Times-Journal
 The Times-Journal June 4, 2008 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Southern Newspapers |
| Publisher | David Clemons |
| Managing editors | Jared Felkins |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters |
811 Greenhill Blvd. NW Fort Payne, Alabama, 35967 |
| Circulation | 5,000 (Tuesday-Saturday) |
| Official website | times-journal.com |
The Times-Journal is a daily newspaper published in Fort Payne, Alabama and serving the DeKalb County, Alabama region. The Times-Journal is a Southern Newspapers publication. The Times-Journal resulted from the merger in 1959 of the Fort Payne Journal, first published in 1878, and the Times-New Era. The latter newspaper was the product of the 1951 merger of The DeKalb Times and The Collinsville New Era.[1][2]
Of the 25 daily newspapers published in Alabama, the Times-Journal has the nineteenth highest daily circulation.[3]
The Times-Journal has won numerous awards from state newspaper associations, such as the Alabama Press Association and the Associated Press Managing Editors.[4]
Merger
In 2010 the Times-Journal absorbed the smaller sister-paper, the Weekly Post.[5]
References
- ↑ Alabama Department of Archives and History: Newspapers on Microfilm
- ↑ Alabama Department of Archives and History: Hardbound Newspapers
- ↑ Alabama Press Association: 2008 Ratesheet
- ↑ "Alabama APME Contest Winners," Mobile Press-Register, May 4, 2008, p. B2
- ↑ "Weekly Post, Times-Journal merge". The Weekly Post. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
External links
- Official website (Mobile)
- Today's Times-Journal front page at the Newseum website
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