The Akron Beacon Journal is a morning newspaper in Akron, Ohio , United States. Owned by Gannett , it is the sole daily newspaper in Akron and is distributed throughout Northeast Ohio . The paper's coverage focuses on local news. The Beacon Journal has won four Pulitzer Prizes : in 1968, 1971, 1987 and 1994.
5-818: The paper was founded with the 1897 merger of the Summit Beacon, first published in 1839, and the Akron Evening Journal, founded in 1896. In 1903, the Beacon Journal was purchased by Charles Landon Knight . His son John S. Knight inherited the paper, in 1933, on Charles' death. The Beacon Journal under Knight was the original and flagship newspaper of Knight Newspaper Company, later called Knight Ridder . The McClatchy Company bought Knight Ridder in June 2006 with intentions of selling 12 Knight Ridder newspapers. On August 2, 2006, McClatchy sold
10-831: The Philadelphia Times in 1896 and remained until 1900. In 1903, Knight purchased the Akron Beacon Journal in Akron, Ohio . According to his obituary in The New York Times , "Mr. Knight was well known for his opposition to the Taft nomination in 1912, the election of Woodrow Wilson, America's entry into the World War, the country's proposed membership in the League of Nations and prohibition." He
15-814: The Beacon Journal to Black Press . In 2018, GateHouse Media bought the newspaper. On November 11, 2013, the Akron Beacon Journal printed its last paper in-house. It subsequently used the presses at The Repository in Canton, Ohio, also owned by GateHouse. As of March 2019 it was using the presses at The Plain Dealer in Cleveland. The Akron Beacon Journal is Summit County's oldest continuously operating business. The paper has won four Pulitzer Prizes : Charles Landon Knight Charles Landon Knight (June 18, 1867 – September 26, 1933)
20-629: Was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Ohio in 1916 and 1924. He was the Representative from Ohio 14th District, from 1921 to 1923. In 1922, Knight ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Ohio. Knight died in 1933 and is buried in Akron, Ohio. His son, John S. Knight inherited the Beacon Journal in 1933; with his brother James L. Knight , the two expanded their media holdings significantly. To honor
25-543: Was an American lawyer and newspaper publisher who represented Ohio in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1921 to 1923. His sons built his newspaper business into what would become Knight Ridder . Born near Milledgeville, Georgia , "C.L." graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1889 and from Columbia University Law School in 1890. He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice at Bluefield, West Virginia . Knight joined
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