News Journal (Ohio)
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | HD Media |
| Publisher | Lane Moon |
| Editor | Ryan Carter |
| Founded | October 1838, as the Western Whig[1] |
| Headquarters | 1547 Rombach Ave. Avenue, Wilmington, Ohio 45177, United States |
| ISSN | 8750-4847 |
| Website | wnewsj.com |
The News Journal is an American newspaper published in print two days per week (Wednesday and Saturday) in Wilmington, Ohio, covering Clinton County.[2]
History
The newspaper traces its history back to two weeklies, the Clinton Republican (begun in 1838 as the Western Whig, the name changed the next year),[1] and The Wilmington Journal (founded 1868), that merged into The Journal-Republican in 1912.[3] The Wilmington News Journal was founded by W. J. Galvin on Oct. 15, 1915, originally called the Wilmington Daily News.
In 1916, it merged with the semi-weekly Journal Republican and became known as the Wilmington Daily News Journal. It was owned by the Galvin family until it was sold to the Brown Publishing Company in 1986.[4] In 2010, Brown declared bankruptcy and was reconstituted as Ohio Community Media, which later became part of Civitas/Versa.[5] The company, including the News Journal, was purchased for an undisclosed sum in 2011 by Versa Capital Management.[6]
In 2012, Versa merged Ohio Community Media, former Freedom papers it had acquired, Impressions Media, and Heartland Publications into a new company, Civitas Media.[7] In 2017, Civitas Media sold its Ohio papers to AIM Media Midwest, an affiliate of AIM Media Texas.[8]
Shortly after a website redesign in early 2023, the News Journal announced on February 21, 2023 that the printed edition, previously published Tuesday through Saturday, would publish only on Wednesday and Saturday.[2] In August 2026, the paper was sold to HD Media.[9]
References
- 1 2 "About Western Whig". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- 1 2 "News Journal is changing with the times". February 21, 2023.
- ↑ "About The Wilmington Journal". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ↑ "About Us".
- ↑ Sanctis, Matt (September 3, 2010). "Court Approves Brown Sale of Assets". Springfield News-Sun. Springfield, Ohio. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ↑ Staff report (May 20, 2011). "Local Newspapers Under New Ownership". Springfield News-Sun. Springfield, Ohio. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ↑ Civitas Formation versa.com
- ↑ "Quarterly Updates - 2nd Quarter 2017". Dirks, Van Essen & Murray. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ↑ "HD Media to acquire 25 publications from AIM Media Management". Editor & Publisher. August 19, 2026. Retrieved August 19, 2026.