History
The ''Journal'' traces its history back to the foundation of the weekly ''Mendocino Democrat'' in 1868 by Alex Montgomery. It was later consolidated with the ''Weekly Dispatch'' (founded in 1873), under the ownership of Peabody and A.W. Sefton. In 1898, J. B. Sanford purchased the paper, and in 1913 took on partner E. P. Thurston, who managed many of the day-to-day operations. Thurston would edit and publish the paper for 36 years, eventually selling it to Ben Cober. From 1936 to 1939 it was a daily without Sundays, but reverted to a semi-weekly for financial reasons. This was the ''Dispatch Democrat'' owned by Mr. Cober. In 1949, Cober bought the ''Ukiah Republican Press'' and created the combined ''Redwood Journal-Press-Dispatch'', issuing the first issue under the ''Daily Journal'' name on April 19, 1954. In 1960, the paper merged with the weekly ''Willits News'' and ''Ukiah News'' in an effort to reduce costs through consolidation. In 1988, after the ''Anderson Valley Advertiser'' printed a hoax interview (supposedly with Congressman Douglas Bosco), the ''Ukiah Daily Journal'', which had had the printing contract for that paper, banned the use of its press by the ''Advertiser''. The out-of-state Donrey Media Group (now Stephens Media) took over in 1984. In 1999,Recognition
In 2017, the Ukiah Daily Journal won 1st place in the Coverage of Local Government category in its division of California's Better Newspapers Contest.References
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