| Type | Dailynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Gannett |
| Editor | Stephanie Angel |
| Founded | April 28, 1855; 170 years ago (1855-04-28) |
| Headquarters | 300 South Washington Sq., Ste 300 Lansing,MI 48933  United States |
| Circulation | 24,298 daily 33,766 Sunday (as of 2022)[1] |
| ISSN | 0274-9742 |
| Website | lansingstatejournal.com |
TheLansing State Journal is adaily newspaper published inLansing, Michigan, owned byGannett. It is the sole daily newspaper published inGreater Lansing.
The paper was started as theLansing Republican on April 28, 1855, to advance the causes of the newly foundedRepublican Party in Michigan.[2] Founder and publisher Henry Barnes completed only two issues of the weekly abolitionist publication before selling it and returning toDetroit.
According to the Pioneer History of Ingham County, "In a few weeks, Barnes sold his interests to Herman E. Haskill. Shortly after Haskill made this purchase he met with a great disappointment. He was not appointed State Printer. Two men, Fitch and Hosmer, got the appointment, and Haskill sold his interests to them, and they published the paper in connection with the State printing. In 1857 Fitch sold his interests to John A. Kerr, and the firm's name was changed to Kerr & Hosmer. I can remember the two men and the old red building on West Michigan Avenue where the State printing and binding was done, and this paper was published. It had a long sign on the roof that informed the passerby that it was the State Bindery and Republican Office."
Over the next 50 years, the paper saw many name changes and many different owners, finally merging with the rivalLansing Journal formingThe Lansing Journal-Republican with the January 23, 1911 edition.[3] Three weeks later with the February 13, 1911 edition, the paper officially becameThe State Journal in an effort to be "unbiased and uninfluenced by the political views or aims of any party."[4] The first Sunday edition was published on September 27, 1936. Gannett bought the paper in 1971, and it became theLansing State Journal on August 25, 1980. On April 15, 1985, it became a morning publication, rather than an afternoon one. In January 2016, theLSJ moved from its Lenawee Street headquarters building to the 3rd floor of theKnapp's Centre building.
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