SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS EPAPER USA NEWSPAPER

The San Jose Mercury News is an American daily newspaper, published in San Jose, California. It is owned by Media News Group. The Mercury News encompasses all other Bay Area newspapers owned by Media News Group, including the Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times, Marin Independent Journal, San Mateo County Times, Santa Cruz Sentinel, and 10 other local daily newspapers, each of which are branded as "an edition of the San Jose Mercury News," which accounts for the newspaper's high circulation.

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Digital First Media
Editor	David Butler
Founded	1851; 164 years ago (as the San Jose Weekly Visitor)
Language	English
Headquarters	4 North Second Street San Jose, California 95190 United States
Circulation	At 2011: 527,568 daily 602,566 Sunday
Website	www.mercurynews.com