Wisconsin State Journal
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Capital Newspapers |
| Publisher | William K. Johnston |
| Editor | Ellen Foley |
| Founded | 1839 (as the Madison Express) |
| Headquarters | 1901 Fish Hatchery Road Madison, WI 53713 United States |
| Circulation | 89,932 Daily 148,489 Sundays[1] |
| ISSN | 0749-405X |
| Website | madison.com/wsj |
The Wisconsin State Journal is a daily newspaper published in Madison, Wisconsin by Capital Newspapers. The newspaper, the second largest in Wisconsin, is primarily distributed in a 19 county region in south-central Wisconsin.[2] As of March 2006, the Wisconsin State Journal had an average weekday circulation of 89,932 and an average Sunday circulation of 148,489.[1]
History
Founded as afternoon weekly, The Madison Express was first published in Madison on December 2, 1839. It changed its name in 1852 to the Wisconsin Daily Journal in 1852 and to its current name in 1860. In 1919, the newspaper was sold to Lee Newspaper Syndicate (now Lee Enterprises) by publisher Richard Lloyd Jones.[3]
The newspaper's long-time rival, The Capital Times, was founded in 1917 after the State Journal's managing editor, William T. Evjue, quit during the summer of 1917. The Wisconsin State Journal had been a supporter of the progressive Robert La Follette until he began publicly opposing World War I. Evjue disagreed with the newspaper for abandoning La Follette. By mid-December of that year, he founded The Capital Times.[3]
However, in 1947, Lee Enterprises and Evjue's The Capital Times Company, owner of The Capital Times, began discussing a partnership to operate both newspapers. The new partnership began on November 15, 1948 as Madison Newspapers, Inc. On February 1, 1949, the Wisconsin State Journal moved from afternoons to mornings and was the sole newspaper published on Sunday in the partnership.[4]
Columnists
- Andy Baggot (sports)
- Melanie Conklin (local)
- Scott Milfred (opinion)
- Tom Oates (sports)
- Nicole Rogers (entertainment)
- Bill Wineke (local)
- Doug Moe (news and features)
References
- ^ a b "Generac Expects To Hire 200 Workers". Wisconsin State Journal. 2006-06-01. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "The Capital Region's primary sources". Capital Newspapers. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
- ^ a b "Madison, WI". Lee Enterprises. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
- ^ "History". Capital Newspapers. Retrieved 2007-03-28.