The Jacksonville Journal-Courier is an American
daily newspaper
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published in
Jacksonville, Illinois. It is owned by
Hearst Newspapers Hearst may refer to:
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* Hearst, Ontario, town in Northern Ontario, Canada
* Hearst, California, an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, United States
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since being sold in August 2017 by Civitas Media, a subsidiary of Versa Capital Management.
With a history dating back to 1830, the Jacksonville Journal-Courier is the "oldest continuously published newspaper in Illinois".
In addition to Jacksonville and
South Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Journal-Courier circulates in
Cass
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* Ca ...
,
Greene
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*Greene, Maine, a town
** Greene (CDP), Maine, in the town of Greene
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,
Macoupin,
Morgan,
Brown
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,
Pike
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and
Scott counties, in western
Central Illinois
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.
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The Jacksonville Journal-Courier has been owned by Hearst Newspapers since 2017. Hearst also owns the Illinois newspapers '']The Telegraph
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'', in nearby Alton, Illinois
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and the ''Intelligencer
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'' in Edwardsville. The Jacksonville and Alton newspapers, along with ''The Lima News
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'' in Ohio and The Sedalia Democrat in Sedalia, Missouri, constituted the Central Division of Freedom Communications
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before being sold to Ohio Community Media
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(later Civitas Media
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) in May 2012. Freedom acquired the paper from Thomson Thomson may refer to:
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in 1995.Freedom Communications, Thomson Swap Newspapers
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Newspapers published in Illinois
Morgan County, Illinois
Jacksonville, Illinois micropolitan area
Newspapers established in 1830
1830 establishments in Illinois
Jacksonville, Illinois