Journal and Courier
Encyclopedia
The Lafayette Journal & Courier is a daily newspaper
owned by the Gannett Company
, Inc., serving Lafayette
, Indiana
and 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).
layout. The change lowered paper costs by 15%.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
owned by the Gannett Company
Gannett Company
Gannett Company, Inc. is a publicly-traded media holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States, near McLean. It is the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation. Its assets include the national newspaper USA Today and the weekly USA Weekend...
, Inc., serving Lafayette
Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 67,140. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which has a large impact on...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
and 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).
Format
With its change of format on July 31, 2006, the Journal & Courier became the first daily newspaper in North America to use the BerlinerBerliner (format)
Berliner, or "midi", is a newspaper format with pages normally measuring about . The Berliner format is slightly taller and marginally wider than the tabloid/compact format; and is both narrower and shorter than the broadsheet format....
layout. The change lowered paper costs by 15%.
Circulation
As of September 2008, average daily circulation is 33,223. Saturday circulation is 33,546. Sunday circulation is 39,343. By September 2010 this had fallen to an average daily (MON-SAT) circulation of 27,837 and a Sunday circulation of 36,177.Trivia
- In 2008 the Journal & Courier sponsored Sameer Mishra, the winner of the 81st Scripps National Spelling Bee81st Scripps National Spelling BeeThe 81st Scripps National Spelling Bee took place on May 30, 2008.-Competition:Two hundred eighty-eight champion spellers competed in the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., the most ever to date. Most of the spellers were from the United States, with a small showing from other...
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