News Journal (Ohio)
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Civitas Media |
| Publisher | Randy Graf |
| Editor | Thomas Barr |
| Sports editor | Mark Huber |
| Founded | October 1838, as the Western Whig[1] |
| Headquarters | 761 South Nelson Avenue, Wilmington, Ohio 45177, United States |
| ISSN | 8750-4847 |
| Website | wnewsj.com |
The News Journal is an American daily newspaper and multimedia site (wnewsj.com) published five days per week (Tuesday-Saturday) in Wilmington, Ohio, covering Clinton County.[2] It is owned by Civitas Media LLC, which owns approximately 100 daily and weekly newspapers in 12 states and is based in Davidson, North Carolina. Civitas Media is a subsidiary of Philadelphia-based Versa Capital Management.[3]
The newspaper traces its history back to two weeklies, the Clinton Republican (begun in 1838 as the Western Whig, name changed the next year),[1] and The Wilmington Journal (founded 1868), that merged into The Journal-Republican in 1912.[4] The Wilmington News Journal was founded by W.J. Galvin on Oct. 15, 1915, originally called the Wilmington Daily News. In 1916, it merged with the semi-weekly Journal Republican and became known as the Wilmington Daily News Journal. It was owned by the Galvin family until it was sold to the Brown Publishing Company in 1986.[5] In 2010, Brown declared bankruptcy and was reconstituted as Ohio Community Media, which later became part of Civitas/Versa.[6] The company, including the News Journal, was purchased for an undisclosed sum in 2011 by Versa Capital Management.[7]
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References
- ^ a b "About Western Whig". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ http://civitasmedia.com/section/ournewspapers
- ^ http://civitasmedia.com/
- ^ "About The Wilmington Journal". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ http://www.wnewsj.com/section/aboutus
- ^ Sanctis, Matt (September 3, 2010). "Court Approves Brown Sale of Assets". Springfield News-Sun. Springfield, Ohio. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ Staff report (May 20, 2011). "Local Newspapers Under New Ownership". Springfield News-Sun. Springfield, Ohio. Retrieved June 12, 2012.