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The Sun-Sentinel, owned by the Tribune Company, is the main daily newspaper of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., and all of Broward County, but circulates throughout all of South Florida.
For many years, the Sun-Sentinel exclusively targeted Broward County. However, it expanded its coverage to all of South Florida (including the Miami-Dade and Palm Beach areas) in the late 1990s. In the latter area The Palm Beach Post is the main rival of the Sun-Sentinel.
The Sun-Sentinel emphasizes providing local news, through its Community News and Local sections. It has a daily circulation of 226,591 and a Sunday circulation of 319,103. Although the paper has not won a Pulitzer Prize, it has been a "nominated finalist" numerous times, including its 2005 coverage of Hurricane Wilma and an investigation into the Federal Emergency Management Agency's mismanagement of hurricane aid. (The latter investigation was featured in the PBS documentary series Exposé: America's Investigative Reports in an episode entitled "Crisis Mismanagement.") It also produced a significant contribution to information graphics in the form of News Illustrated, a weekly full-page graphic that has received more than 30 international awards.