The State Journal (Kentucky)

The State Journal
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Frankfort Newsmedia
(Boone Newspapers)
Founder(s)John Meloan
EditorChanda Veno[1]
FoundedJanuary 7, 1900; 124 years ago (1900-01-07)
LanguageEnglish
CityFrankfort, Kentucky
CountryUnited States
Websitestate-journal.com

The State Journal is a midsize daily broadsheet newspaper mainly serving Frankfort, the capital of Kentucky, and Franklin County. As of 2020 the paper prints Tuesday through Friday plus one weekend edition.[2] and has a circulation of 6,100–7,300.[3]

Due to financial stresses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the newspaper reduced their print schedule to twice a week and beefed up their online delivery and services.[4]

The editor Chanda Veno, who has held the position since May 2021, is the first female editor in the paper's lengthy history (founded in 1900).[1] Carl West, a graduate of University of Kentucky (1966)[5] and member of the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame (2003), was the longtime editor of the newspaper, serving from 1979 to 2012.[6]


  1. ^ a b Report, State Journal Staff (May 25, 2021). "New State Journal leadership named". The State Journal.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference about was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  4. ^ "State Journal to print twice weekly, enhance digital coverage as COVID-19's economic impact worsens". The State Journal. April 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "CI : Carl West". ci.uky.edu.
  6. ^ "Kentucky book fair founder and newspaper editor Carl West dies". February 28, 2016.