The State Journal (Frankfort)

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The State Journal
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Frankfort Newsmedia
(Boone Newspapers)
Founder(s)John Meloan
PublisherSteve Stewart[1]
General managerCatherine Boone[2]
News editorChanda Veno[3]
FoundedJanuary 7, 1900; 121 years ago (1900-01-07)
LanguageEnglish
CityFrankfort, Kentucky
CountryUnited States
Websitestate-journal.com

The State Journal is a midsize daily broadsheet newspaper mainly serving Frankfort, the capital of Kentucky, and Franklin County. As of 2020 the paper prints Tuesday through Friday plus one weekend edition.[4] and has a circulation of 6,100–7,300.[5]

Due to financial stresses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the newspaper reduced their print schedule to twice a week and beefed up their online delivery and services.[6]

The editor Chanda Veno, who has held the position since December 2018, is the first female editor in the paper's lengthy history (founded in 1900).[3] Carl West, a graduate of University of Kentucky (1966)[7] and member of the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame (2003), was the longtime editor of the newspaper, serving from 1979 to 2012.[8]


History[]

In 1900, John Meloan established The Kentucky State Journal, an eight-page, six-column Democratic morning daily.[4] In 1908, Graham Vreeland established the Frankfort News.[9] In 1911, both papers united to become The Frankfort News-Journal and was renamed The State Journal in 1912.[4]

The Perry family ran the newspaper up until 1962, when it was bought by the Dix family of Wooster, Ohio. Operating as Frankfort Publishing Co., L.L.C., a subsidiary of Dix Communications, Albert E. Dix was publisher, followed by his children Troy Dix and Ann Dix Maenza through 2015.[5] At that time, the paper was purchased by Frankfort Newsmedia LLC, an affiliate of Boone Newspapers Inc.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Meet The State Journal Staff". The State Journal.
  2. ^ Report, State Journal Staff (August 4, 2017). "Catherine Boone has been named SJ's new GM". The State Journal.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Report, State Journal Staff (December 13, 2018). "Veno to lead State Journal newsroom, succeeding Bergeron". The State Journal.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "About The State Journal". The State Journal.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Frankfort | Boone Newspapers, Inc". www.boonenewspapers.com.
  6. ^ "State Journal to print twice weekly, enhance digital coverage as COVID-19's economic impact worsens". The State Journal. April 11, 2020.
  7. ^ "CI : Carl West". ci.uky.edu.
  8. ^ "Kentucky book fair founder and newspaper editor Carl West dies". February 28, 2016.
  9. ^ Riddle, Becky. "Garden Hall". ExploreKYHistory.
  10. ^ Report, State Journal Staff (September 1, 2015). "A new beginning for The State Journal". The State Journal.
  • Jillson, Willard Rouse. "The Newspapers and Periodicals of Frankfort, Kentucky 1795–1945." Published 1945. Kentucky State Historical Society, Frankfort, Kentucky. Print.

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