Albuquerque Journal

Infobox Newspaper
name = Albuquerque Journal


caption = The July 27, 2005 front page of the
"Albuquerque Journal".
type = Daily newspaper
format = Broadsheet
foundation = 1880
(as the "Albuquerque Daily Journal")
owners = Journal Publishing Company
headquarters = Albuquerque, New Mexico | circulation = 105,966 Daily
146,931 Sunday [cite web | title=2007 Top 100 Daily Newspapers in the U.S. by Circulation |publisher=Burrelle's "Luce" |url=http://www.burrellesluce.com/top100/2007_Top_100List.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2007-06-01 |date=2007-03-31 - (Adobe Acrobat *.PDF document)]
editor=Editor, Kent Walz
Managing Editor, Karen Moses
News Editor, Steve Williams
publisher = T.H. Lang
ISSN = 1526-5137
website = [http://www.abqjournal.com/ abqjournal.com]
The "Albuquerque Journal" is the largest newspaper in the state of New Mexico. It is a morning paper, published 365 days a year.cite web | title=The Albuquerque Journal: A Story of History |publisher=Albuquerque Publishing Company|url=http://www.abqpubco.com/the-journal/journal_history.html |format= |accessdate=2008-01-05 |date=2006]

History

Its earliest predecessor, the "Albuquerque Daily Journal", was first published on October 14, 1880. The newspaper is owned (and editorially controlled) by the Journal Publishing Company, a family-owned business headed by president/publisher T.H. Lang; it is operated by the Albuquerque Publishing Company.

On February 20, 1933, during the Great Depression, the "Journal" and "The Albuquerque Tribune" became the first newspapers to create what was later called a Joint Operating Agreement (JOA). [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5092/is_n5_v19/ai_16927649/print "Albuquerque Journal": Still King of the Hill] . - "New Mexico Business Journal". - (c/o findarticle.com). - May 1995] This first JOA created the Albuquerque Publishing Company, in probable violation of anti-trust laws at the time. The new company was a partnership which took over all non-editorial departments of the two papers and gave the "Tribune" a fixed percentage (about 40%) of the combined revenues of the two newspapers, regardless of circulation.

After the E. W. Scripps Company shut down the "Tribune" on February 23, 2008, it retained its ~40% stake in the Albuquerque Publishing Company. [http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003715211 "Tribune" Is Gone &mdashl But Scripps Still Sharing Profits In Albuquerque] , a February 25, 2008 article from "Editor & Publisher"] As a result, Scripps gets a corresponding share in any future "Journal" profits.

Endorsements

During the 2004 presidential election, the "Journal" endorsed George W. Bush. [cite news
author = Editorial
title = Re-Elect George Bush
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url =
work = Albuquerque Journal
date = 2004-10-31] During the 2006 midterm elections, it endorsed 1st Congressional district candidate Heather Wilson (R). [cite news
author = Editorial
title = Journal Endorsements
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work = Albuquerque Journal
date = 2006-11-05]

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