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The Akron Beacon Journal is a morning newspaper in Akron, Ohio, United States. Owned by Gannett, it is the sole daily newspaper in Akron and is distributed throughout Northeast Ohio. The paper's coverage focuses on local news. The Beacon Journal has won four Pulitzer Prizes: in 1968, 1971, 1987 and 1994.[2]
The March 2, 2007 front page of the Akron Beacon Journal | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Gannett |
| Publisher | Bill Albrecht |
| Editor | Cheryl Powell |
| Founded | 1839 (as the Summit Beacon) |
| Headquarters | 388 South Main Street Akron, Ohio US |
| Circulation |
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| Website | beaconjournal |
The paper was founded with the 1897 merger of the Summit Beacon, first published in 1839, and the Akron Evening Journal, founded in 1896.[2] In 1903, the Beacon Journal was purchased by Charles Landon Knight. His son John S. Knight inherited the paper, in 1933, on Charles' death. The Beacon Journal under Knight was the original and flagship newspaper of Knight Newspaper Company, later called Knight Ridder.
The McClatchy Company bought Knight Ridder in June 2006 with intentions of selling 12 Knight Ridder newspapers. On August 2, 2006, McClatchy sold the Beacon Journal to Black Press. In 2018, GateHouse Media bought the newspaper.[3]
On November 11, 2013, the Akron Beacon Journal printed its last paper in-house. It subsequently used the presses at The Repository in Canton, Ohio,[4] also owned by GateHouse. As of March 2019[update] it was using the presses at The Plain Dealer in Cleveland.[5]
The Akron Beacon Journal is Summit County's oldest continuously operating business.[4]
The paper has won four Pulitzer Prizes:[11]
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