Des Moines Register

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daily newspaper newspaper

The Des Moines Register is a major daily newspaper based in Des Moines, Iowa, known for its comprehensive coverage of state politics, local news, and its influential role in U.S. presidential campaign reporting.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
The Des Moines Register	3
Des Moines Register canonical	1
Des Moines Register and Tribune	1
Des Moines Register and Tribune Company	1
The Des Moines Register and Tribune Company	1
The Des Moines Tribune	1
https://www.desmoinesregister.com	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10405481 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Des Moines Register
Context triple: [Look, hasSisterPublication, Des Moines Register]

A. Sioux City Journal
The Sioux City Journal is a longstanding daily newspaper serving Sioux City, Iowa, and the surrounding Siouxland region with local news, sports, and community coverage.
B. Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa is the capital and most populous city of Iowa, known as a major center for the U.S. insurance industry and regional finance.
C. Minneapolis Star and Tribune
The Minneapolis Star and Tribune was a major Minneapolis-based daily newspaper that later evolved into the Star Tribune, one of the leading newspapers in the Upper Midwest.
D. West Des Moines, Iowa
West Des Moines, Iowa is a rapidly growing suburban city in the Des Moines metropolitan area known for its strong economy, retail and business centers, and high quality of life.
E. Topeka Daily Capital
The Topeka Daily Capital was a prominent Topeka, Kansas newspaper that played a significant role in regional journalism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Des Moines Register
Target entity description: The Des Moines Register is a major daily newspaper based in Des Moines, Iowa, known for its comprehensive coverage of state politics, local news, and its influential role in U.S. presidential campaign reporting.

A. Sioux City Journal
The Sioux City Journal is a longstanding daily newspaper serving Sioux City, Iowa, and the surrounding Siouxland region with local news, sports, and community coverage.
B. Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa is the capital and most populous city of Iowa, known as a major center for the U.S. insurance industry and regional finance.
C. Minneapolis Star and Tribune
The Minneapolis Star and Tribune was a major Minneapolis-based daily newspaper that later evolved into the Star Tribune, one of the leading newspapers in the Upper Midwest.
D. West Des Moines, Iowa
West Des Moines, Iowa is a rapidly growing suburban city in the Des Moines metropolitan area known for its strong economy, retail and business centers, and high quality of life.
E. Topeka Daily Capital
The Topeka Daily Capital was a prominent Topeka, Kansas newspaper that played a significant role in regional journalism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	daily newspaper ⓘ newspaper ⓘ
city	Des Moines ⓘ linked to: Des Moines, Iowa
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
countryOfPublication	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
coverageArea	Des Moines metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area Iowa ⓘ
distributionFormat	home delivery ⓘ newsstand sales ⓘ online subscription ⓘ
format	broadsheet ⓘ
frequency	daily ⓘ
hasEdition	digital edition ⓘ print edition ⓘ
hasOnlinePresence	yes ⓘ
hasSection	business ⓘ features ⓘ news ⓘ opinion ⓘ sports ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Des Moines, Iowa ⓘ
industry	newspaper publishing ⓘ
knownFor	Iowa caucus coverage ⓘ coverage of Iowa state politics ⓘ coverage of U.S. presidential campaigns ⓘ coverage of local news in Des Moines ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	Des Moines, Iowa ⓘ
mediaType	online ⓘ print ⓘ
notableFeature	editorial board endorsements in presidential races ⓘ statewide political reporting team ⓘ
owner	Gannett Company ⓘ linked to: Gannett
parentCompany	Gannett ⓘ
politicalSignificance	important platform for presidential candidates in Iowa ⓘ influential in U.S. presidential primary process ⓘ
publisher	Gannett Company ⓘ linked to: Gannett
region	Midwestern United States ⓘ
sector	news media ⓘ
state	Iowa ⓘ
subjectFocus	business news ⓘ local news ⓘ opinion and editorials ⓘ politics ⓘ sports ⓘ
targetAudience	readers interested in Iowa politics ⓘ residents of Iowa ⓘ
website	https://www.desmoinesregister.com ⓘ linked to: Des Moines Register

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Look → hasSisterPublication → Des Moines Register ⓘ

subject linked to: Look magazine

Gannett → owns → The Des Moines Register ⓘ