The ''Albuquerque Journal'' is the largest
newspaper
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in the
U.S. state
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of
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
.
History
The ''Golden Gate'' newspaper was founded in June 1880. In the fall of 1880, the owner of the ''Golden Gate'' died and Journal Publishing Company was created. Journal Publishing changed the paper name to ''Albuquerque Daily Journal'' and issued its first edition of the ''Albuquerque Daily Journal'' on October 14, 1880.
The ''Daily Journal'' was first published in
Old Town Albuquerque
Old Town is the historic original town site of Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the provincial kingdom of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, established in 1706 by New Mexico governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés. It is listed on the New Mexico State Register ...
, but in 1882 the publication moved to a single room in the so-called new town (or expanded Albuquerque) at Second and Silver streets near the railroad tracks. It was published on a single sheet of newsprint, folded to make four pages. Those pages were divided into five columns with small headlines. Advertising appeared on the front page. The ''Daily Journal'' was published in the evening until the first Territorial Fair opened in October 1881. On October 4 of that year, a morning Journal was published in order to record the day's events at the fair. The morning Daily Journal continued for six issues. The last issue was published on Sunday, October 9 – making it the first Sunday newspaper to appear in Albuquerque. In 1887, the ''Morning Journal'' was acquired by the ''Albuquerque Daily Democrat'', a newspaper founded in Santa Fe which had moved to Albuquerque.
The newspaper's name changed in 1899 to the ''Albuquerque Journal-Democrat''. A change in policy necessitated the dropping of "Democrat" from the paper's name in 1903, so the digest appeared again as the ''Albuquerque Morning Journal''. The daily paper name was changed to the ''Albuquerque Journal'' in 1925 when an independent editorial policy was established.
Editions and sections
The ''Albuquerque Journal'' is published Monday through Saturday with a Sunday edition called the ''Sunday Journal''. In addition to the ''Journal''’s daily final edition, Journal Publishing, also, issues regional newspapers. These include the ''Journal North'', ''El Defensor Chieftain'' in
Socorro, the ''Rio Rancho Observer'' and ''
Valencia County News-Bulletin The ''Valencia County News-Bulletin'' is a weekly newspaper in Belen, New Mexico, that was established in 1910 by Number 9 Media, a subsidiary of the '' Albuquerque Journal''.Jerry L. Williams, ''New Mexico in maps'', Albuquerque, New Mexico: Univ ...
''.
Newspaper sections include news, advertising, comics, Business; Sports, Metro N.M., Health, Education, Food, Go, Fetch, VENUE (entertainment tabloid on Fridays), Drive (auto tabloid on Fridays), TVNow (TV book on Saturdays), and HomeStyle. Journal Publishing issues quarterly magazines within the ''Albuquerque Journal'' are Sage, and Fit and Live Well, as well as a variety of special sections throughout the year.
Sections of The ''Sunday Journal'' include Living, Arts, Books, Travel, Careers, Real Estate, Money, Dimension, and Wall Street Journal Business.
Journal Publishing has an online-digital edition of the daily ''Albuquerque Journal'' optimized for mobile viewing.
See also
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Media in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the primary media hub of the US state of New Mexico, which includes Santa Fe and Las Cruces. The vistas and adobe architecture of New Mexico are a major backdrop of Western fiction and the Western genre. The media of Albuquerque a ...
References
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