| Oxford Journal | |
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| Type | Free Weekly newspaper |
| Format | Tabloid |
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| Owner | Biz Publishing |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Headquarters | Abingdon, Oxfordshire |
The Oxford Journal is a free newspaper distributed throughout the city of Oxford and the county of Oxfordshire, UK. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest Free daily newspapers trace their history back to the 1940s when Walnut Creek California publisher Dean Lesher began what is widely believed to be the first Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
The paper was launched in 1973 and was sold by Goodhead Press in 1996 to Courier Newspapers (Oxford) Ltd, which subsequently became part of Milestone Group in 2003. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Milestone Group is a British media company, which originally had holdings in Radio, Publishing and Television, but Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. In 2004 the paper was renamed Courier Journal as part of a merger with its sister paper, the South Oxfordshire Courier. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Courier Journal was a three-edition free weekly newspaper covering most of Oxfordshire. The South Oxfordshire Courier was a Free newspaper distributed throughout the towns of Abingdon, Wantage, Faringdon, Wallingford and In 2005 the paper was relaunched in Oxford as the Oxford City Journal, however in September 2006, the original title was reinstated after Milestone Group sold the Courier group to its managing director for £50,000 [1]. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In 2008, it was announced on the front of the 3rd January issue that the Oxford Journal would supersede it's sister paper, the South Oxfordshire Courier. The South Oxfordshire Courier was a Free newspaper distributed throughout the towns of Abingdon, Wantage, Faringdon, Wallingford and
There is also an Oxford Journal which has been published for more than 100 years in the small Nova Scotia town of Oxford. It has absolutely no link whatsoever with the English Oxford Journal.
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