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The ''Sioux City Journal'' is the daily
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Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County, ...
. Founded in 1864, the publication now covers northwestern Iowa and portions of Nebraska and South Dakota. The Journal has won numerous state, regional and national awards. It was named one of the "10 that do it right" by the publishing trade journal ''Editor and Publisher'' in 2009 and 2013. The Journal is owned by
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History

The ''Sioux City Journal'' was founded as a weekly newspaper on August 20, 1864 by Samuel Tait Davis (1828–1900) and others who wanted a strong local voice for the Union Party and the re-election of
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. Serving as the first editor, Davis continued until after the election, ensuring a pro-Lincoln perspective. With the end of the Union Party after the
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, this shifted to a pro-
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stance. George and Henry Perkins bought the Sioux City Weekly Journal in 1869, and within a year converted it to a daily newspaper. Continuing the Republican editorial line, George Perkins (1840–1914) served as editor in between terms as a Republican officeholder. Among other offices, he served in the Iowa Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, and "lost a highly contested bid for Iowa's governorship in 1906." Noted political cartoonist
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, better known as "Ding," worked for the ''Journal'' between 1900 and 1906. He later won two
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s for the ''Des Moines Register and Leader''. After George Perkins died early in 1914, the paper was left to his son, William R. Perkins, and son-in-law, William Sammons. They hired noted architect
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to design a new four-story building at the southwest corner of Douglas Street and 5th Street. Housing the paper's editorial, reporting, circulation, advertising sales, and printing operations, the building was ready for occupancy in 1915. Sammons ran the ''Journal'' until his death in 1944. One of his accomplishments was purchasing in 1941 the ''Journals primary competitor, the erstwhile pro- Democratic ''
Sioux City Tribune The ''Sioux City Tribune'' was a newspaper serving Sioux City, Iowa from the late nineteenth into the mid-twentieth century. History The ''Tribune'' was formed out of the ''Sioux City Daily and Weekly Times'', a paper which had been founded in May ...
''. Since the ''Journal'' was a morning paper and the ''Tribune'' an evening paper, for over 30 years they continued both papers with a merged staff. Upon Sammons' death in 1944, William R. Perkins took over publication of the ''Journal'' until 1962, and Elizabeth Sammons (daughter of Clara Perkins Sammons) assumed that role in 1962. By 1972, the elegant building designed by William L. Steele was no longer meeting the paper's needs, and a new plant was built east of downtown at Sixth and Pavonia Streets. The ''Journal'' moved there in November of that year, and the Steele building was demolished soon afterwards. On December 14, 1972, the Journal-Tribune Publishing Co. was purchased by Hagadone Corp. of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and
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of Oceanside, California. Shortly after the ownership change, the ''Journal'' dropped its afternoon editions and became a seven-day morning paper.
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Inc. of Davenport, Iowa, bought Howard Publications in February 2002, giving it half-ownership of the paper; in June 2002, Lee purchased the remaining half from Hagadone. The newspaper founded radio station
KSCJ KSCJ (1360 AM, "Talk Radio 1360") is a radio station licensed to serve Sioux City, Iowa, United States. The station is owned by Powell Broadcasting and licensed to KSUX/KSCJ Radio Broadcasting Co. It airs a news/talk radio format. The station w ...
in 1927 and co-founded television station
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in 1953. Both have been sold off.


See also

* George D. Perkins *
Sioux City Tribune The ''Sioux City Tribune'' was a newspaper serving Sioux City, Iowa from the late nineteenth into the mid-twentieth century. History The ''Tribune'' was formed out of the ''Sioux City Daily and Weekly Times'', a paper which had been founded in May ...


References


External links


The Sioux City Journal's website
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