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From 1936 to 1939 it was a daily without Sundays, but reverted to a semi-weekly for financial reasons. This was the ''Dispatch Democrat'' owned by Mr. Cober. In 1949, Cober bought the ''Ukiah Republican Press'' and created the combined ''Redwood Journal-Press-Dispatch''. In 1960, the paper merged with the weekly ''Willits News'' and ''Ukiah News'' in an effort to reduce costs through consolidation. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=GP19601007.2.42&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22UkiahDailyJournal%22-------1|title=JOURNAL MERGES WITH 2 WEEKLIES|last=|first=|date=7 October 1960|work=|access-date=
From 1936 to 1939 it was a daily without Sundays, but reverted to a semi-weekly for financial reasons. This was the ''Dispatch Democrat'' owned by Mr. Cober. In 1949, Cober bought the ''Ukiah Republican Press'' and created the combined ''Redwood Journal-Press-Dispatch''. In 1960, the paper merged with the weekly ''Willits News'' and ''Ukiah News'' in an effort to reduce costs through consolidation. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=GP19601007.2.42&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22UkiahDailyJournal%22-------1|title=JOURNAL MERGES WITH 2 WEEKLIES|last=|first=|date=7 October 1960|work=|access-date=
}}</ref> In 1988, after the <nowiki>''Anderson Valley Advertiser''</nowiki> printed a hoax article, the Ukiah Daily Journal, which had had the printing contract for that paper, banned the use of its press by the Advertiser.
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Revision as of 23:48, 10 January 2019

The Ukiah Daily Journal is an American daily paid newspaper which serves the city of Ukiah and surrounding Mendocino County, California.[1] Published daily Tuesday through Sunday, its estimated circulation is 6,795.[1]

It is currently edited by K. C. Meadows.[2]

History

The Journal traces its history back to the foundation of the weekly Mendocino Democrat in 1868 by Alex Montgomery.[3][4] It was later consolidated with the Weekly Dispatch (founded in 1873), under the ownership of Peabody and A.W. Sefton.[3] In 1898, J. B. Sanford purchased the paper, and in 1913 took on partner E. P. Thurston, who managed many of the day-to-day operations.[3] Thurston would edit and publish the paper for 36 years, eventually selling it to Ben Cober.[5]

From 1936 to 1939 it was a daily without Sundays, but reverted to a semi-weekly for financial reasons. This was the Dispatch Democrat owned by Mr. Cober. In 1949, Cober bought the Ukiah Republican Press and created the combined Redwood Journal-Press-Dispatch. In 1960, the paper merged with the weekly Willits News and Ukiah News in an effort to reduce costs through consolidation. [6] In 1988, after the ''Anderson Valley Advertiser'' printed a hoax article, the Ukiah Daily Journal, which had had the printing contract for that paper, banned the use of its press by the Advertiser.


The out-of-state Donrey Media Group (now Stephens Media) took over in 1984. In 1999, MediaNews Group (California Newspaper bought the paper as part of a ten newspaper deal with Donrey meant to expand MediaNews's holdings in Los Angeles and Northern California.[7][8]

Saturday editions ran from 2003, making it a true daily newspaper until 2011. It now runs on a Tuesday-Sunday publication schedule.[9]

Recognition

In 2017, the Ukiah Daily Journal won 1st place in the Coverage of Local Government category in its division of California's Better Newspapers Contest.[10]

-Editors -- Look through Ukiah Daily Journal references at CA digital archive

References

  1. ^ a b Stevenson, Paula. "Research Newspapers by State: California" (PDF). gotoanr.com. American Newspaper Representatives. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Ukiah Daily Journal". USNPL. Retrieved 19 October 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ a b c Carpenter, Aurelius O.; Millberry, Percy H. (1914). History of Mendocino and Lake Counties, California. Historic Record Company.
  4. ^ Guinn, James Miller (1902). History of the State of California and Biographical Record of Coast Counties, California: An Historical Story of the State's Marvelous Growth from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Chapman Publishing Company.
  5. ^ "Ukiah Daily Journal". Ukiah Daily Journal. 30 March 1997.
  6. ^ "JOURNAL MERGES WITH 2 WEEKLIES". 7 October 1960.
  7. ^ "Journal merges with news group". Ukiah Daily Journal. 13 January 1999.
  8. ^ "Singleton To Run 10 Donrey papers". San Francisco Examiner. 13 January 1999.
  9. ^ "Contact Us". Ukiah Daily Journal. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  10. ^ "Better Newspapers Contest winners announced". California News Publishers Association. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)