The ''Devils Lake Daily Journal'' is an American English language

daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...

printed in

Devils Lake, North Dakota Devils Lake is a city in Ramsey County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Ramsey County. The population was 7,192 at the 2020 census. It is named after the nearby body of water called Devils Lake. The first house in Devils ...

. It is owned by Champion Media. The ''Journal'' is the official newspaper of

Ramsey County, North Dakota Ramsey County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 11,605. Its county seat is Devils Lake. History The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873, with a ...

, and has a modest circulation in northeast

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...

. The paper also covers local school sports and items of news for Bensen and Nelson Counties, expanding their coverage zones in recent years, while also being the local coverage source for the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation. Devils Lake Daily Journal publishes in print three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. It has a digital presentation, publishing news on their website seven days a week with a digital viewership reaching over 200,000 viewers. In 2021, the paper redesigned the look of the paper after several decades of following a previous format. The three day printed one section paper usually consists of local and state news pages, an opinion page, a faith page and a sports page. The paper also publishes a weekly shopper known as "The Country Peddler" and periodical special multi section editions. In September 2021, after more than 100 years, the Journal closed its printing room and transferred all printing to Bismarck, North Dakota. While printing transferred to Bismarck, the local office in Devils Lake remains open, housing the editorial and sales staff. In November 2022, Devils Lake Journal was sold to Champion Media.

Leadership

Devils Lake Daily Journal is owned and managed by Champion Media.

Building

The Devils Lake Journal is housed in the historic downtown area of Devils Lake, close to the county courthouse. The building, which housed a former telephone company, has served as the main offices for the paper for over 30 years. Devils Lake Journal's original location was three blocks east of the current location.

References

External links

''Devils Lake Journal'' website
Newspapers published in North Dakota Ramsey County, North Dakota Newspapers established in 1906 1906 establishments in North Dakota {{NorthDakota-newspaper-stub