The ''Edmonton Journal'' is a daily

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. It is part of the

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History

The ''Journal'' was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J.W. Cunningham — as a rival to

's first newspaper, the 23-year-old ''

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''. Within a week, the ''Journal'' took over another newspaper, ''The Edmonton Post'', and established an editorial policy supporting the

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against the ''Bulletins stance for the

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. In 1912, the ''Journal'' was sold to the Southam family. It remained under Southam ownership until 1996, when it was acquired by

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. The ''Journal'' was subsequently sold to

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in 2000, and finally came under its current ownership, Postmedia Network Inc., in 2010.Godfrey group buys Canwest
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'', May 11, 2010 EdmontonJournalExterior

In 1905, ''The Journal'' began operating from a building on the corner of a lot on 102nd Avenue and 101st Street. Its present location at 101st Street and 100th Avenue was established in 1921, and Alberta's first radio station,

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, began broadcasting from the building a year later. In 1937, the ''Journal'' came into conflict with Alberta Premier

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's attempt to pass the ''

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'' requiring newspapers to print government rebuttals to stories the provincial cabinet deemed "inaccurate." After successfully fighting the law, the ''Journal'' became the first non-American newspaper to be honoured by the

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committee, receiving a special bronze plaque in 1938 for defending the

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. After the ''Bulletin'' folded in 1951, the ''Journal'' was left as Edmonton's oldest and only remaining daily newspaper. The monopoly continued until the ''

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'' began publishing in 1978. In 1982, government officials under the

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entered and searched the paper's offices under the suspicion that Southam Newspapers was violating federal legislation by engaging in unfair trading and anti-competitive business practices. The

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ruled the search inconsistent with the ''Charter of Rights and Freedoms'', a decision the

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upheld in ''

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''.

Present day

Today, the ''Journal'' publishes six days a week, with regular sections including News (city, Canada, and world), Sports, Opinion, A&E, Life, and Business. The newspaper participated in the

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(Cappies),, now called the Alberta Youth Theatre Collective, and has partnerships with a number of arts organizations in

, including the

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and the

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. It also supports community events such as the Canspell National Spelling Bee. The ''Journal'' has also begun operating under a new commitment to digital media in addition to traditional print.

Circulation

The ''Edmonton Journal'' has seen like most Canadian daily newspapers a decline in circulation. Its total circulation dropped by percent to 92,542 copies daily from 2009 to 2015. :::::::::Daily average Figures refer to the total circulation (print and digital combined) which includes paid and unpaid copies.

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