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.

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

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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