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''The Middletown Journal'' was a morning newspaper published in Middletown, Ohio, United States seven days a week by Cox Media Group. The paper was printed at Cox's plant in Franklin, Ohio and distributed in Butler and Warren counties. In September 2013, Cox Media Group Ohio announced that ''The Middletown Journal'' would cease to exist effective November 1, 2013 when the paper was merged with the ''Hamilton JournalNews'' into a new publication, the ''Journal-News''.〔http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2013/09/17/daily-newspapers-merge-in-butler.html〕 The paper was first published January 12, 1857, as the ''Western Journal'', a weekly paper issued on Thursday mornings, by C.H. Brock, a Middletown grocer. The name was changed to the ''Middletown Journal'' in 1859. Publication was suspended during the American Civil War, but resumed by 1871, when Brock sold the paper to E.T. Hardraker. The paper went through a series of owners, including George H. McKee and James L. Raymond. In 1880, W.H. Todhunter acquired the paper and made it a Republican journal. Todhunter began daily publication of the paper in 1890. The first Sunday edition was published on September 4, 1921. In 1924, the paper was purchased by Chew Publications, the owner of the ''Xenia Gazette''. In 1928, the paper purchased the other daily in Middletown, the ''Middletown News-Signal''. The ''Journal'' was published as an evening paper chiefly distributed in the city and the ''News-Signal'' operated as a morning paper distributed to outlying areas. The two papers published a combined Sunday edition, the ''Sunday News-Journal''. Chew owned the paper until 1978, when the company merged with the Thomson Corporation, the Canadian newspaper giant. When Thomson decided to exit the newspaper business, it reached a deal to sell the ''Journal'', the ''Hamilton JournalNews'', and several weekly papers in southwest Ohio to Gannett, the parent of ''The Cincinnati Enquirer''. However, Cox Newspapers, the parent of the ''Dayton Daily News'' and the ''Springfield News-Sun'', had an option on Thomson's properties and the papers were instead sold to Cox. The sale was completed September 2, 2000. Over the years, the newspaper has been recognized by the Associated Press for photography, sports and headline writing. It has also won first-place awards from the Associated Press for Breaking News, Best Feature Writer and Best Sports Radio. Its website is MiddletownJournal.com and features local breaking news from Middletown, Monroe, Trenton and Franklin. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Middletown Journal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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