The Daily News Journal

The Daily News Journal
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Gannett
General managerSean Lupton[1]
News editorSandee Suitt[1]
Founded1931 (1931)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters201 E. Main St. Suite 400
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
United States
Circulation15,800 daily
18,900 Sunday[2]
Sister newspapersRutherford A.M.
Smyrna A.M.
Sidelines
Murfreesboro Magazine
ISSN0745-2683
OCLC number9008844
Websitednj.com

The Daily News Journal, commonly abbreviated to DNJ, is a newspaper serving Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Rutherford County, and surrounding communities. It is Rutherford County's sole daily newspaper. It publishes print and digital content.[3] Published in Murfreesboro, it serves as the primary local newspaper, with competition from The Murfreesboro Post and other publications. The newspaper is not in competition with The Tennessean of Nashville, as both are owned by Gannett. Gannett acquired DNJ from Morris Multimedia in 2004.[4]

The roots the DNJ date back to the founding of Murfreesboro News[3] in 1850.[5] This paper would eventually merge with several competitors, and in 1931, the daily Home Journal and Murfreesboro News-Banner joined to form The Daily News Journal.[5] DNJ currently publishes daily local papers, and also prints two weekly editions titled Smyrna A.M. and Rutherford A.M.[6][permanent dead link‍]

From 1951, DNJ occupied the Brady-Tompkins-January-McFadden house at 224 N. Walnut St., which was originally built prior to the American Civil War. In a deal begun in mid-2014, the Rutherford County government purchased the Walnut Street property in order to build a new judicial building and parking garage. On June 8, 2015, DNJ opened its new offices in the SunTrust Building on East Main Street.[7]

The DNJ publishes news in a variety of forms, such as print, online, app, and in social media.[3] The paper is also managed by award-winning staff.[8]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference DNJ-SunTrust was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ a b c "About The Daily News Journal | dnj.com". static.dnj.com. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  4. ^ "Gannett and Morris Multimedia Announce Exchange of Publications". TEGNA. 2004-02-16. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  5. ^ a b "Remembering Rutherford: Newspaper evolved through multiple mergers". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  6. ^ "About Us". Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  7. ^ Willard, Michelle. "DNJ opens Monday in newly renovated office space". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference :5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).