Stevens Point Journal Explained

Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Owners:Gannett
Foundation:1853 (as the Wisconsin Lumberman)

Stevens Point Journal is a digital and print newspaper published in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It is owned by Gannett and part of the USA Today Network.

History

The Stevens Point Journal was founded in 1853 as the Wisconsin Lumberman. It was renamed the Stevens Point Journal in 1872.[1] [2]

In 1997, the newspaper was sold to the Thomson Corporation, at the time a major national publisher of newspaper which owned six other newspapers in Wisconsin.[3] It was then included in the sale of Thomson's newspaper assets to Gannett in 2000.[4] In 2022, Gannett eliminated the Journal's Saturday print edition.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012-01-01 . Stevens Point's first newspaper Newspaper Article/Clipping . 2023-11-08 . Wisconsin Historical Society . en.
  2. Web site: Vine . Nathan . Stevens Point Journal gets new home . 2023-11-08 . Stevens Point Journal . en-US.
  3. News: July 4, 1997 . Thomson buys Journal . 6C . The Telegraph-Herald .
  4. News: July 11, 2000 . Thomson sells 38 papers for $1.6 billion . Portsmouth Daily Times . AP .
  5. Web site: Hunter . Julia . 2022-01-15 . Gannett to eliminate Saturday print editions for 9 Wisconsin papers . 2023-11-08 . Wisconsin Newspaper Association . en-US.

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