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The ''Daily Journal'' is an American
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published Monday through Saturday mornings in
Franklin, Indiana Franklin is a city in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 23,712 at the 2010 census. Located about south of Indianapolis, the city is the county seat of Johnson County. The site of Franklin College, the city attracts n ...
. It is owned by AIM Media Indiana. It covers the entirety of
Johnson County, Indiana Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 161,765. The county seat is Franklin. Johnson County is included in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Transport ...
, including Bargersville,
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, Franklin, Greenwood,
New Whiteland New Whiteland is a town in Pleasant Township, Johnson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,550 at the 2020 census. History New Whiteland had its start when U.S. Route 31 in Indiana was rerouted through the area. It was incorpor ...
,
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, Whiteland and White River Township. In addition to the daily newspaper, the ''Daily Journal'' also produces the ''Edinburgh Courier'', a
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published on Wednesdays in Edinburgh. The newspaper formerly produced ''The Crier,'' which served Camp Atterbury, but this is no longer produced. The ''Daily Journal'' has won several Indiana journalism awards, including the Blue Ribbon Daily award from the Hoosier State Press Association, most recently in 2022. The newspaper won a Blue Ribbon two other times, in 2009 and 2015, and is the only daily paper in its publishing group to win the award.


History

Robert N. Brown started the ''Daily Journal'' in July 1963 as a sister paper to '' The Republic'' in
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, which his grandfather had started in 1872 and which covered Bartholomew County, which adjoins Johnson County to the south. The newspaper stayed in the family until being purchased by AIM Media in late 2015. Daily newspapers in Johnson County date back to the 1880s, and when the ''Daily Journal'' debuted it joined a newspaper war with ''The Franklin Evening Star'', which had a history dating back to 1881. After six years, the war ended, with the ''Daily Journal'' absorbing its afternoon competitor in December 1969. The newspaper also purchased ''The Franklin Evening Star's'' sister publication, the ''Edinburgh Daily Courier,'' as part of the deal. In February 2012, Home News Enterprises, the publisher of the paper, announced that with newspaper printing consolidated at the company's presses in Columbus, the ''Daily Journal'' planned to sell its plant on U.S. 31 to KYB Americas, an auto-parts manufacturer, and relocate its newsroom and business offices to the historic Hazelett building in downtown Franklin. Indiana-based Bemis Group, a commercial construction firm, managed the project to renovate the Hazelett building. Today, the space includes a bicycle company, bakery and wellness company. In November 2015, Home News Enterprises announced that it was selling the Daily Journal and its sister newspapers, online and commercial properties to AIM Media Indiana, an affiliate of
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. AIM Media continues to be the publisher of the newspaper.


Special Publications

Along with the ''Edinburgh Courier,'' the ''Daily Journal'' also produces several special publications throughout the year, including special sections, guides and magazines. * ''Brave Hearts: Cancer Awareness Special Section'' * ''Business Profiles'' * ''Find the Hummingbird'' * ''Johnson County 4-H & Agricultural Fair'' * ''Johnson County 4-H & Agricultural Fair Souvenir Scrapbook Edition'' * ''Johnson County Agriculture'' * ''Junior Journal'' * ''Letters to Santa Claus'' * ''The New You: A Guide to a Happier, Healthier You'' * ''Salute: A Tribute to Johnson County Area Veterans'' * ''South Magazine'' * ''Year in Review''


Guides

* ''Fire Prevention and Safety Guide'' * ''Health Guide'' * ''Holiday Guide'' * ''Home Trends'' * ''How To Guide''


Southside

* ''Southside Back to School'' * ''Southside Boomers'' * ''Southside Business Exchange'' * ''Southside Family'' * ''Southside Neighborhood Cookbook'' * ''Southside Golf Guide'' * ''Southside Outdoors'' * ''Southside Wedding''


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* * * {{HomeNews Johnson County, Indiana Newspapers published in Indiana Mass media in Indianapolis Newspapers established in 1963 1963 establishments in Indiana