''The Record'' is a daily
newspaper
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based in
Stockton, California, serving
San Joaquin and
Calaveras Counties. It is owned by
Gannett.
History
''The Record'' was founded in 1895 by Irving Martin as the ''Evening Record.'' It is a newspaper that covers stories in the Stockton, San Joaquin and the Mother Lode areas; as well as surrounding areas and a national level as well.
In 1969, Speidel Newspapers, Inc. bought ''The Record'' and the newspaper introduced its Sunday edition. In March 1977,
Gannett Company bought Speidel Newspapers, including ''The Record''. In 1994,
Omaha World-Herald
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Company bought ''The Record.''
On May 5, 2003,
Ottaway Community Newspapers
Local Media Group, Inc., formerly Dow Jones Local Media Group and Ottaway Newspapers Inc., owned newspapers, Web sites and niche publications in California, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon and Pennsylvania. It was headquarte ...
bought The Record for $144 Million. Ottaway was the Local Media Group for Dow Jones and Co. Subsequently the corporate group changed its name to Dow Jones Local Media Group.
In 2006, ''The Record'' began expanding its presence on the Internet as part of a strong digital media initiative.
In 2007, ''The Record'' changed its brand to San Joaquin Media Group in reflection to the diversification of the information products and services offered in the market.
On September 4, 2013,
News Corp announced that it would sell the Dow Jones Local Media Group to Newcastle Investment Corp.—an affiliate of
Fortress Investment Group
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, for $87 million. The newspapers will be operated by
GateHouse Media, a newspaper group owned by Fortress. News Corp. CEO and former ''Wall Street Journal'' editor
Robert James Thomson
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indicated that the newspapers were "not strategically consistent with the emerging portfolio" of the company.
GateHouse in turn filed prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 27, 2013, to restructure its debt obligations in order to accommodate the acquisition.
References
External links
SJCrime.com209VibeeSanJoaquin.comA History of the Record - San Joaquin County Historical Society
Daily newspapers published in California
Mass media in Stockton, California
Gannett publications
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