''The Middletown Journal'' was a morning newspaper published in

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seven days a week by Cox Media Group. The paper was printed at Cox's plant in

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, and distributed in Butler and Warren Counties. In September 2013, Cox Media Group Ohio announced that ''The Middletown Journal'' would cease to exist effective November 1, 2013, when the paper was merged with the '' Hamilton JournalNews'' into a new publication, the ''

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''. The paper was first published January 12, 1857, as the ''Western Journal'', a weekly paper issued on Thursday mornings, by C.H. Brock, a Middletown grocer. The name was changed to the ''Middletown Journal'' in 1859. Publication was suspended during the

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, but resumed by 1871, when Brock sold the paper to E.T. Hardraker. The paper went through a series of owners, including George H. McKee and James L. Raymond. In 1880, W.H. Todhunter acquired the paper and made it a

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journal. Todhunter began daily publication of the paper in 1890. The first Sunday edition was published on September 4, 1921. In 1924, the paper was purchased by

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, the owner of the ''

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''. In 1928, the paper purchased the other daily in Middletown, the ''Middletown News-Signal''. The ''Journal'' was published as an evening paper chiefly distributed in the city and the ''News-Signal'' operated as a morning paper distributed to outlying areas. The two papers published a combined Sunday edition, the ''Sunday News-Journal''. Chew owned the paper until 1978, when the company merged with the

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, the Canadian newspaper giant. When Thomson decided to exit the newspaper business, it reached a deal to sell the ''Journal'', the ''Hamilton JournalNews'', and several weekly papers in southwest Ohio to Gannett, the parent of ''

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''. However, Cox Newspapers, the parent of the ''

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'', had an option on Thomson's properties and the papers were instead sold to Cox. The sale was completed September 2, 2000. Over the years, the newspaper has been recognized by the Associated Press for photography, sports and headline writing. It has also won first-place awards from the Associated Press for Breaking News, Best Feature Writer and Best Sports Radio. Its website was MiddletownJournal.com and featured local breaking news from Middletown, Monroe, Trenton, and Franklin.

References

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''. June 9, 2000. C2. *Jon Bohmer. "Cox acquires papers." ''

''. September 2, 2000. 1A. *"Cox Changes Ohio Group Leadership". ''

''. December 15, 2002. F1. (Clark's appointment) *John Eckberg. "134 papers on the block." ''The

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''. February 16, 2000. B10. *John Eckberg. "Enquirer's parent buys Ohio papers." ''The

''. June 9, 2000. D10. *John Eckberg. "Cox buys 12 area newspapers." ''The

''. July 15, 2000. 1C. *Lynn Hulsey. "Gannett to buy Thompson newspapers". ''

''. June 9, 2000. A1. *Lynn Hulsey. "Other papers to join Cox". ''

''. September 2, 2000. 1E. *Matthew Rose. "Thomson Agrees to Sell 38 54 Dailies to Gannett and Community Newspapers". ''The

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''. June 9, 2000. A6.

External links

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