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| Akron Beacon Journal | |
| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Akron, Ohio |
| Type: | News media |
| Top official: | Mark Cohen, Publisher[1] |
| Year founded: | 1839 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Akron Beacon Journal is a daily newspaper published in Akron, Ohio.
Circulation
As of 2016, the Akron Beacon Journal had a daily circulation of 88,040 copies.[2]
History
Front page of Akron Beacon Journal daily and Sunday editions
The Akron Beacon Journal was founded in 1839. In 1995, Ohio.com was established as the online counterpart to the newspaper. Both the paper and website are owned be Sound Publishing Holdings, a subsidiary of Black Press Ltd.[3]
Editorial positions
Below is a sampling of editorial positions the paper has taken on various political candidates, ballot measure issues, etc., covered by Ballotpedia.
Presidential endorsements
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ The Akron Beacon Journal endorsed Hillary Clinton for the 2016 presidential general election.[4]
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| October 2016 | The Des Moines Register | ||
| October 2016 | The Washington Post | ||
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| October 2016 | The Columbus Dispatch | ||
| October 2016 | The Charlotte Observer | ||
| October 2016 | San Antonio Express-News | ||
| September 2016 | Sun Sentinel | ||
| September 2016 | Chicago Sun-Times | ||
| September 2016 | The San Diego Union-Tribune | ||
| September 2016 | The Baltimore Sun | ||
| September 2016 | Chicago Tribune | ||
| September 2016 | The Detroit News | ||
| September 2016 | The Arizona Republic | ||
| September 2016 | The Huffington Post | ||
| September 2016 | Akron Beacon Journal | ||
| September 2016 | El Paso Times | ||
| September 2016 | Cincinnati.com | ||
| September 2016 | The New York Times | ||
| September 2016 | The Dallas Morning News | ||
| September 2016 | Politico | ||
| August 2016 | The Hill | ||
| August 2016 | San Francisco Chronicle | ||
| August 2016 | The Washington Post | ||
| July 2016 | Houston Chronicle | ||
| July 2016 | UniteHere.org | ||
| July 2016 | The Hill | ||
| June 2016 | Sierra Club | ||
| June 2016 | Politico | ||
| May 2016 | The Washington Post | ||
| May 2016 | Politico | ||
| May 2016 | The Los Angeles Times | ||
| May 2016 | Los Angeles Times | ||
| April 2016 | New York Post | ||
| April 2016 | New York Daily News | ||
| March 2016 | National Review | ||
| March 2016 | Bloomberg | ||
| February 2016 | NBC News | ||
| March 2016 | Miami Herald | ||
| February 2016 | The Huffington Post | ||
| February 2016 | Star Tribune | ||
| February 2016 | Richmond Times-Dispatch | ||
| February 2016 | The Hill | ||
| February 2016 | The Detroit News | ||
| January 2016 | The Huffington Post | ||
| January 2016 | The Washington Post | ||
| January 2016 | The Huffington Post | ||
| December 2015 | Politico | ||
| December 2015 | Washington Blade | ||
| November 2015 | The Huffington Post | ||
| October 2015 | The Huffington Post |
- 2012: The Akron Beacon Journal endorsed Barack Obama (D) in the 2012 election cycle.[5]
- 2008: The Akron Beacon Journal endorsed Barack Obama (D) in the 2008 election cycle.[6]
- 2004: The Akron Beacon Journal endorsed John Kerry (D) in the 2004 election cycle.[7]
- 2000: The Akron Beacon Journal endorsed Al Gore (D) in the 2000 election cycle.[8]
Recognition
As of 2016, the Akron Beacon Journal has been awarded four Pulitzer Prizes. In 2004 and 2006, it was awarded "Ohio's Best Web Site" by the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists. In 2007, the Ohio.com was awarded "Ohio's Best Web Site" by the Cleveland Press Club.[3]
Contact
Akron Beacon Journal
44 E. Exchange Street
Akron, OH 44308
Phone: (330) 996-3000
See also
- Akron, Ohio
- Ohio
External links
- Akron Beacon Journal official website
Footnotes
- ↑ Akron Beacon Journal, "Newspaper Contacts," accessed April 3, 2016
- ↑ Monto Times, "Akron Beacon Journal," accessed April 3, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ohio.com, "Ohio.com and Akron Beacon Journal History," accessed April 3, 2016
- ↑ Akron Beacon Journal, "Beacon Journal editorial board endorsement: Hillary Clinton for president," September 24, 2016
- ↑ The American Presidency Project, "2012 General Election Editorial Endorsements by Major Newspapers," November 5, 2012
- ↑ George Washington University, "Endorsements by Newspapers and Magazines in the 2008 general election," accessed April 2, 2016
- ↑ George Washington University, "Endorsements by newspapers and magazines," accessed April 2, 2016
- ↑ George Washington University, Endorsements by newspapers & magazines," accessed April 2, 2016
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