Journal & Courier
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Berliner |
| Owner(s) | Gannett Company |
| Founder(s) | Henry W. Marshall |
| Publisher | Patricia Miller |
| Editor | George Spohr |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Headquarters |
217 North 6th Street Lafayette, IN 47901  United States |
| Website | http://www.jconline.com/ |
The Lafayette Journal & Courier is a daily newspaper owned by the Gannett Company, Inc., serving Lafayette, Indiana, and the surrounding communities. It was established in 1920 through the merger of two local papers, the Journal and Free Press (established in 1829 under the name John B. Semans' Free Press) and the Courier (established in 1845). In recent years, the paper has experienced several series of employee layoffs and high rates of turnover of reporters and editors.
Format
With its change of format on July 31, 2006, the Journal & Courier became the first daily newspaper in North America to use the Berliner layout. The change lowered costs by 15%.[1]
Circulation
As of September 2008, average daily circulation is 33,223. Saturday circulation is 33,546. Sunday circulation is 39,343.[2] By September 2010 this had fallen to an average daily (MON-SAT) circulation of 27,837 and a Sunday circulation of 36,177, which is partly a result of high staff attrition.[3]
Trivia
- In 2008 the Journal & Courier sponsored Sameer Mishra, the winner of the 81st Scripps National Spelling Bee.
References
External links
- The Journal & Courier
- Official mobile website
- Gannett Company
- Gannett subsidiary profile of the Journal and Courier
- City of Lafayette, IN website
- Purdue University website