''The State Journal'' is a weekly newspaper based in

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, and published by NCWV Media. It is the only newspaper with political and general news content distributed throughout the state of

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...

. The ''State Journal'' was founded as a business newspaper in 1984, containing business news and editorials on business subjects. In 2002, the newspaper was acquired by West Virginia Media Holdings, which greatly expanded the operating budget of the newspaper. It then began to also cover legal and government news and introduce

conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

editorial content on subjects other than business.

West Virginia Media Holdings West Virginia Media Holdings was a media company in West Virginia. It owned television stations in each of the four main media markets in the state, as well as a weekly newspaper. The group owned WOWK-TV in Huntington, WVNS-TV in Lewisburg, a ...

would later sell the paper to NCWV Media in December 2016.The State Journal Becomes Part of NCWV Media
wearewvproud.com, 30 November 2016, Retrieved 1 February, 2017.

References

External links

The ''State Journal'' website
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