The State Journal-Register

Infobox Newspaper
name = The State Journal-Register


caption = The July 27, 2005 front page
of "The State Journal-Register"
type = Daily newspaper
format = Broadsheet
foundation = 1831 (as "Sangamon Journal")
ceased publication =
price = $1.50 (Sundays), $0.75 (Monday through Saturday)
owners = GateHouse Media
publisher = Scott Bowers
editor = (vacant)
sports editor = Jim Ruppert
language = English
circulation = 55,534 (2005)
headquarters = Springfield, IL, U.S.
ISSN =
website = [http://www.sj-r.com sj-r.com]

"The State Journal-Register" is the only local daily newspaper for Springfield, Illinois and its surrounding area. It was founded in 1831 as the "Sangamon Journal", and claims to be "the oldest newspaper in Illinois." "The State-Journal" merged with its afternoon rival, the "Illinois State Register", in 1974, to create the "The State Journal-Register".cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070810001904/http://www.sj-r.com/about/sjr.asp|title=About The State Journal-Register|author=The State Journal-Register|accessdate=2008-06-22] The newspaper is owned by Fairport, New York-based GateHouse Media.cite web|url=http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/business/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003570644|title=GateHouse Completes $380 Million Purchase Of Copley Midwest Papers|author=Editor & Publisher|accessdate=2007-04-13]

As of June 2005, "The State Journal-Register" enjoyed audited weekday circulation averaging 55,534 copies per day.cite web|url=http://powerreporting.com/knight/il_the_state_journal-register__springfield.html|title=Newsroom diversity report for The State Journal-Register, Springfield|author=Dedman, Bill and Stephen K. Doig|accessdate=2006-10-17] The newspaper's Sunday circulation of 61,300 was the 184th largest in the United States as of September 2006.cite web|url=https://www.accessabc.com/products/top200.htm|title=Top 200 Newspapers by Largest Reported Circulation|author=Audit Bureau of Circulation|accessdate=2007-04-13] Notable staff include editorial cartoonist Chris Britt.

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External links

* [http://www.sj-r.com/ "The State Journal-Register" website]