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foundation founded = [[1889 ]] (''Daily News'') |owners owner = [[Gannett<br>Company]] |publisher = [[Kevin Doyle]], Publisher |editor = [[Dick Schneider]], Executive Editor|headquarters = 101 East [[Romana Street ]] |

The ''News Journal''is owned by [[Gannett Company]], a national media holding company that owns newspapers such as ''USA TODAY'Pensacola News Journal'and the ''Arizona Republic'' is , among others. Gannett owns a daily (seven daynumber of other papers in the area, mornings) newspaper serving including the ''[[Pelican]]'' and ''[[Pensacola area. It is Northwest FloridaHome & Garden]]'', which are also produced at the ''News Journal'''s most widely-read dailyheadquarters at 101 [[Romana Street]].

The In recent years, as newspaper circulation has declined nationwide, the ''News Journal'' is owned by Gannett Co.has pursued other avenues of revenue, a national media holding company that owns newspapers such as ''USA TODAY'' and the ''Arizona Republic''including an increased focus on their website, among others[[pnj.com]].

The heritage :''Main articles: [[Pensacola Daily News]] & [[Pensacola Journal]]''Although newspapers in the Pensacola area date back to [[1821]] with the ''[[Floridian (newspaper)|Floridian]]'', the pedigree of the ''News Journal'' can be traced back to [[1889]], when a group of Pensacola businessmen founded [[John O'Connor (publisher)|John O'Connor]]'s weekly paper, the ''Pensacola Daily News[[Pensacolian]]'', went out of business. He and [[John C. Witt]] approached a group of investors about starting a daily paper, selling fifty shares at $100 apiece. The resulting venture, the ''[[Pensacola Daily News]]'' , quickly found 2,500 subscribers and printed its first issue on [[March 5 March ]], [[1889, with an initial circulation of 2,500 copies]]. Then, in March 1897, a Pensacolian named The paper was produced by ten employees at the old [[M. LoftinArmory Hall]] founded a newsweekly, the ''Pensacola Journal'with O'Connor as managing editor and Witt as business manager. The ''Journal'' converted They pledged the Daily News "will be Democratic, conservative but yet sufficiently aggressive to give weight to a daily format a year laterits remarks."

The two dailies competed fiercely[[William Marion Loftin]], each driving the other to edge of bankruptcy in the struggle who moved to be recognised as Pensacola's top daily newspaper. By 1922, the ''Journal'' was from Alabama in dire financial trouble, and was eventually purchased by New York businessman [[John Holliday Perry1887]]<ref>Miller, who at about the same time also acquired papers in Jacksonville and Panama CityVivien Mary L. Two years later, Perry bought the ''Daily News'Crime, Sexual Violence, and Clemency: Florida' s Pardon Board and merged Penal System in the two newspapersProgressive Era.'' operationsPage 68. For the next six decades, </ref> and worked for a time as city editor at the ''Pensacola JournalDaily News'' continued to appear mornings and ,<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~flescamb/direcil.htm 1894 City Directory]</ref> founded the ''[[Pensacola NewsJournal]]'' evenings, with two other employees in [[1897]]. Originally a combined Sunday edition as weekly paper, the ''Pensacola News Journal''converted to a daily format in [[1898]].

John H. Perry developed The two dailies competed fiercely, each driving the other to edge of bankruptcy in the struggle to be recognized as Pensacola''News Journal'' into an extremely popular and successful s top daily newspaper. By the early 1950s[[1922]], the ''News Journal'' had developed into one of the most modern and efficient newspaper operations was in the Southeast. Under the leadership of Perry's sondire financial trouble, and was eventually purchased by New York businessman [[John Holliday Perry, Jr.]], who succeeded his father at about the same time also acquired papers in 1955Jacksonville and Panama City. In [[1924]], Perry bought the ''Daily News '' and merged the two newspapers' operations. For the next six decades, the ''Pensacola Journal'' continued to expand. [[Perry Publicationsappear mornings and the ''Pensacola News'' evenings, Inc.]], eventually owned 28 newspapers throughout Floridawith a combined Sunday edition as the ''Pensacola News Journal''.

On July 1, 1969, Perry Publications chairman developed the ''News Journal'' into an extremely popular and president John Hsuccessful newspaper. PerryBy the early 1950s, Jr. announced that the company ''News Journal'' had sold developed into one of the two papers to Gannett Comost modern and efficient newspaper operations in the Southeast.Under the leadership of Perry's son, [[John Holliday Perry, IncJr.]], then based who succeeded his father in Rochester[[1955]], Nthe ''News Journal'' continued to expand.Y[[Perry Publications, Inc.]], for $15.5 millioneventually owned 28 newspapers throughout Florida.

Like many UOn [[July 1]], [[1969]], Perry Publications chairman and president John H.SPerry, Jr. evening newspapers in announced that the company had sold the post-war periodtwo papers to [[Gannett Company]], the ''News'' sustained declining circulation and was folded into the ''Journal'' then based in 1985Rochester, N.Y., for $15.5 million.

The paper gained nationwide notoriety Like many U.S. evening newspapers in 1997 and 1998 with a series of investigative reports about the [[Brownsville Revival]] at the [[Brownsville Assembly of God]]. The paper had initially written glowing reports about the revival, but after former members told the paper that all was not as it appearedpost-war period, the ''News Journal'' began a four-month investigation that revealed the revival had been "well planned sustained declining circulation and orchestrated" from was folded into the very start. It also called many of the claims made by the church's leaders into question, and delved heavily into the church's finances. The series won many awards, but was roundly criticized by evangelicals throughout the country as a "hit piece" against the church and the meetings. The church answered the paperJournal''s allegations by publishing a two-page spread entitled, "The Facts of The Brownsville Revivalin [[1985]]."

As ===Anderson-Columbia lawsuit==={{sectstub}} ==Production==Before the ''News Journal'' outsourced printing operations in [[2009]], its press room was three stories tall and occupied more than half a city block. It was capable of printing 96 pages with color at speeds up to 55,000 papers per hour. From May [[1997]] through 2009, the ''News Journal'' operated a Goss Headliner offset press, which was capable of printing 112 pages at a speed of 200470,000 per hour. Production consumed more than 15,250 pounds of newsprint, 45,000 gallons of black ink and 40,000 gallons of color ink annually. Some of Gannett's specialty publications, like ''[[Bella]]'', are printed at subsidiary [[Gannett Printing and Publishing]], located at the [[Ellison Industrial Park]]. On [[April 3]], [[2009]], the ''News Journal'' announced it would close its Pensacola printing operation, outsourcing newspaper printing to the ''Mobile Press-Register'', and laying off 84 employees. ==Notable stories & investigations=====Brownsville Revival===The paper gained nationwide notoriety in 1997 and 1998 with a series of investigative reports about the [[Brownsville Revival]] at the [[Brownsville Assembly of God]]. The paper had initially written glowing reports about the revival, but after former members told the paper that all was not as it appeared, the ''News Journal'' began a daily circulation four-month investigation that suggested the revival had been "well planned and orchestrated" from the very start. It also called many of 63the claims made by the church's leaders into question, and delved heavily into the church's finances. The series won many awards,351 but was roundly criticized by evangelicals throughout the country as a "hit piece" against the church and the meetings. The church answered the paper's allegations by publishing a Sunday circulation two-page spread entitled, "The Facts of 80,954The Brownsville Revival."

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