''The Journal Record'' is a daily business and legal newspaper based in
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...
, Oklahoma. Its offices are in downtown Oklahoma City, with a bureau at the Oklahoma State Capitol.
''The Journal Record'' began publication in 1937, though an early predecessor of the newspaper, the ''Daily Legal News'' was first published in
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...
''The Journal Record'' was the result of a merger of two newspapers, ''The Daily Law Journal'' and the ''Daily Record'' in 1937. Known then as ''The Daily Law Journal Record'', the paper was published by Freda Ameringer until 1972. Dan Hogan III, who bought the publication from Ameringer, formed the Journal-Record Publishing Company and moved to 621 North Robinson in 1978. Titled ''The Journal Record'' from that point on, its location remained the same until the bombing of the
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was a United States federal government complex located at 200 N.W. 5th Street in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On April 19, 1995, at 9:02 a.m. the building was the target of the Oklahoma City bombing ...
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Dolan Media (now BridgeTower Media) purchased The Journal Record Publishing Company in 1995 and moved its staff in 1996 to the Dowell Center on North Robinson Avenue. In 2006 the offices were moved to Corporate Tower at 101 North Robinson Avenue. ''The Journal Record'' expanded its territory to include the Tulsa region in November 2005 and has added an online edition available only through subscription.
The Dolan Company issued an IPO in 2007 and was traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DM until it was delisted in 2014. The company entered a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Mar. 23, 2014 from which it emerged as a private company owned by Bayside Capital. CEO Jim Dolan was replaced by Mark McEachen, who took on a similar role with Freedom Communications upon its exit from bankruptcy in 2010.
On Dec. 31, 2015, the company was purchased by
New Media Investment Group
Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.GateHouse Media, for $35 million. Today The Journal Record is owned by BridgeTower Media, the B2B media division of GateHouse Media.