Alameda Journal

The Alameda Journal is an American weekly paid newspaper which serves the city of Oakland and surrounding Alameda County, California.[1] The Alameda Journal is now published under the name East Bay Times.

Alameda Journal / East Bay Times
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Digital First Media
EditorJon Kawamoto
Founded1987
Headquarters175 Lennon Ln Ste 100, Alameda, California, United States
Circulation23,259
OCLC number37711480
Websitewww.eastbaytimes.com/alameda

It is published weekly on Friday with an estimated circulation is 23,259.[1]

It is edited by Jon Kawamoto,[2] and is owned by Digital First Media as part of their Bay Area News Group.[3][4]

History

The Alameda Journal was founded in 1987 by John Crittenden.[5][6] Hills Newspapers later purchased the paper as part of its east bay dailies and weeklies, which included

In 1998, it was purchased by Knight Ridder and Contra Costa Newspapers as part of a larger deal to buy Hills Newspapers.[7] The News Media Group purchased the papers in 2006 but later declared bankruptcy in 2010, selling the papers to a hedge fund. Digital First Media acquired the papers in 2010.

In 2014, the Alameda Journal ceased free delivery of the paper, requiring those wishing for delivery to subscribe to the Oakland Tribune.[6] The effort was part of a strategy to drive more people to its website. In 2016, the Bay Area News Group consolidated its local papers under two names, The Mercury News and East Bay Times. Alameda Journal was subsumed under the East Bay Times name, becoming a section published on Fridays.

References
  1. Stevenson, Paula. "Research Newspapers by State: California" (PDF). gotoanr.com. American Newspaper Representatives. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. "Alameda Journal". USNPL. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. "Alameda Journal". Alameda Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. Group, Bay Area News. "San Francisco Bay Area News Media Company | About Bay Area News Group". Bay Area News Group. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  5. "Alameda Journal". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress.
  6. "Alameda Journal deliveries to shift from free to fee". The Alamedan. January 23, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "Knight-Ridder buying Hills Newspapers". San Francisco Examiner. 4 August 1998. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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