The Journal was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J.W. Cunningham — as a rival to Alberta's first newspaper, the 23-year-old Edmonton Bulletin. Within a week, the Journal took over another newspaper, The Edmonton Post, and established an editorial policy supporting the Conservative Party against the Bulletin's stance for the Liberal Party. In 1912, the Journal was sold to the Southam family.[2] It remained under Southam ownership until 1996, when it was acquired by Hollinger International.[4] The Journal was subsequently sold to Canwest in 2000,[5] and finally came under its current ownership, Postmedia Network Inc., in 2010.[6]
Edmonton Journal building
In 1905, The Journal began operating from a building on the corner of a lot on 102nd Avenue and 101st Street. Its present location at 101st Street and 100th Avenue was established in 1921, and Alberta's first radio station, CJCA, began broadcasting from the building a year later.[2]
In 1937, the Journal came into conflict with Alberta Premier William Aberhart's attempt to pass the Accurate News and Information Act requiring newspapers to print government rebuttals to stories the provincial cabinet deemed "inaccurate." After successfully fighting the law, the Journal became the first non-American newspaper to be honoured by the Pulitzer Prize committee, receiving a special bronze plaque in 1938 for defending the freedom of the press.[7]
Edmonton Journal Building (2023)
After the Bulletin folded in 1951, the Journal was left as Edmonton's oldest and only remaining daily newspaper. The monopoly continued until the Edmonton Sun began publishing in 1978.[8]
The Journal has also begun operating under a new commitment to digital media in addition to traditional print.[12]
CirculationEdit
The Edmonton Journal has seen like most Canadian daily newspapers a decline in circulation. Its total circulation dropped by 22 percent to 92,542 copies daily from 2009 to 2015.[13]
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The Edmonton Journal is a daily newspaper in Edmonton Alberta Canada It is part of the Postmedia Network Edmonton JournalTypeDaily newspaperFormatBroadsheetOwner s Postmedia Network Inc Editor in chiefLorne Motley 1 Founded1903 2 LanguageEnglishHeadquarters10006 101 StreetEdmonton AlbertaT5J 0S1Circulation91 776 weekdays 96 372 Saturdays as of 2015 3 ISSN0839 296XWebsiteedmontonjournal wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Present day 3 Circulation 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe Journal was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen John Macpherson Arthur Moore and J W Cunningham as a rival to Alberta s first newspaper the 23 year old Edmonton Bulletin Within a week the Journal took over another newspaper The Edmonton Post and established an editorial policy supporting the Conservative Party against the Bulletin s stance for the Liberal Party In 1912 the Journal was sold to the Southam family 2 It remained under Southam ownership until 1996 when it was acquired by Hollinger International 4 The Journal was subsequently sold to Canwest in 2000 5 and finally came under its current ownership Postmedia Network Inc in 2010 6 nbsp Edmonton Journal buildingIn 1905 The Journal began operating from a building on the corner of a lot on 102nd Avenue and 101st Street Its present location at 101st Street and 100th Avenue was established in 1921 and Alberta s first radio station CJCA began broadcasting from the building a year later 2 In 1937 the Journal came into conflict with Alberta Premier William Aberhart s attempt to pass the Accurate News and Information Act requiring newspapers to print government rebuttals to stories the provincial cabinet deemed inaccurate After successfully fighting the law the Journal became the first non American newspaper to be honoured by the Pulitzer Prize committee receiving a special bronze plaque in 1938 for defending the freedom of the press 7 nbsp Edmonton Journal Building 2023 After the Bulletin folded in 1951 the Journal was left as Edmonton s oldest and only remaining daily newspaper The monopoly continued until the Edmonton Sun began publishing in 1978 8 In 1982 government officials under the Combines Investigation Act entered and searched the paper s offices under the suspicion that Southam Newspapers was violating federal legislation by engaging in unfair trading and anti competitive business practices 9 The Alberta Court of Appeal ruled the search to be inconsistent with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms a decision the Supreme Court of Canada upheld in Hunter v Southam Inc 10 Present day EditToday the Journal publishes six days a week with regular sections including News city Canada and world Sports Opinion A amp E Life and Business The newspaper participated in the Critics and Awards Program for High School Students Cappies 11 now called the Alberta Youth Theatre Collective and has partnerships with a number of arts organizations in Edmonton including the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Alberta Ballet Company It also supports community events such as the Canspell National Spelling Bee 12 The Journal has also begun operating under a new commitment to digital media in addition to traditional print 12 Circulation EditThe Edmonton Journal has seen like most Canadian daily newspapers a decline in circulation Its total circulation dropped by 22 percent to 92 542 copies daily from 2009 to 2015 13 Daily average 14 dd dd dd dd dd dd dd dd 25 000 50 000 75 000 100 000 125 000 150 000 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015See also Edit nbsp Canada portal nbsp Journalism portalList of newspapers in CanadaReferences Edit Postmedia integrating four major market newsrooms following Sun acquisition Financial Post Retrieved January 2016 a b c Edmonton Journal Historical Information Edmonton Journal Archived from the original on May 12 2013 Retrieved November 30 2016 2015 Daily Newspaper Circulation Spreadsheet Excel News Media Canada Retrieved December 16 2017 Numbers are based on the total circulation print plus digital editions Hollinger International Inc Company History Funding Universe Retrieved April 7 2011 CanWest Global Communications Corp acquired Hollinger newspaper chain Digital Journal August 1 2000 Retrieved April 7 2011 Godfrey group buys Canwest The National Post May 11 2010 The Pulitzer Prizes Special Awards and Citations The Pulitzer Prizes Retrieved April 7 2011 Sun Media Corporation The Canadian Encyclopedia Retrieved September 25 2009 Ellwand Otiena Court of Appeal series Four cases that changed Alberta www edmontonjournal com Retrieved May 9 2020 Hunter v Southam Case The Canadian Encyclopedia www thecanadianencyclopedia ca Retrieved May 9 2020 Cappies of Greater Edmonton Excel The Cappies Retrieved September 9 2013 a b About Us Edmonton Journal Retrieved September 9 2013 Daily Newspaper Circulation Data News Media Canada Retrieved December 16 2017 Daily Newspaper Circulation Data News Media Canada Retrieved December 16 2017 Figures refer to the total circulation print and digital combined which includes paid and unpaid copies External links EditOfficial website Historical Columnists Blogs Subscription Information Edmonton Journal Postmedia Network Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edmonton Journal amp oldid 1159706040, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
