The Journal Record

The Journal Record
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Journal Record Publishing (Gannett)
Founded1937[1]
Headquarters101 N. Robinson, Ste. 101,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Circulation3,400[2]
ISSN0737-5468
Websitejournalrecord.com

The Journal Record is a daily business and legal newspaper based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Its offices are in downtown Oklahoma City, with a bureau at the Oklahoma State Capitol.

The Journal Record began publication in 1937, though an early predecessor of the newspaper, the Daily Legal News was first published in Oklahoma City on August 27, 1903.[1][3] The newspaper won The Sequoyah Award for best overall newspaper of its size in 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013.[4] In 2014 it won the Sequoyah Award in the state's largest circulation category.[5] The Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame includes seven Journal Record current or former staff members: Joan Gilmore (1994), Max Nichols (1995), Marie Price (1998), Bill May (2004), David Page (2011), Mary Mélon (2013) and Ted Streuli (2022). Two non-staff columnists are also Hall of Fame members: Arnold Hamilton (2011) and Joe Hight (2013).[6] Its publisher, Journal Record Publishing Company is an affiliate of BridgeTower Media and formerly published Tinker Take Off and The Journal Record Legislative Report.[7]

  1. ^ a b Nichols, Max and David Page. "Journal Record", Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed February 15, 2010).
  2. ^ Oklahoma's Updated Media Directory 24th Edition, FinderBinder, 2009 Edition.
  3. ^ Best Newspaper Contest Winners, Press Release on Oklahoma Press Association Web site (accessed February 16, 2010).
  4. ^ "OPA Better Newspaper Contest | Oklahoma Press Association". Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  5. ^ "2014 Better Newspaper Contest Winners". Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  6. ^ "The Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame | Honoring Excellence in Journalism". okjournalismhalloffame.com. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  7. ^ About us, The Journal Record (accessed February 15, 2010).