE |access-date=18 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="traffic">{{cite web |title=sfgate.com Traffic Analytics |url=https://www.similarweb.com/website/sfgate.com/#overview |website=similarweb |access-date=18 July 2022}}</ref>
| name = SFGate
| logo = Logo of SFGate.svg
| type = [[News website]]
| current_status = Active
| issn = 1932-8672
| language = English
| headquarters = 901 [[Mission Street]]
| location_city = [[San Francisco]], [[California]]
| location_country = U.S.
| owner = [[Hearst Communications|Hearst Newspapers]]
| founder =
| editor = Grant Marek
| url = {{URL|https://www.sfgate.com/|SFGate.com}}
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|1994|11|03}}
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'''SFGate''' is a news website based out of [[San Francisco]], [[California]], covering news, culture, travel, food, politics and sports in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]], [[Hawaii]] and California. The site, owned by [[Hearst Communications|Hearst Newspapers]], reaches approximately 25 million to 30 million unique readers a month, making it the second most popular news site in California, after the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 2020 |title=About SFGATE |url=https://www.sfgate.com/home/article/About-SFGATE-15613713.php#:~:text=SFGATE%20is%20your%20portal%20to,important%20news%20and%20fascinating%20features.&text=Launched%20in%201994%2C%20SFGATE.com,Francisco%20Chronicle%20for%2019%20years.|website=SFGate |access-date=July 18, 2022}}</ref><ref name="traffic">{{cite web |title=sfgate.com Traffic Analytics |url=https://www.similarweb.com/website/sfgate.com/#overview |website=[[Similarweb]] |access-date=July 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Harrison |first=Laird |date=March 25, 2013 |title=San Francisco Chronicle Launches Paywall; Reporters Launch Twitter Strike |url=https://www.kqed.org/news/92381/san-francisco-chronicle-launches-pay-wall-reporters-launch-twitter-strike |website=[[KQED Inc.|KQED]] |access-date=2022-12-08}}</ref>
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Launched in 1994 as The Gate<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Peter H. |title=THE MEDIA BUSINESS; A Newspaper Labor Dispute Spawns an On-Line Rivalry |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/09/business/the-media-business-a-newspaper-labor-dispute-spawns-an-on-line-rivalry.html |access-date=18 July 2022 |work=New York Times |date=9 November 1994}}</ref> and renamed SFGATE in 1998, the site served as the digital home of the [[San Francisco Chronicle]] until 2017. SFGATE and the San Francisco Chronicle split into two separate newsrooms in 2019, with independent editorial staff.<ref name="eater">{{cite news |last1=Batey |first1=Eve |title=Legendary Mission Bar Amnesia Is Closing |url=https://sf.eater.com/2020/1/17/21070408/amnesia-tsuta-mission-beit-rima-jeremy-fish |access-date=18 July 2022 |work=Eater |date=17 January 2020}}</ref> The SFGATE newsroom consists of about 40 staff. Grant Marek has served as editor-in-chief since 2019.

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Launched on November 3, 1994 as The Gate,<ref>{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Peter H. |date=November 9, 1994 |title=The Media Business; A Newspaper Labor Dispute Spawns an On-Line Rivalry |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/09/business/the-media-business-a-newspaper-labor-dispute-spawns-an-on-line-rivalry.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=July 18, 2022}}</ref> and renamed SFGate in 1998, the site once served as the digital home of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kershner |first=Vlae |date=November 3, 2009 |title=SFGate turns 15: A timeline |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/stew/detail?blogid=93&entry_id=50331 |website=SFGate |access-date=November 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215123215/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/stew/detail?blogid=93&entry_id=50331 |archive-date=2009-12-15}}</ref> SFGate and the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' split into two separate newsrooms in 2019, with independent editorial staff.<ref>{{cite web |last=Batey |first=Eve |date=January 17, 2020 |title=Legendary Mission Bar Amnesia Is Closing |url=https://sf.eater.com/2020/1/17/21070408/amnesia-tsuta-mission-beit-rima-jeremy-fish |website=[[Eater (website)|Eater]] |access-date=July 18, 2022}}</ref> The SFGate newsroom consists of about 40 staff, including [[Drew Magary]] and [[Rod Benson]].<ref>{{cite episode |last=Cornish |first=Audie |author-link=Audie Cornish |date=May 28, 2021 |title=The Mental Health Burden Of Sports Press Conferences After Losing |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/05/28/1001378020/the-mental-health-burden-of-sports-press-conferences-after-losing |series=[[All Things Considered]] |network=[[NPR]] |access-date=2022-12-08}}</ref> Grant Marek has served as editor-in-chief since 2019.


