''Journal-News Pulse'' is a defunct weekly newspaper that was last published by

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, United States. It began publishing in the 1960s in

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and was known as ''The Pulse-Journal'' for most of its history. In 2013, it merged with '' The Western Star'' of

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and the '' Fairfield Echo'' of Fairfield in 2013.

History

In the 1960s, Pat and Delores Diangelo began publishing the free ''Mason Shopping Guide'' out of their

home. The paper moved to an office in downtown Mason in the late 1960s. In the 1970s, the paper became ''The Pulse'' and began publishing in a

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format.

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' Journal Publishing Company purchased the ''Pulse'', renaming it the ''Mason Pulse-Journal'' after sister publications ''

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'' of

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and ''

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'' of Middletown. It was renamed again to the ''Pulse-Journal'' in 1977. In the late 1990s, the paper moved to a shopping plaza south of downtown Mason. In July 2000, Cox Ohio Publishing exercised a

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against a proposed sale of the ''Pulse-Journal'' and Thomson's other southwestern Ohio publications to

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''. After purchasing the papers in September of that year, Cox moved them to a consolidated office in Liberty Township. In 2007, the paper's Mason/Deerfield edition under editor Thomas Barr and Chris Celek, Warren County editor of Cox Ohio Publishing's Southwest Group, garnered several national awards. It earned three Suburban Newspapers of America (now Local Media Association) first place honors as Non-Daily Newspaper of the Year, and also first place for Best Sports Section and for Best Headline. Also in 2007, it named PulseJournal.com Best Local Community Website. In 2006, the paper's Mason/Deerfield edition, under the same editors, was named Best Non-Daily Newspaper in the nation by Inland Press Foundation. On January 17, 2013, the ''Pulse-Journal'' and sister weeklies '' The Western Star'' and '' Fairfield Echo'' published their final editions as separate publications. On January 17, they were replaced by ''Today's Pulse of Warren County, a product of The Western Star'' and ''Today's Pulse of Butler County, a product of the Fairfield Echo''. The ''Western Star'' had been Ohio's second-oldest newspaper and oldest weekly newspaper, having published since 1807. Whereas the three former papers delivered on Thursdays, ''Today's Pulse'' delivered on Sundays, to compete directly with the ''Enquirer''s Sunday edition. On October 6, 2016, ''Today's Pulse''s website was consolidated into the ''Journal-News''s website.

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* {{COX Newspapers published in Ohio Cox Newspapers Butler County, Ohio Mass media in Warren County, Ohio Weekly newspapers published in the United States Publications established in the 1960s 1960s establishments in Ohio

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