The Topeka Capital-Journal

The Topeka Capital-Journal is a daily newspaper in Topeka, Kansas, owned by Gannett.

"The Capital-Journal" redirects here. For the South Dakota paper, see Capital Journal. For the Salem, Oregon, newspaper, see Capital Journal (Oregon).
The Topeka Capital-Journal
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Gannett
PublisherStephen Wade
EditorTomari Quinn
FoundedTopeka Daily Capital: 1879 (with heritage dating to 1858)
Topeka State Journal: 1873
Topeka Capital-Journal: 1981
Headquarters100 SE 9th Street, Suite 500
Topeka, Kansas 66612
USA
Circulation18,388[1]
Websitewww.cjonline.com

History

The paper was formed following numerous name changes and mergers, including the merger of The Topeka Daily Capital and The Topeka State Journal.

Timeline
Capital-Journal newsroom, 1961
  • 1858: The Kansas State Record starts publishing.
  • 1873: The Topeka Blade is founded by J. Clarke Swayze.
  • 1879: George W. Reed buys the Blade and changes its name to The Kansas State Journal.
  • 1879: The Topeka Daily Capital is founded by Major J.K. Hudson as an evening paper but changes to morning in 1881. Its press is claimed to be the first electric motor press in the United States
  • 1885: Frank P. MacLennan buys the Journal and renames it The Topeka State Journal.
  • 1888: The Capital absorbs the Commonwealth, owned by Floyd Perry Baker and his sons, who had earlier bought the Kansas State Record.
  • 1899: Frederick Oliver Popenoe buys a 51 percent controlling interest in the Capital.
  • 1900: Charles M. Sheldon, saying "Newspapers should be operated as Christ would operate them," sends the Capital circulation skyrocketing from 12,000 to 387,000, forcing it to print papers in New York and Chicago.
  • 1901: Arthur Capper buys the Capital and becomes sole owner in 1904.
  • 1940: Oscar S. Stauffer buys the Journal.
  • 1951: Capper dies, and the Capital become employee-owned.
  • 1956: Stauffer Communications buys Capper Publications, including the Capital.
  • 1962: Former MacLennan home Cedar Crest becomes the Kansas governor's mansion.
  • 1973: Brian Lanker wins the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for a series of photos of a childbirth, as exemplified by the image titled "Moment of Life".
  • 1975: Susan Ford (daughter of Gerald Ford) and Chris Johns (future editor of National Geographic magazine) intern at paper during the summer.[2]
  • 1981: Stauffer Communications merges the Capital and the Journal into The Topeka Capital-Journal, distributed in the morning.
  • 1982: Former owner Oscar S. Stauffer dies at 95.
  • 1994: Stauffer Communications merges with Morris Communications.[3]
  • 2017: Morris Communications sells its newspapers to GateHouse Media.[4]
  • 2019: GateHouse Media's corporate parent company, New Media Investment Group, announces that it will acquire Gannett and assume its name.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Browse Full Member Database | Kansas Press Association". kspress.com. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  2. Hall, Mike (December 28, 2006). "Ford's daughter Susan interned at C-J". Topeka Capital-Journal.
  3. Morris buys Stauffer, Fort Scott Tribune, July 27, 1994
  4. "Morris Announces Sale of Publications to Gatehouse Media". Morris Communications. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  5. Lombardo, Cara; Trachtenberg, Jeffrey A. (August 5, 2019). "GateHouse Media Parent to Buy Gannett for $1.4 Billion". The Wall Street Journal.
  6. "GateHouse Media enters into agreement to acquire Gannett, forming largest U.S. publishing company". The Topeka Capital-Journal. 2019-09-05. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2020-10-31.


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