The Flint Journal
| Type | four times weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Booth Newspapers (Advance Publications) |
| Publisher | Matt Sharp |
| Editor | Marjory Raymer |
| Founded | 1876 |
| Headquarters | 200 E. First St. Flint, Michigan 48502 |
| Sister newspapers | The Saginaw News The Bay City Times |
| Official website | http://www.mlive.com/flint/ |
The Flint Journal is the largest newspaper published in Flint, Michigan. Published Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, it serves Genesee, Lapeer and Shiawassee Counties. The paper is headquartered at 200 East First Street in Flint.
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[edit] History
The Flint Journal was founded in 1876 during Flint's booming lumber years by Charles Fellows and Washington Irving Beardsley as a weekly newspaper[1] The Journal's main competitors at the time was the Wolverine Citizen, The Genesee Democrat and The Flint Globe. The paper was sold in rapid succession to Doctor Carman, who sold ownership in December 1882 to George McConnolly and other until the Journal was purchase by the Flint Globe' owner, H. H. Fitzgerald, and merged as the Weekly Globe and Daily Journal. The Booth Publishing Company purchased ownership of the Weekly Globe and Daily Journal in 1911. [2]
[edit] Change to semiweekly
On June 1, 2009, the Journal and its sister papers, The Saginaw News and The Bay City Times, reduced publishing to three times a week—Thursday, Friday and Sunday, while increasing their interactive media capabilities. [3]The changes came after the three papers laid off 35% of their staff in March 2009. The papers are printed at the Booth-owned Valley Publishing Co. printing plant in Monitor Township, near Bay City. [4] [5]
The Journal added a Tuesday print edition starting on March 23, 2010, bringing the number of publishing days a week to four. [6] Unlike the other three daily editions, Tuesdays were originally "news stand only;" however, since June 7, 2011, the Tuesday edition has also been delivered to subscribers. [7]
[edit] Circulation
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The Journal has a daily circulation of 83,814 with daily readership of 174,620 and a Sunday circulation of 101,590, with readership of 227,679.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ ."Major Events in Flint's History 1871–1880". FlintHistory.com. http://www.flinthistory.com/history/decades.shtml?1871-1880. Retrieved 2008-04-08.[dead link]
- ^ "Chapter XVI: The Press". The History of Genesee County, MI. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/lapeer/gen/ch16.html. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ Bay City Times: "The Bay City Times announces big changes", 3/23/2009.
- ^ Flint Journal: "Flint Journal to publish 3 days a week", 3/23/2009.
- ^ The Bay City Times: A look back at Bay City Times history", 3/24/2009.
- ^ Flint Journal: "Flint Journal to return to Newsstands on Tuesdays starting March 23", 3/7/2010.
- ^ Flint Journal subscription information
[edit] External links
- An overview of the history of The Journal can be found online.
- Official website
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