| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Frankfort Newsmedia (Boone Newspapers) |
| Founder | John Meloan |
| Editor | Chanda Veno[1] |
| Founded | January 7, 1900; 126 years ago (1900-01-07) |
| Language | English |
| City | Frankfort, Kentucky |
| Country | United States |
| Website | state-journal |
The State Journal is a midsize dailybroadsheet newspaper mainly servingFrankfort, the capital ofKentucky, andFranklin County. As of 2020[update] the paper prints Tuesday through Friday plus one weekend edition.[2] and has acirculation of 6,100–7,300.[3]
Due to financial stresses during theCOVID-19 pandemic, the newspaper reduced their print schedule to twice a week and beefed up theironline delivery and services.[4]
Theeditor Chanda Veno, who has held the position since May 2021, is the first female editor in the paper's lengthy history (founded in 1900).[1] Carl West, a graduate ofUniversity of Kentucky (1966)[5] and member of the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame (2003), was the longtime editor of the newspaper, serving from 1979 to 2012.[6]
In 1900, John Meloan establishedThe Kentucky State Journal, an eight-page, six-columnDemocratic morning daily.[2] In 1908, Graham Vreeland established theFrankfort News.[7] In 1911, both papers united to becomeThe Frankfort News-Journal and was renamedThe State Journal in 1912.[2]
The Perry family ran the newspaper up until 1962, when it was bought by the Dix family ofWooster, Ohio. Operating as Frankfort Publishing Co., L.L.C., a subsidiary of Dix Communications, Albert E. Dix was publisher, followed by his children Troy Dix and Ann Dix Maenza through 2015.[3] At that time, the paper was purchased by Frankfort Newsmedia LLC, an affiliate ofBoone Newspapers Inc.[8]
The newspaper was co-owned by Boone Newsmedia, former publisher Steve Stewart and Carpenter Media Group until Carpenter acquired full ownership in June 2024.[9]
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