== Awards and accolades ==
== Awards and accolades ==
In 2012, SFGATE won the [[Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning|Pulitzer Prize]] for [[Mark Fiore (cartoonist)|Mark Fiore]]'s cartoons, marking the first time the award had been given to work not appearing in print.<ref name="pulitzer">{{cite web |title=Mark Fiore wins 2010 Pulitzer Prize |url=https://editorialcartoonists.com/mark-fiore-wins-2010-pulitzer-prize/ |website=AAEC |access-date=18 July 2022}}</ref>
In 2010, SFGate won the [[Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary|Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning]] for [[Mark Fiore (cartoonist)|Mark Fiore]]'s cartoons, marking the first time the award had been given to work not appearing in print.<ref>{{cite web |last=Trostle |first=JP |author-link=J. P. Trostle |date=April 13, 2010 |title=Mark Fiore wins 2010 Pulitzer Prize |url=https://editorialcartoonists.com/mark-fiore-wins-2010-pulitzer-prize/ |website=editorialcartoonists.com |publisher=[[Association of American Editorial Cartoonists]] |access-date=July 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |last=Siegel |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Siegel |date=April 13, 2010 |title=Online Cartoonist Wins Pulitzer |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125914124 |series=[[All Things Considered]] |network=[[NPR]] |access-date=2022-12-08}}</ref>


In 2021, the site won 10 San Francisco Press Club awards for stories including a look at the future of San Francisco's Great Highway and a profile on members of the Paiute Tribe saving their ancestral homeland from wildfires.<ref name="pressclub">{{cite web |title=The 2021 winners |url=https://sfpressclub.org/2021/10/05/the-2021-winners/ |website=San Francisco Press Club |access-date=18 July 2022}}</ref>
In 2021, the site won 10 San Francisco Press Club awards for stories including a look at the future of San Francisco's [[Great Highway]] and a profile on members of the [[Paiute]] tribe saving their ancestral homeland from wildfires.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 5, 2021 |title=The 2021 winners |url=https://sfpressclub.org/2021/10/05/the-2021-winners/ |website=sfpressclub.org |publisher=San Francisco Press Club |access-date=July 18, 2022}}</ref>


== References ==
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==External links==
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SFGate
Type of site
News website
Available inEnglish
Headquarters901 Mission Street,
San Francisco, California
,
U.S.
OwnerHearst Newspapers
EditorGrant Marek
URLSFGate.com
LaunchedNovember 3, 1994; 29 years ago (1994-11-03)
Current statusActive
ISSN1932-8672

SFGate is a news website based out of San Francisco, California, covering news, culture, travel, food, politics and sports in the San Francisco Bay Area, Hawaii and California. The site, owned by Hearst Newspapers, reaches approximately 25 million to 30 million unique readers a month, making it the second most popular news site in California, after the Los Angeles Times.[1][2][3]

Launched on November 3, 1994 as The Gate,[4] and renamed SFGate in 1998, the site once served as the digital home of the San Francisco Chronicle.[5] SFGate and the San Francisco Chronicle split into two separate newsrooms in 2019, with independent editorial staff.[6] The SFGate newsroom consists of about 40 staff, including Drew Magary and Rod Benson.[7] Grant Marek has served as editor-in-chief since 2019.

Awards and accolades

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In 2010, SFGate won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning for Mark Fiore's cartoons, marking the first time the award had been given to work not appearing in print.[8][9]

In 2021, the site won 10 San Francisco Press Club awards for stories including a look at the future of San Francisco's Great Highway and a profile on members of the Paiute tribe saving their ancestral homeland from wildfires.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "About SFGATE". SFGate. October 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "sfgate.com Traffic Analytics". Similarweb. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Harrison, Laird (March 25, 2013). "San Francisco Chronicle Launches Paywall; Reporters Launch Twitter Strike". KQED. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Lewis, Peter H. (November 9, 1994). "The Media Business; A Newspaper Labor Dispute Spawns an On-Line Rivalry". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Kershner, Vlae (November 3, 2009). "SFGate turns 15: A timeline". SFGate. Archived from the original on December 15, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  6. ^ Batey, Eve (January 17, 2020). "Legendary Mission Bar Amnesia Is Closing". Eater. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Cornish, Audie (May 28, 2021). "The Mental Health Burden Of Sports Press Conferences After Losing". All Things Considered. NPR. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  8. ^ Trostle, JP (April 13, 2010). "Mark Fiore wins 2010 Pulitzer Prize". editorialcartoonists.com. Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  9. ^ Siegel, Robert (April 13, 2010). "Online Cartoonist Wins Pulitzer". All Things Considered. NPR. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  10. ^ "The 2021 winners". sfpressclub.org. San Francisco Press Club. October 5, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
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