''The State Journal'' is a midsize daily

broadsheet newspaper A broadsheet is the largest newspaper format and is characterized by long vertical pages, typically of in height. Other common newspaper formats include the smaller Berliner and tabloid–compact formats. Historically, the broadsheet f ...

mainly serving Frankfort, the capital of

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

, and Franklin County. the paper prints Tuesday through Friday plus one weekend edition. and has a circulation of 6,100–7,300. Due to financial stresses during the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

, the newspaper reduced their print schedule to twice a week and beefed up their

online In computer technology and telecommunications, online indicates a state of connectivity, and offline indicates a disconnected state. In modern terminology, this usually refers to an Internet connection, but (especially when expressed as "on lin ...

delivery and services. The

editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, organization, a ...

Chanda Veno, who has held the position since May 2021, is the first female editor in the paper's lengthy history (founded in 1900). Carl West, a graduate of

University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical ...

(1966) and member of the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame (2003), was the longtime editor of the newspaper, serving from 1979 to 2012. __FORCETOC__

History

In 1900, John Meloan established ''The Kentucky State Journal'', an eight-page, six-column Democratic morning daily. In 1908, Graham Vreeland established the ''Frankfort News''. In 1911, both papers united to become ''The Frankfort News-Journal'' and was renamed ''The State Journal'' in 1912. The Perry family ran the newspaper up until 1962, when it was bought by the Dix family of

Wooster, Ohio Wooster ( ) is a city in Wayne County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located in northeastern Ohio, the city lies approximately south-southwest of Cleveland, southwest of Akron and west of Canton. The population was 27,232 at the ...

. Operating as Frankfort Publishing Co., L.L.C., a subsidiary of Dix Communications, Albert E. Dix was publisher, followed by his children Troy Dix and Ann Dix Maenza through 2015. At that time, the paper was purchased by Frankfort Newsmedia LLC, an affiliate of

Boone Newspapers Boone Newspapers, Incorporated (BNI) is the parent company of a publishing business that includes dozens of newspapers as well as magazines, other published materials, and internet properties in the United States. It is a private company and owns ...

Inc. The newspaper was co-owned by Boone Newsmedia, former publisher Steve Stewart and Carpenter Media Group until Carpenter acquired full ownership in June 2024.

References

*Jillson, Willard Rouse. ''The Newspapers and Periodicals of Frankfort, Kentucky 1795–1945''. Published 1945. Kentucky State Historical Society, Frankfort, Kentucky. Print.

External links

* Newspapers published in Kentucky Frankfort, Kentucky 1900 establishments in Kentucky Newspapers established in 1900 Franklin County, Kentucky Boone Newspapers {{Kentucky-newspaper-stub