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Stevens Point Journal

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Stevens Point Journal
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Gannett
Founded1853 (as the Wisconsin Lumberman)
Websitestevenspointjournal.com

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

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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]

References

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