Marin Independent Journal
Encyclopedia
The Marin Independent Journal is the main newspaper
of Marin County, California
. The paper is owned by California Newspapers Partnership which is in turn mostly owned by MediaNews Group
.
Gannett
acquired the paper from the Brown family in 1980. MediaNews Group
acquired the paper from Gannett in 2000.
described "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh
as "some misguided Marin county hot-tubber". His comment prompted criticism among readers of the Marin Independent Journal, until Bush sent the paper a letter of apology:
Freedom of Information
Editorial Pages
Editorial Cartoon
Sports Story
Sports Photo
Sports Writing
Feature Writing
Graphics
Spot News Coverage
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...
of Marin County, California
Marin County, California
Marin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. As of 2010, the population was 252,409. The county seat is San Rafael and the largest employer is the county government. Marin County is well...
. The paper is owned by California Newspapers Partnership which is in turn mostly owned by MediaNews Group
MediaNews Group
MediaNews Group, based in Denver, Colorado, is one of the largest newspaper companies in the United States. It is privately owned and operates 56 daily newspapers in 12 states, with combined daily and Sunday circulation of approximately 2.4 million and 2.7 million, respectively...
.
History
The Independent Journal was formed from the merger of the Marin Journal and the San Rafael Daily Independent in 1948. The weekly Journal, one of the state's oldest newspapers, had been established in 1861 as the Marin County Journal. The Journal was published in San Rafael on Saturdays by Jerome A. Barney. The Independent had been started by Harry Granice in 1900 as the weekly San Rafael Independent, which became a daily by 1903 under the management of his daughter, Celeste Granice Murphy. The merged paper was originally called the San Rafael Independent-Journal.Gannett
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...
acquired the paper from the Brown family in 1980. MediaNews Group
MediaNews Group
MediaNews Group, based in Denver, Colorado, is one of the largest newspaper companies in the United States. It is privately owned and operates 56 daily newspapers in 12 states, with combined daily and Sunday circulation of approximately 2.4 million and 2.7 million, respectively...
acquired the paper from Gannett in 2000.
The "hot-tubber" incident
In 2002, former President George H. W. BushGeorge H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
described "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh
John Walker Lindh
John Phillip Walker Lindh is a United States citizen who was captured as an enemy combatant during the United States' 2001 invasion of Afghanistan. He is now serving a 20-year prison sentence in connection with his participation in Afghanistan's Taliban army...
as "some misguided Marin county hot-tubber". His comment prompted criticism among readers of the Marin Independent Journal, until Bush sent the paper a letter of apology:
- Call off the dogs, please. I surrender... I apologize. I am chastened and will never use 'hot tub' and 'Marin county' in the same sentence again.
2008 California Newspaper Publishers Association awards
General Excellence- General Award - First place for 25,001 to 75,000 circulation category.
Freedom of Information
- General Award - First place for Freedom of Information for battling with in court for several years to get Marin County government to release county payroll information. The payroll data is available in a database at http://www.marinij.com/data
Editorial Pages
- Brad Breithaupt - First place
Editorial Cartoon
- George Russell - First place for cartoon about the Marin County supervisors and Marin Clean Energy
Sports Story
- Dave Albee - Second place for story about a Redwood High School player battling cancer
Sports Photo
- Alan Dep - Second place for an image featuring Mill Valley and Tiburon Little League all-stars reacting to a call at third base during a semi-finals game
2007 Associated Press News Executives Council awards
Sports Writing
- Ryan Metcalfe - First place for the article Parent Trap
Feature Writing
- Rick Polito - First place for the article Running Death Valley
Graphics
- Josh Ruthnick - First place for the article Tour of California
Spot News Coverage
- General Award - Second place for the article Powerful Punch