The Providence Journal

Infobox Newspaper
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caption = The July 27, 2005 front page of
"The Providence Journal"
type = Daily newspaper
format = Broadsheet
foundation = 1829
ceased publication =
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owners = A. H. Belo Corporation
publisher =
editor =
circulation = 148,700 Daily
205,102 Sunday [cite web | title=2007 Top 100 Daily Newspapers in the U.S. by Circulation |publisher=Burrelles "Luce" |url=http://www.burrellesluce.com/top100/2007_Top_100List.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2007-05-30 |date=2007-03-31]
headquarters = 75 Fountain Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02902 USA
ISSN =
website = [http://www.projo.com/ projo.com]

"The Providence Journal", nicknamed the "ProJo", is a daily newspaper serving the metropolitan area of Providence, Rhode Island and is the largest newspaper in Rhode Island. The newspaper, first published in 1829, is the oldest continually published daily newspaper in the United States. It was purchased in 1996 by the Belo Corporation. The newspaper has won four Pulitzer Prizes.

History

The newspaper began publishing as "The Providence Daily Journal" in 1829. In 1863, the Journal began to publish the afternoon paper "The Evening Bulletin". In 1872 the first diner in America, a horse-drawn wagon serving hot food, was founded to serve the employees of the Providence Journal. The Journal dropped "Daily" from its name and became "The Providence Journal" in 1920. In 1992, the "Bulletin" was discontinued and its name was appended onto that of the morning paper: "The Providence Journal-Bulletin". After beginning online service in 1995, the Journal established [http://www.projo.com projo.com] in 1996. In 1998, the paper's name was shortened back to "The Providence Journal". [cite web | title = Digital Extra: The Journal's 175th Anniversary | publisher = The Providence Journal Co. | date = 2004-07-21 | url = http://www.projo.com/extra/2004/175/ | accessdate = 2008-03-10]

In popular culture

* In the television series Gilmore Girls, Rory Gilmore has a job interview at the newspaper.

References

External links

* [http://www.projo.com/ Projo.com - "The Providence Journal"]