The Daily Journal (Fergus Falls)

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The Daily Journal
Type Daily newspaper
Owner(s) Wick Communications
PublisherKen Harty
EditorHeather Kantrud
Founded1873;152 years ago (1873)
Headquarters125 N. Union Ave Ste 3
Fergus Falls, Minnesota 56537
City Fergus Falls, Minnesota
CountryUnited States
Circulation 2,455(as of 2024) [1]
Readership Otter Tail County, Minnesota
OCLC number 20807828
Website fergusfallsjournal.com

The Daily Journal is an American, English language daily newspaper headquartered in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It was founded in 1873. Publishing Tuesday through Saturday, it is one of 24 newspapers currently published at least five days a week in the state of Minnesota. [2] [3] [4]

History

The Daily Journal was founded by A. J. Underwood. His family published the newspaper until the mid-1980s. It was then purchased by Thomson Newspapers in December 1992, later to Boone Newspapers, Inc., until 2019 when it was purchased by Wick Communications. [2] The history of The Daily Journal predecessors includes the following newspapers: [4]

References

  1. "Minnesota Newspaper Directory 2024" (PDF). Minnesota Newspaper Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "About the Fergus Falls Daily Journal". Fergus Falls Journal. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  3. "Daily Newspaper list" (PDF). Minnesota Newspaper Association. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "About The daily journal. (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1972-current". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

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