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 |
| Owner | GateHouse Media |
| Publisher | Walt Lafferty |
| Editor | Jon Broadbooks |
| Founded | 1831, as Sangamon Journal |
| Circulation | 44,722 weekdays 44,864 Saturdays 47,668 Sundays in 2012[1] |
| Official website | sj-r.com |
The State Journal-Register is the only local 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." As such, it and its editor, Edward L. Baker, supported the political career of the Springfield-based Abraham Lincoln in the years before the American Civil War; in fact, it was in the Journal's office that Lincoln and his friends waited for the telegraphic news from Chicago to find out who would be the Republican presidential nominee in 1860.[2]
After several name changes, The State-Journal merged with its afternoon rival, the Illinois State Register, in 1974, to create The State Journal-Register.[3]
The newspaper is owned by Fairport, New York-based GateHouse Media.[4]
References [edit]
- ^ "FAS-FAX Report: Circulation Averages for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012". Arlington Heights, Ill.: Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ "Mr. Lincoln & Friends: Edward L. Baker". The Lincoln Institute. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ^ The State Journal-Register. "About The State Journal-Register". Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ^ Editor & Publisher. "GateHouse Completes $380 Million Purchase Of Copley Midwest Papers". Retrieved 2007-04-13.
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