 The July 27, 2005 front page of the Lansing State Journal |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Gannett Company |
| Publisher | Brian Priester |
| Editor | Mickey Hirten |
| Founded | April 28, 1855 |
| Headquarters | 120 E. Lenawee St. Lansing, MI 48919  United States |
| Circulation | 53,671[1] |
| Official website | www.lsj.com |
The Lansing State Journal is a daily newspaper published in Lansing, Michigan owned by Gannett.
History
The paper was started as the Lansing Republican on April 28, 1855. Founder and publisher Henry Beard completed only two issues of the weekly abolitionist publication before selling it and returning to Detroit.
Over the next 50 years, the paper saw many name changes and many different owners, finally merging with another newspaper and becoming the State Journal in 1911.
Gannett bought the paper in 1971, and it became the Lansing State Journal on August 25, 1980. On April 15, 1985 it went from an afternoon publication to a morning one, that it is still today.
Its current circulation is 53,671 daily average Monday through Friday; 72,884 Sunday.
External links
- Lansing State Journal homepage
- Lansing Newspapers in Education program, provides free newspapers to more than 150 classrooms in over 85 schools
- Gannett subsidiary profile of the Lansing State Journal
References
Circulation as of March 31, 2009
- ^ "Audit Bureau of Circulations". http://www.accessabc.com/index.html. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
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