| Kennebec Journal | |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | Blethen Maine Newspapers |
| Publisher | John Christie |
| Editor | Eric Conrad |
| Founded | January 1825 |
| Headquarters | 274 Western Avenue, Augusta, Maine 04330 United States |
| Circulation | 14,845 in 2004[1] |
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| Website: kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com | |
The Kennebec Journal is a seven-day morning daily newspaper published in Augusta, Maine, USA. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more "Blethen Maine Newspapers" "Issaquah Press" and "Maine Community Publications" all subsidiaries of The Seattle Times Company redirect here Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Augusta is the Capital of the US state of Maine, County seat of Kennebec County, and Center of population The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This is a list of the daily Newspapers in the World by average circulation "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Augusta is the Capital of the US state of Maine, County seat of Kennebec County, and Center of population The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Since 1998, it has been owned by Blethen Maine Newspapers, a subsidiary of The Seattle Times Company. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) "Blethen Maine Newspapers" "Issaquah Press" and "Maine Community Publications" all subsidiaries of The Seattle Times Company redirect here "Blethen Maine Newspapers" "Issaquah Press" and "Maine Community Publications" all subsidiaries of The Seattle Times Company redirect here
History
Founded in 1825 by Russell Eaton and Luther Severance, the Kennebec Journal is the oldest newspaper in the state of Maine. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Although the newspaper is based in Augusta, Eaton and Severance foresaw a wider circulation and gave it a regional name. [2]
James G. Blaine was publisher of the Journal from 1854 to 1857. James Gillespie Blaine ( January 31, 1830 &ndash January 27, 1893) was a U Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the He later served as one of Maine's U.S. Senators and, in 1888, became the only Mainer ever nominated for U. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a S. president by a major party. [2]
In 1929, the paper was purchased by Guy Gannett, a Maine publisher who already owned the Portland Press Herald and Waterville Sentinel. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guy Gannett Communications -- no relation to the larger Gannett communications chain -- was a family-owned business consisting of newspapers in Maine and a handful The Portland Press Herald (and Maine Sunday Telegram; collectively known as The Portland Newspapers) publish Daily newspapers every The Morning Sentinel is a seven-day morning Daily newspaper published in Waterville Maine, USA. [3]
Gannett and his heirs -- no relation to the Virginia-based chain called Gannett Company -- held the three Maine dailies until 1998, when they sold them to The Seattle Times Company, which rechristened the chain "Blethen Maine Newspapers. Gannett Company Inc ( is a publicly-traded media Holding company based in the United States. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) "Blethen Maine Newspapers" "Issaquah Press" and "Maine Community Publications" all subsidiaries of The Seattle Times Company redirect here "Blethen Maine Newspapers" "Issaquah Press" and "Maine Community Publications" all subsidiaries of The Seattle Times Company redirect here " Frank Blethen, a descendant of Seattle Times founder Albert Blethen, a Maine native, later called the purchase "the largest and riskiest investment in our history" but a necessary move to keep the newspapers from becoming part of a corporate chain. [4]
References
- ^ Gill, Kathy. "Presidential Race - Editorial Endorsements". November 1, 2004. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Accessed May 27, 2007. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ a b CentralMaine.com: About, accessed May 27, 2007. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ "History of the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram". Accessed May 27, 2007. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Christie, John. "In the Newspaper Business, Who Owns the Place Makes All the Difference in the World". Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine). August 13, 2006. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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