Ventura County Star
| Owner | E. W. Scripps Company |
|---|---|
| Publisher | George Cogswell III |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 550 Camarillo Center Dr Camarillo, CA |
| Official website | vcstar.com |
The Ventura County Star is a newspaper published in Camarillo, California.
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[edit] History and Ownership
It was founded in 1925 by the John P. Scripps Newspaper Group, which merged with E. W. Scripps in 1986.
Around 1936, the Star acquired the Ventura Free Press (which was founded in 1875), and began publishing as the Ventura County Star-Free Press in 1938. It dropped the Free-Press addition in November 1994.[1]
It is now owned by the E. W. Scripps Company.
[edit] Leadership
The editor from 1960-1987 was Julius Gius.[2]
As of April 2, 2011, the current publisher is George Cogswell III.[3]
[edit] Controversies
The Ventura County Star has faced many complaints that involved its circulation practices rather than its editorial content. As of April 2, 2011, the Better Business Bureau listed ten (10) separate "significant" complaints from the previous three years, of which two alleged the company unauthorized debits from the customers' checking accounts, four alleged problems obtaining refunds, two alleged the company harassed a customer or former customer, two alleged the improper billing, and two alleged delivery continued after customers tried to cancel.[4] (The number of allegations does not add to the total number of complaints because two of the complaints made multiple allegations.)
In 2008, Judge Ken Riley ordered the Ventura County Star not to print the content of an affidavit that the public defender representing defendant Calvin Sharp claimed could prejudice potential jurors.[5] This "gag" order is no longer in effect, and a redacted copy of that affidavit is now online.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Chain's Daily Papers to Get Name Change, Los Angeles Times, November 18, 1994
- ^ Pioneering Newspaper Editor Julius Gius Dies at Age 84, Los Angeles Times, October 19, 1996
- ^ BBB Business Review of Ventura County Star, The Better Business Bureau of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, Inc.
- ^ "Significant Complaints", The Better Business Bureau of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, Inc.
- ^ Judge Blocks Murder Case Story, Ventura County Star, December 11, 2008
- ^ Affidavit in Support of Search Warrant, 397-07
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