The Topeka Capital-Journal

"The Capital-Journal" redirects here. For the South Dakota paper, see Capital Journal. For the Salem, Oregon, newspaper, see Capital Journal (Oregon).

The Topeka Capital-Journal

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Gannett
Publisher	Stephen Wade
Editor	Tomari Quinn
Founded	Topeka Daily Capital: 1879 (with heritage dating to 1858) Topeka State Journal: 1873 Topeka Capital-Journal: 1981
Headquarters	100 SE 9th Street, Suite 500 Topeka, Kansas 66612 USA
Circulation	18,388 [1]
Website	www.cjonline.com

The Topeka Capital-Journal is a daily newspaper in Topeka, Kansas, owned by Gannett.

History

The paper was formed following numerous name changes and mergers, including the merger of The Topeka Daily Capital and The Topeka State Journal.

Timeline

Capital-Journal newsroom, 1961

• 1858: The Kansas State Record starts publishing.
• 1873: The Topeka Blade is founded by J. Clarke Swayze.
• 1879: George W. Reed buys the Blade and changes its name to The Kansas State Journal.
• 1879: The Topeka Daily Capital is founded by Major J.K. Hudson as an evening paper but changes to morning in 1881.
• 1885: Frank P. MacLennan buys the Journal and renames it The Topeka State Journal.
• 1888: The Capital absorbs the Commonwealth, owned by Floyd Perry Baker and his sons, who had earlier bought the Kansas State Record.
• 1899: Frederick Oliver Popenoe buys a 51 percent controlling interest in the Capital.
• 1900: Charles M. Sheldon, saying "Newspapers should be operated as Christ would operate them," sends the Capital circulation skyrocketing from 12,000 to 387,000, forcing it to print papers in New York and Chicago.
• 1901: Arthur Capper buys the Capital and becomes sole owner in 1904.
• 1940: Oscar S. Stauffer buys the Journal.
• 1951: Capper dies, and the Capital become employee-owned.
• 1956: Stauffer Communications buys Capper Publications, including the Capital.
• 1962: Former MacLennan home Cedar Crest becomes the Kansas governor's mansion.
• 1973: Brian Lanker wins the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for a series of photos of a childbirth, as exemplified by the image titled "Moment of Life".
• 1975: Susan Ford (daughter of Gerald Ford) and Chris Johns (future editor of National Geographic magazine) intern at paper during the summer. ^[2]
• 1981: Stauffer Communications merges the Capital and the Journal into The Topeka Capital-Journal, distributed in the morning.
• 1982: Former owner Oscar S. Stauffer dies at 95.
• 1994: Stauffer Communications merges with Morris Communications. ^[3]
• 2017: Morris Communications sells its newspapers to GateHouse Media. ^[4]
• 2019: GateHouse Media's corporate parent company, New Media Investment Group, announces that it will acquire Gannett and assume its name. ^{[5] [6]}
• 2023: The paper announces it's switching from carrier to mail delivery via the U.S. Postal Service. ^[7]

See also

• Kansas portal
• Journalism portal

• List of newspapers in Kansas

References

1. "Browse Full Member Database | Kansas Press Association". kspress.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
2. Hall, Mike (December 28, 2006). "Ford's Daughter Susan Interned at C-J". Topeka Capital-Journal.
3. Morris buys Stauffer, Fort Scott Tribune , July 27, 1994
4. "Morris Announces Sale of Publications to Gatehouse Media". Morris Communications. August 9, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
5. Lombardo, Cara; Trachtenberg, Jeffrey A. (August 5, 2019). "GateHouse Media Parent to Buy Gannett for $1.4 Billion" . The Wall Street Journal .
6. "GateHouse Media enters into agreement to acquire Gannett, forming largest U.S. publishing company". The Topeka Capital-Journal. September 5, 2019. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
7. "The Topeka Capital-Journal is transitioning to postal delivery in late January". The Topeka Capital-Journal. December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

• "The Capital-Journal's roots run deep", The Topeka Capital-Journal, June 1, 2003

External links

• Official website