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Who bought the San Francisco Chronicle from the de Young family?

  • Hearst Corporation

  • Gannett Company

  • New York Times Company

  • Washington Post Company

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The Hearst Corporation, a large American mass media company, bought the San Francisco Chronicle from the de Young family in 2000, making it the paper's current owner.
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