THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL

'''The Providence Journal''', nicknamed the '''ProJo''', is a daily newspaper serving the metropolitan area of Providence, Rhode Island and is the largest newspaper in Rhode Island. The newspaper, first published in 1829, is the oldest continually published daily newspaper in the United States. Until its purchase in 1996 by Belo Corp., the paper was also the longest-running locally-held newspaper in the United States as well. The newspaper has won four Pulitzer Prizes.

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History

The newspaper began publishing as ''The Providence Daily Journal'' in 1829. In 1863, the Journal began to publish the afternoon paper ''The Evening Bulletin''. The Journal dropped "Daily" from its name and became ''The Providence Journal'' in 1920. In 1992, the ''Bulletin'' was discontinued and its name was appended onto that of the morning paper: ''The Providence Journal-Bulletin''. After beginning online service in 1995, the Journal established projo.com in 1996. In 1998, the paper's name was shortened back to ''The Providence Journal''.^[2]

References

1. 2007 Top 100 Daily Newspapers in the U.S. by Circulation
2. "Digital Extra: The Journal's 175th Anniversary", ''The Providence Journal'', 2004-7-21. Retrieved on 14 December 2006.

External link

★ Projo.com - ''The Providence Journal''