Lansing State Journal
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The Lansing State Journal is a daily newspaper published in Lansing, Michigan
owned by Gannett.
in Michigan. Founder and publisher Henry Barns completed only two issues of the weekly abolitionist publication before selling it and returning to Detroit
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Over the next 50 years, the paper saw many name changes and many different owners, finally merging with the rival Lansing Journal forming The State Journal in January 1911. Gannett bought the paper in 1971, and it became the Lansing State Journal on August 25, 1980. On April 15, 1985, it became a morning publication, rather than an afternoon one.
Lansing, Michigan
Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan...
owned by Gannett.
Overview
The Lansing State Journal is the sole daily newspaper published in metropolitan Lansing. It had an average Monday through Saturday readership of 47,716, and a Sunday readership of 66,518 from October 2010 to April 2011.History
The paper was started as the Lansing Republican on April 28, 1855 to advance the causes of the newly founded Republican PartyRepublican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
in Michigan. Founder and publisher Henry Barns completed only two issues of the weekly abolitionist publication before selling it and returning to Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
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Over the next 50 years, the paper saw many name changes and many different owners, finally merging with the rival Lansing Journal forming The State Journal in January 1911. Gannett bought the paper in 1971, and it became the Lansing State Journal on August 25, 1980. On April 15, 1985, it became a morning publication, rather than an afternoon one.
External links
- Lansing State Journal homepage
- Scanned copies of the Lansing Republican from 1859 and 1860
- 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