The ''Kennebec Journal'' is a six-day morning

daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...

published in Augusta, Maine. It is owned by

MaineToday Media MaineToday Media is a privately owned publisher of daily and weekly newspapers in the U.S. state of Maine, based in the state's largest city, Portland. It includes the ''Portland Press Herald'' and ''Maine Sunday Telegram'', the state's larges ...

, which also publishes the state's largest newspaper, the ''

Portland Press Herald The ''Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram'' is a morning daily newspaper with a website that serves southern Maine and is focused on the greater metropolitan area around Portland, Maine, in the United States. Founded in 1862, its roots e ...

''. The newspaper covers Augusta and the surrounding capital area and southern Kennebec County. Known colloquially as the "KJ".

History

''The Kennebec Journal'' began publishing as a weekly newspaper in 1825, five years after Maine had become a state."The Old South". ''The Washington Post''. August 4, 1906. p. 6. James G. Blaine bought half of the newspaper in 1854 and became its editor. Blaine later served as

United States Senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powe ...

from Maine from 1876 to 1881,

United States Secretary of State The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's Ca ...

in 1881 and from 1889 to 1892. He was also the Republican Party's nominee for

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

during the 1884 election. In November 1922, Charles F. Flint, general manager of ''The Kennebec Journal'', and his three sons, Roy, Charles, and Leigh, purchased stock control of the newspaper. For much of the 20th century, the ''Journal'' (along with its sister papers the ''Press Herald'' and ''

Morning Sentinel The ''Morning Sentinel'' is an American daily newspaper published six mornings a week in Waterville, Maine. It is owned by MaineToday Media. The newspaper covers cities and towns in parts of Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot and Somerset counties ...

'') was part of

Guy Gannett Communications Guy Gannett Communications was a family-owned business consisting of newspapers in Maine and a handful of television stations in the eastern United States. The company was founded by its namesake, Guy P. Gannett, in 1921, and was managed by a fa ...

, a family-owned media company based in Maine. In 1998, Guy Gannett's newspapers were sold to

Blethen Maine Newspapers MaineToday Media is a privately owned publisher of daily and weekly newspapers in the U.S. state of Maine, based in the state's largest city, Portland. It includes the ''Portland Press Herald'' and ''Maine Sunday Telegram'', the state's larges ...

, a subsidiary of

The Seattle Times Company The Seattle Times Company is a privately owned publisher of daily and weekly newspapers in the U.S. state of Washington. Founded in Seattle, Washington in 1896, the company is now in its fourth and fifth generations of ownership by the Blethen f ...

. The group was sold to MaineToday Media in 2009.

Prices

The price of each for the Saturday/Sunday “Weekend Edition” issue of ''The Kennebec Journal'' is $1.50, while the daily issues cost $1.00 each.

References

External links

* *
centralmaine.com, ''Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel'' (sister paper) official website

The Seattle Times Company official website

Kennebec Journal front pages
on Newseum {{coords, 44.347759, -69.800196, display=title Companies based in Augusta, Maine Newspapers published in Maine Publications established in 1825 1825 establishments in Maine