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Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque Journal front page.jpg
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner Journal Publishing Company
Publisher T.H. Lang
Editor Editor, Kent Walz
Managing Editor, Karen Moses
Politics and Government: John Robertson, Steve Williams
Founded 1880
(as the Albuquerque Daily Journal)
Headquarters Albuquerque, New Mexico
Circulation 96,825 Daily
116,826 Sunday[1]
ISSN 1526-5137
Official website abqjournal.com

The Albuquerque Journal is the largest newspaper in the U.S. state of New Mexico.

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History

Its earliest predecessor, the Albuquerque Daily Journal, was first published on October 14, 1880.[2] The newspaper is owned (and editorially controlled) by the Journal Publishing Company, a family-owned business headed by president/publisher T.H. Lang; it is operated by the Albuquerque Publishing Company.[2]

On February 20, 1933, during the Great Depression, the Journal and The Albuquerque Tribune became the first newspapers to create what was later called a Joint Operating Agreement (JOA).[3] This first JOA created the Albuquerque Publishing Company, in probable violation of anti-trust laws at the time.[3] The new company was a partnership which took over all non-editorial departments of the two papers and gave the Tribune a fixed percentage (about 40%) of the combined revenues of the two newspapers, regardless of circulation.[3]

After the E. W. Scripps Company shut down the Tribune on February 23, 2008, it retained its ~40% stake in the Albuquerque Publishing Company.[4] As a result, Scripps gets a corresponding share in any future Journal profits.[4]

Endorsements

During the 2004 presidential election, the Journal endorsed George W. Bush.[5] During the 2006 midterm elections, it endorsed 1st Congressional district candidate Heather Wilson (R).[6]

Editions and Sections

The Albuquerque Journal is published Monday through Saturday and features "Sports," "Metro & NM" and "Business" sections as well as a front section with staff reports, wire reports, editorials, and op-eds. in its weekday edition. The paper also features special sections covering topics such as a local spelling bee or New Mexico high school basketball tournaments.

The Sunday Journal is published on Sundays.[7]

Prices

Single Copy:

  • Daily: $ .50
  • Sunday: $ 1.50

Subscription Rates:

  • Daily and Sunday: $15.25 per month
  • Sunday only: $7.50 per month
  • Business (M-F): $14.25 per month

References

  1. ^ "eCirc for US Newspapers". ACCESS ABC. 2009-09-30. http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/newstitlesearchus.asp. Retrieved 2011-03-09. 
  2. ^ a b "The Albuquerque Journal: A Story of History". Albuquerque Publishing Company. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20071213183825/http://www.abqpubco.com/the-journal/journal_history.html. Retrieved 2008-01-05. 
  3. ^ a b c Albuquerque Journal: Still King of the Hill. - New Mexico Business Journal. - (c/o findarticle.com). - May 1995
  4. ^ a b Tribune Is Gone — But Scripps Still Sharing Profits In Albuquerque, a February 25, 2008 article from Editor & Publisher
  5. ^ Editorial (2004-10-31). "Re-Elect George Bush". Albuquerque Journal. 
  6. ^ Editorial (2006-11-05). "Journal Endorsements". Albuquerque Journal. 
  7. ^ "Albuquerque Publishing Company: Print and Electronic Products". Archived from the original on 2011-04-14. http://www.webcitation.org/5yftvLQcv. 



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