The ''Syracuse Herald-Journal'' (1925–2001) was an evening

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, United States, with roots going back to 1839 when it was named the ''Western State Journal''. The final issue — volume 124, number 37,500 — was published on September 29, 2001. The newspaper's name came from the merger of the ''Syracuse Herald'' and the ''Syracuse Journal''.

History

Publisher

William Randolph Hearst William Randolph Hearst Sr. (; April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboya ...

, who had purchased the

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, newspaper the ''

Syracuse Telegram The ''Syracuse Telegram'' was established in 1922 in Syracuse, New York, by William Randolph Hearst. Between the years 1922–1925, the newspaper was published as both ''Syracuse Telegram'' and ''Syracuse Evening Telegram'' and the Sunday edition ...

'', closed that newspaper on November 24, 1925, with issue No. 925. At that time, the ''Syracuse Telegram'' and the Sunday edition, the ''Syracuse American'' a.k.a. the ''Syracuse Sunday American'', merged with ''The Journal'', an old Syracuse institution that was established on July 4, 1844. In the days of extremely partisan newspapers, it held the reputation as one of the strongest Republican publications in

state. The merger was accomplished after Hearst acquired a controlling interest in ''The Journal'' for nearly $1,000,000. in November 1925. The transaction was carried out, and Hearst "sold" the publication for $1,000,000 to Syracuse Newspapers, Inc., a new corporation and publisher of the consolidated paper. After the merger was completed, Hearst was a director of the company and still played a major role in the decision-making. Before the merger, there were three evening newspapers in Syracuse and "the public was somewhat oversupplied." The merger left two papers in the market: ''The Herald'' and the consolidated ''Journal-Telegram''. Like its predecessors, the new publication was delivered in the evening, and the ''Sunday American'' was published on Sunday mornings. It was decided that the ''Journal'' operating plant and facilities would be used as the office and publishing plant for the combined effort. The Hearst Building at the corner of Genesee and State streets was sold and 100 Hearst employees lost their jobs. The papers were combined as a single ''Herald-Journal'' title and bought by S. I. Newhouse in 1939; in 1944, he bought a rival publication, ''

The Post-Standard ''The Post-Standard'' is a newspaper serving the greater Syracuse, New York, metro area. Published by Advance Publications, it and sister website Syracuse.com are among the consumer brands of Advance Media New York, alongside NYUp.com and ''The ...

''. Newhouse's company,

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, discontinued the ''Herald-Journal'' and ''Herald-American'' in 2001.

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* Defunct newspapers published in Syracuse, New York Newspapers established in 1939 Publications disestablished in 2001 1939 establishments in New York (state) 2001 disestablishments in New York (state) {{NewYork-newspaper-stub