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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | CherryRoad Media |
| Publisher | Julie Moreno |
| Editor | Jeff Fox |
| Founded | February 19, 1898, as The Jackson Examiner[1] |
| Headquarters | 410 South Liberty Street, Independence, Missouri, United States |
| Circulation | 6,750[2] |
| OCLC number | 28205230 |
| Website | examiner.net |
The Examiner is the daily newspaper of eastern Jackson County, Missouri, including Independence, Blue Springs and Grain Valley. It is published five days a week – Tuesday through Saturday – and its webpage is at www.examiner.net.
The Examiner was first published as a weekly newspaper in 1898 by Col. William Southern. The daily edition began publication as The Independence Examiner May 16, 1905.[3] The official Examiner website was launched in 1996.
The paper was formerly owned by Stauffer Communications, which was acquired by Morris Communications in 1995.[4] Morris sold the paper, along with 13 others, to GateHouse Media in 2007.[5]
Audrey Stubbart, an American centenarian, worked for The Examiner until the age of 104.
- ^ "About The Jackson Examiner". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ^ "Independence Examiner". Missouri Press Association. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "About The Independence Examiner". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ^ Morris Communications buys Stauffer Communications
- ^ Morris Publishing Completes Sale of Publications to GateHouse Media Archived 2017-06-28 at the Wayback Machine