The San Francisco Chronicle is the largest newspaper in Northern California and the second largest on the West Coast, with a daily circulation of more than 512,000 and a Sunday circulation of over 539,500. Affectionately known as The Chron, the newspaper was founded in 1865 by Charles and Michael de Young, and has been awarded five Pulitzer Prizes for journalistic excellence. The San Francisco Chronicle employs more than 3,000 people, including an editorial staff of over 500 reporters. In 2000 The Chronicle was acquired by the Hearst Corporation (publishers of the morning daily The San Francisco Examiner) and is now one of 12 daily newspapers published by Hearst Newspapers, an operating group of the Hearst Corporation.