The State Journal (Frankfort)
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]
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Frankfort Newsmedia (Boone Newspapers) |
| Founder(s) | John Meloan |
| Publisher | Steve Stewart[1] |
| General manager | Catherine Boone[2] |
| News editor | Chanda Veno[3] |
| Founded | January 7, 1900 |
| Language | English |
| City | Frankfort, Kentucky |
| Country | United States |
| Website | state-journal |
| |
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
- "Meet The State Journal Staff". The State Journal.
- Report, State Journal Staff (August 4, 2017). "Catherine Boone has been named SJ's new GM". The State Journal.
- Report, State Journal Staff (December 13, 2018). "Veno to lead State Journal newsroom, succeeding Bergeron". The State Journal.
- "About The State Journal". The State Journal.
- "Frankfort | Boone Newspapers, Inc". www.boonenewspapers.com.
- "State Journal to print twice weekly, enhance digital coverage as COVID-19's economic impact worsens". The State Journal. April 11, 2020.
- "CI : Carl West". ci.uky.edu.
- "Kentucky book fair founder and newspaper editor Carl West dies". February 28, 2016.
- Riddle, Becky. "Garden Hall". ExploreKYHistory.
- 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.