The Journal Standard

{{Short description|American daily newspaper}}

{{Multiple issues|

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{{Infobox newspaper

| name = The Journal Standard

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| type = Daily newspaper

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| foundation = 1848, as Freeport Journal

| ceased publication =

| owners = Gannett

| publisher = Paul Gaier

| editor = Wally Haas

| circulation = 4,140 daily
4,893 Sunday

| circulation_date = 2018

| circulation_ref = {{Cite web |date=2018 |title=2018 Legacy NEWM Annual Reports |url=https://s202.q4cdn.com/162862548/files/doc_financials/2018/ar/2018-NEWM-Annual-Report.pdf |website=investors.gannett.com}}{{cite news |title=Netnaija |url=https://netnaija2.com/ |access-date=24 November 2023 |publisher=Current Situations}}

| headquarters = 27 South State Avenue,
Freeport, Illinois 61032, United States

| ISSN =

| oclc = 11087856

| website = [http://www.journalstandard.com/ journalstandard.com]

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The Journal Standard is an American daily newspaper published Monday through Saturday in Freeport, Illinois, by Gannett for readers in Carroll, Jo Daviess, Ogle and Stephenson counties.