''The Topeka Capital-Journal'' is a daily newspaper in

Topeka, Kansas Topeka ( ; Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central U ...

, owned by Gannett.

History

The paper was formed following numerous name changes and mergers, including the merger of ''The Topeka Daily Capital'' and ''The Topeka State Journal''.

Timeline

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* 1858: The ''Kansas State Record'' starts publishing. * 1873: The ''Topeka Blade'' is founded by J. Clarke Swayze. * 1879: George W. Reed buys the ''Blade'' and changes its name to ''The Kansas State Journal''. * 1879: ''The Topeka Daily Capital'' is founded by Major J.K. Hudson as an evening paper but changes to morning in 1881. * 1885: Frank P. MacLennan buys the ''Journal'' and renames it ''The Topeka State Journal''. * 1888: The ''Capital'' absorbs the ''Commonwealth'', owned by

Floyd Perry Baker Floyd Perry Baker (November 16, 1820 – 1909) was an American lawyer, land speculator, politician, government official, farmer, blacksmith, teacher, and newspaper editor well known for his activities as an early resident and community leader ...

and his sons, who had earlier bought the ''Kansas State Record''. * 1899: Frederick Oliver Popenoe buys a 51 percent controlling interest in the ''Capital''. * 1900: Charles M. Sheldon, saying " Newspapers should be operated as Christ would operate them," sends the ''Capital'' circulation skyrocketing from 12,000 to 387,000, forcing it to print papers in New York and Chicago. * 1901:

Arthur Capper Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th governor of Kansas (the first born in the state) from 1915 to 1919 and a United States senator from 1919 to 1949. He also owned a radio ...

buys the ''Capital'' and becomes sole owner in 1904. * 1940: Oscar S. Stauffer buys the ''Journal''. * 1951: Capper dies, and the ''Capital'' become employee-owned. * 1956:

Stauffer Communications Stauffer Communications was a privately held media corporation based in Topeka, Kansas, that owned many publications and broadcast outlets, including the ''Topeka Capital-Journal'' and WIBW, WIBW-FM, and WIBW-TV. The company operated from 1930 to ...

buys Capper Publications, including the ''Capital''. * 1962: Former MacLennan home Cedar Crest becomes the Kansas governor's mansion. * 1973: Brian Lanker wins the

1973 Pulitzer Prize The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1973. Journalism awards *Public Service: ** ''The Washington Post'', for its investigation of the Watergate case. * Local General or Spot News Reporting: ** The ''Chicago Tribune'', for uncovering flagr ...

for Feature Photography for a series of photos of a childbirth, as exemplified by the image titled "

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". * 1975: Susan Ford (daughter of Gerald Ford) and Chris Johns (future editor of '' National Geographic'' magazine) intern at paper during the summer. * 1981: Stauffer Communications merges the ''Capital'' and the ''Journal'' into ''The Topeka Capital-Journal'', distributed in the morning. * 1982: Former owner Oscar S. Stauffer dies at 95. * 1994: Stauffer Communications merges with

Morris Communications Morris Communications, headquartered in Augusta, Georgia, is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, book publishing and distribution, visitor publications, and online serv ...

.Morris buys Stauffer
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Fort Scott Tribune ''The Fort Scott Tribune'' is a daily newspaper serving Fort Scott, Kansas, United States. It has been owned by Rust Communications since 2004.

'', July 27, 1994 * 2017: Morris Communications sells its newspapers to GateHouse Media. *2019: GateHouse Media's corporate parent company, New Media Investment Group, announces that it will acquire Gannett and assume its name.

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* 1858 establishments in Kansas Territory Gannett publications Mass media in Topeka, Kansas Newspapers published in Kansas Publications established in 1858 Pulitzer Prize-winning newspapers {{Kansas-newspaper-stub

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