Redding Record Searchlight Explained

Redding Record Searchlight
Type:	Daily newspaper
Format:	Broadsheet
Foundation:	1938
Owners:	Gannett
President:	Paula Goudreau^[1]
Editor:	Jenny Espino^[2]
Language:	English

The Redding Record Searchlight is a newspaper serving Redding, California. It has a daily print circulation of under 15,000 and has between 100,000 to 400,000 unique visitors per month to its news website, Redding.com.^[3]

History

On October 17, 1938, the John P. Scripps Newspaper Group published the first edition of the Redding Record. By 1952, after a series of acquisitions of other regional newspapers, the paper had become the region's dominant daily newspaper, operating under the name Redding Record Searchlight.^[4]

In April 2016, as part of Gannett's acquisition of Journal Media Group, the Record Searchlight became part of the USA Today network.^[5]

In May 2024, the newspaper announced it will switch from carrier to postal delivery.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Goudreau new president of Record Searchlight. 2024-01-24.
2. Web site: Staff Directory. 2024-01-24.
3. Web site: Record Searchlight earns 18 journalism awards in statewide contest. 2024-01-24.
4. Web site: About Us. 2024-01-28.
5. Web site: April 8, 2016 . Gannett closes on $280 million purchase of Journal Media Group . 2024-01-28 . Redding Record Searchlight.
6. Web site: May 22, 2024 . Redding Record Searchlight transitioning to postal delivery . 2024-05-22 . Redding Record Searchlight . en-US.