Alameda Journal

Alameda Journal
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
OwnerDigital First Media
Founder(s)John Crittenden
John McNulty
EditorJon Kawamoto
Founded1987
Ceased publication
2016
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters175 Lennon Ln Ste 100, Alameda, California, United States
Circulation23,259
OCLC number37711480
Websitewww.eastbaytimes.com/alameda

The Alameda Journal was weekly newspaper published in Alameda, California, from 1987 until 2016, when it was merged into the East Bay Times.

History

In April 1987, publisher John Crittenden and general manager John McNulty published the first edition of the weekly Alameda Journal. In 1992, Hills Newspapers, Inc. acquired the paper. By then the Journal had expanded to a twice-weekly with a circulation of 30,000. Warren "Chip" Brown owned and operated the company.

In 1998, Hills Newspapers was acquired by Knight Ridder and the chain was merged into its subsidiary, Contra Costa Newspapers. In 2006, McClatchy agreed to purchase Knight Ridder, and this resulted in the Journal being sold to MediaNews Group.

In 2014, the Journal ceased free delivery of the paper, requiring those wishing for delivery to subscribe to the Oakland Tribune. In 2016, the Journal was consolidated into the East Bay Times.

References

  1. ↑ Stevenson, Paula. "Research Newspapers by State: California" (PDF). gotoanr.com. American Newspaper Representatives. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Alameda Journal". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress.
  3. ↑ Newbergh, Carolyn (May 12, 1987). "Two new periodicals plug news gap in Alameda". Oakland Tribune. p. 10.
  4. ↑ Biddle, Denise C. (June 4, 1992). "Hills group buys Alameda Journal". Oakland Tribune. p. 23.
  5. ↑ "Knight-Ridder buying Hills Newspapers". San Francisco Examiner. August 4, 1998. p. 27. Retrieved October 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "McClatchy to Acquire Knight Ridder - Becomes Country's Second Largest Newspaper Publisher". mcclatchy.com. March 13, 2006. Archived from the original on April 9, 2006. Retrieved April 11, 2006.
  7. ↑ Carey, Pete (August 3, 2006). "Sales of 12 former Knight Ridder papers closed". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. 18.
  8. ↑ Ellson, Michele (January 23, 2014). "Alameda Journal deliveries to shift from free to fee". The Alamedan. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ Lang, Marissa (March 2, 2016). "Oakland loses Tribune, with paper folded into new East Bay Times". SFGate. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  10. ↑ Parker, Leia; Druzin, Bryce (March 1, 2016). "Bay Area News Group consolidates newspapers in Silicon Valley, East Bay and on the Peninsula". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved April 19, 2016.