Longview News-Journal
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The Longview News-Journal is the major newspaper printed in the City of Longview, Texas
. Dating to 1871 under independent publishers, including James Hogg
, later Texas governor, and Carl Estes, Longview civic figure, the publication was purchased by Cox Newspapers in the 1980s and sold by Cox to ASP Westward in 2009. It is closely affiliated with the Marshall News Messenger, a former Cox Newspaper published out of nearby Marshall, Texas
that was sold to ASP Westward along with the News-Journal. Operating out of its modern 3-story brick editorial offices in downtown Longview, it has a circulation in 11 East Texas
counties of about 25,000 customers on weekdays. (Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations) Its receptionist area contains several historical documents, including a copy of a telegram that Adolf Hitler
wrote to the people of New London
following the explosion in 1937 (See New London School explosion
).
Longview, Texas
Longview is a city in Gregg and Harrison Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 80,455. Most of the city is located in Gregg County, of which it is the county seat; only a small part extends into the western part of neighboring Harrison County. It is...
. Dating to 1871 under independent publishers, including James Hogg
James Hogg
James Hogg was a Scottish poet and novelist who wrote in both Scots and English.-Early life:James Hogg was born in a small farm near Ettrick, Scotland in 1770 and was baptized there on 9 December, his actual date of birth having never been recorded...
, later Texas governor, and Carl Estes, Longview civic figure, the publication was purchased by Cox Newspapers in the 1980s and sold by Cox to ASP Westward in 2009. It is closely affiliated with the Marshall News Messenger, a former Cox Newspaper published out of nearby Marshall, Texas
Marshall, Texas
Marshall is a city in Harrison County in the northeastern corner of Texas. Marshall is a major cultural and educational center in East Texas and the tri-state area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Marshall was about 23,523...
that was sold to ASP Westward along with the News-Journal. Operating out of its modern 3-story brick editorial offices in downtown Longview, it has a circulation in 11 East Texas
East Texas
East Texas is a distinct geographic and ecological area in the U.S. state of Texas.According to the Handbook of Texas, the East Texas area "may be separated from the rest of Texas roughly by a line extending from the Red River in north central Lamar County southwestward to east central Limestone...
counties of about 25,000 customers on weekdays. (Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations) Its receptionist area contains several historical documents, including a copy of a telegram that Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
wrote to the people of New London
New London, Texas
New London is a city in Rusk County, Texas, United States. The population was 987 at the 2000 census.On March 18, 1937, the London School Explosion killed in excess of three hundred people...
following the explosion in 1937 (See New London School explosion
New London School explosion
The New London School explosion occurred on March 18, 1937, when a natural gas leak caused an explosion, destroying the London School of New London, Texas, a community in Rusk County previously known as "London". The disaster killed more than 295 students and teachers, making it the worst...
).