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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Lee Enterprises |
| Publisher | Ben Rogers |
| Editor | A.J. Etherington |
| Managing editor | Nathan Thompson |
| Founded | 5 January 1878 (1878-01-05) (as theBlack Hills Journal) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 507 Main Street Rapid City,South Dakota 57701 USA |
| Circulation | 15,557 Daily (as of 2023)[1] |
| Sister newspapers | Chadron (Neb.) Record |
| ISSN | 1079-3410 |
| OCLC number | 2250546 |
| Website | rapidcityjournal |
TheRapid City Journal (formerly theBlack Hills Journal and theRapid City Daily Journal) is the dailynewspaper ofRapid City, South Dakota. As of 2021, it is the largest newspaper inSouth Dakota by total subscriptions, according to the United States Postal Service Statement of Ownership and the South Dakota Newspaper Association. It coversMount Rushmore, theBlack Hills, theSturgis Motorcycle Rally, and thePine Ridge Indian Reservation.
The newspaper also publishes two special supplements: theSturgis Rally Daily, which is published during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally; andCompass, which is the weekly shoppers tab.
The Rapid City Journal Media Group also publishes one weekly newspaper,TheChadron Record inChadron, Nebraska. Nathan Thompson is the executive editor and Mark Dykes is the managing editor ofThe Chadron Record.
TheRapid City Journal began on January 5, 1878, as theBlack Hills Journal. Publisher Joseph P. Gossage produced the first edition of theBlack Hills Journal, which was four pages and had 250 subscribers. Printed in a log cabin on Rapid Street, the first newspaper was laboriously cranked out on a Washington handprinting press.
The newspaper printed its first daily paper and changed its name to theRapid City Daily Journal on February 2, 1886. It continued to publish as both a daily and a weekly newspaper until 1929.
It has acted as a historical record for western South Dakota, covering major events like the1972 Black Hills flood, the annual Buffalo Roundup and auction inCuster State Park,Crazy Horse Memorial's annualvolksmarch, and the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. As of January 2022, Ben Rogers is the publisher and A.J. Etherington is the executive editor. For the newsroom, Nathan Thompson is the managing editor.
Starting June 13, 2023, the print edition of the newspaper will be reduced to three days a week: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Also, the newspaper will transition from being delivered by a traditional newspaper delivery carrier to mail delivery by the U.S. Postal Service.[2]
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