Jacksonville Daily News
Encyclopedia
The Daily News is an award winning newspaper daily newspaper in Jacksonville, North Carolina
. It has served the city of Jacksonville, Onslow County
and its surrounding areas since 1953. The Daily News is published by Irvine, California
-based Freedom Communications
.
It was a broadsheet
-format daily until June 1, 2009, when it and two sister dailies, the Sun Journal (New Bern) and the Kinston Free Press
converted to a berliner
-style format. Since the format change all three papers are laid out and published in Jacksonville.
Jacksonville, North Carolina
Jacksonville, North Carolina, is a city in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the population stood at 70,145, which makes Jacksonville the 14th largest city in North Carolina...
. It has served the city of Jacksonville, Onslow County
Onslow County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 150,355 people, 48,122 households, and 36,572 families residing in the county. The population density was 196 people per square mile . There were 55,726 housing units at an average density of 73 per square mile...
and its surrounding areas since 1953. The Daily News is published by Irvine, California
Irvine, California
Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California...
-based Freedom Communications
Freedom Communications
Freedom Communications, Inc. is a media conglomerate in the United States. It owns approximately 100 daily and weekly newspapers in the US, with a combined daily circulation of nearly one million subscribers, and also operates over seventy local news websites...
.
It was a broadsheet
Broadsheet
Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet...
-format daily until June 1, 2009, when it and two sister dailies, the Sun Journal (New Bern) and the Kinston Free Press
Kinston Free Press
The Free Press is an award winning daily newspaper based in Kinston, North Carolina. It has served the city of Kinston and Lenoir County, North Carolina since 1882...
converted to a berliner
Berliner (format)
Berliner, or "midi", is a newspaper format with pages normally measuring about . The Berliner format is slightly taller and marginally wider than the tabloid/compact format; and is both narrower and shorter than the broadsheet format....
-style format. Since the format change all three papers are laid out and published in Jacksonville.