The State Journal-Register
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| The State Journal-Register | |
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 The July 27, 2005 front page of The State Journal-Register |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | GateHouse Media |
| Publisher | Scott Bowers |
| Editor | (vacant) |
| Founded | 1831 (as Sangamon Journal) |
| Language | English |
| Price | $1.50 (Sundays), $0.75 (Monday through Saturday) |
| Headquarters | Springfield, IL, U.S. |
| Circulation | 55,534 (2005) |
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| Website: sj-r.com | |
The State Journal-Register is the primary daily newspaper for Springfield, Illinois and its surrounding area. It was founded in 1831 as the Sangamon Journal, and claims to be "the oldest newspaper in Illinois." The State-Journal merged with its afternoon rival, the Illinois State Register, in 1974, to create the The State Journal-Register.[1] The newspaper is owned by Fairport, New York-based GateHouse Media.[2]
As of June 2005, The State Journal-Register enjoyed audited weekday circulation averaging 55,534 copies per day.[3] The newspaper's Sunday circulation of 61,300 was the 184th largest in the United States as of September 2006.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ The State Journal-Register. About The State Journal-Register. Retrieved on 2006-10-17.
- ^ Editor & Publisher. GateHouse Completes $380 Million Purchase Of Copley Midwest Papers. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Dedman, Bill and Stephen K. Doig. Newsroom diversity report for The State Journal-Register, Springfield. Retrieved on 2006-10-17.
- ^ Audit Bureau of Circulation. Top 200 Newspapers by Largest Reported Circulation. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
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