Spartanburg Herald-Journal
{{Short description|Daily newspaper in South Carolina, US}}
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| name = Spartanburg Herald-Journal
| logo = File:Herald-Journal (2019-10-31).svg
| image = Spartanburg-Herald-Journal-08-02-2007.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = The August 2, 2007, cover of the Herald-Journal
| type = Daily newspaper
| format =
| foundation = 1843
| owners = Gannett
| political =
| editor =
| headquarters = Spartanburg, South Carolina
| circulation = 13,739
| publisher =
| website = [http://www.goupstate.com/ goupstate.com]
| circulation_date = 2018
| ISSN =
}}
The Spartanburg Herald-Journal is a daily newspaper, the primary newspaper for Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.
History
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The origins of the paper lie with The Spartan, a weekly paper reportedly first printed in about 1842–43.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TjwsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R84EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6103,4914787 |title=Herald-Journal Joins Times Co. |author=Michael Leonard |work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal |date=April 19, 1985 |access-date=February 15, 2010}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Dd4vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5vsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1338,5163319 |title=New York Times Co. agrees to buy three more papers |work=The Ledger |date=January 15, 1985 |access-date=February 15, 2010}} In 1844, this was renamed The Carolina Spartan. In about 1900, the paper was reportedly bought by The Journal Publishing Company, which renamed it The Spartanburg Journal.
In 1872 (or perhaps 1875), The Spartanburg Herald began publishing. It began daily publication in 1890; the Journal followed suit in 1903.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qVIgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WM4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5005,3503956 |title=A Century of Daily Delivery |work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal |date=January 28, 1990 |access-date=February 15, 2010}}
The Herald purchased the Journal in 1914.{{cite news |url=http://www.goupstate.com/article/99999999/MISC/210090002 |title=History of the Spartanburg Herald-Journal |work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal |date=October 9, 2002 |access-date=February 15, 2010}} The Herald was a morning paper, while the Journal covered evenings, with joint editions published on the weekend. Though under common ownership, the Herald and Journal did not completely merge into one paper until October 1982.
In 1929, owner The Herald-Journal Publishing Company sold the papers to its paper distributor, the International Paper and Power Company, who sold them to A. G. Keeney in 1936, who in turn sold to S. S. "Blue" Wallace in 1939. Charles Edward Marsh brought the papers in 1946, and donated them to the non-profit Public Welfare Foundation he had created in 1947.{{Cite news |date=January 26, 1984 |title=Foundation Seeking Exemption |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A5EiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6a0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1244,3330268 |access-date=February 15, 2010 |work=The Item|agency=Associated Press}}
A 1969 federal tax law requiring non-profits to sell newspaper holdings eventually required the sale of the paper. The New York Times acquired the Herald-Journal from the Public Welfare Foundation in 1985 (along with The Tuscaloosa News and The Gadsden Times), at which time its daily circulation was 47,500, and Sunday 51,000.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3EstAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mp0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1524,6642184 |title=Times Co. Buys Spartanburg Herald-Journal |agency=Associated Press |work=The Herald |location=Rock Hill, SC |date=April 19, 1985 |access-date=February 15, 2010}}
On January 6, 2012, Halifax Media Group completed its purchase of the Herald-Journal and 15 other newspapers from The New York Times.[http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/items/2012/01/06/halifax-media-purchases-16-newspapers.html Halifax Media purchases 16 newspapers] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109211739/http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/items/2012/01/06/halifax-media-purchases-16-newspapers.html |date=2012-01-09}} In 2015, Halifax was acquired by New Media Investment Group.[http://ir.newmediainv.com/Cache/1001192429.PDF?Y=&O=PDF&D=&FID=1001192429&T=&IID=4426551 New Media Announces Agreement to Acquire Halifax Media Group for $280.0 Million] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307125519/http://ir.newmediainv.com/cache/1001192429.pdf?d=&fid=1001192429&iid=4426551&o=pdf&t=&y= |date=2016-03-07}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.goupstate.com/ Goupstate.com]
{{Spartanburg, South Carolina}}
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Category:Companies based in Spartanburg, South Carolina
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