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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Gannett |
| Publisher | Jim Murphy |
| Editor | Alec Ramsay |
| Founded | March 1, 1920 [1] |
| Ceased publication | May 10, 2015 |
| Headquarters | 11 South Emma Street, West Frankfort, Illinois 62896, United States |
| ISSN | 1089-4209 |
| Website | dailyamericannews.com |
The Daily American was an American daily newspaper in West Frankfort, Illinois, in operation from March 1920 until March 2015.
In 1987, the paper was acquired by Hollinger. [2] Former owner GateHouse Media purchased roughly 160 daily and weekly newspapers from Hollinger in 1997. [3] GateHouse also owns The Benton Evening News , another daily covering Franklin County, Illinois. On April 1, 2015, Gatehouse Media announced that the Daily American would cease publication the week of May 10, 2015, ending nearly a century of providing local and national news to the residents of the West Frankfort area.
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