The Journal Standard

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The Journal Standard
Type Daily newspaper
Owner USA Today Co.
PublisherPaul Gaier
EditorWally Haas
Founded1848, as Freeport Journal
Headquarters27 South State Avenue,
Freeport, Illinois 61032, United States
Circulation 4,140 daily
4,893 Sunday(as of 2018) [1] [2]
OCLC number 11087856
Website journalstandard.com

The Journal Standard is an American daily newspaper published Tuesday thru Sunday in Freeport, Illinois, by USA Today Co. for readers in Carroll, Jo Daviess, Ogle and Stephenson counties.

In 2002, Lee Enterprises acquired Howard Publications, [3] and then sold the paper two years later to Liberty Group Publishing. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Legacy NEWM Annual Reports" (PDF). investors.gannett.com. 2018.
  2. ↑ "Netnaija". Current Situations. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Lee newspapers to buy Howard Publications". Baltimore Sun. February 13, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Lee Enterprises and Liberty Group Publishing to Exchange Newspapers". Dirks, Van Essen & April. January 16, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2025.


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