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Precinct Reporter
TypeWeekly newspaper
FounderArt Townsend[1]
PublisherArt Townsend (1965-1989),[1] Brian Townsend (1989-present)[2]
Founded1965[3]
OCLC number11575723
Websiteprecinctreporter.com

The Precinct Reporter is a weekly African-American newspaper published in San Bernardino, California.[4][5][6] It was founded in 1965 by Art Townsend.[3] As of 1989, it had a circulation of 55,000.[2]

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  1. 1 2 McGreevy, Patrick (February 14, 1989). "Precinct Reporter publisher dies". The San Bernardino County Sun. pp. A1, A8 via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 Torrez, P.G. (August 7, 1989). "Black-owned papers a story of success". The San Bernardino County Sun. pp. E1, E6 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 Feit, Harvey (July 19, 1985). "L.A. mayor to attend Townsend tribute". The San Bernardino County Sun. pp. B-1, B4 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Mazurek, Janice (August 10, 1987). "Precinct-Reporter's Townsend: Publisher, politician, advocate". The San Bernardino County Sun. pp. B1, B5 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Fairley Raney, Rebecca (August 27, 1995). "Precinct Reporter marks 30 years in Inland Empire". The San Bernardino County Sun. pp. B1, B2 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Kelly, Dennis (September 7, 1980). "Minority newspapers find a niche in a giant California market". The San Bernardino County Sun. pp. 95, 96 via Newspapers.com.
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