The Record (Stockton, California)
Newspaper in Stockton, California
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The Record is a daily newspaper based in Stockton, California, serving San Joaquin and Calaveras Counties. It is owned by USA Today Co.
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The July 27, 2005 front page of The Record. | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | USA Today Co. |
| Founder | Irving Martin |
| Editor | Sheyanne Romero |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 445 W. Weber Ave., Suite 226 Stockton, CA 95202 United States |
| Circulation | 14,500 Daily 23,200 Sunday |
| ISSN | 2996-8720 (print) 2996-8739 (web) |
| OCLC number | 30442989 |
| Website | recordnet |
History
The Record was first published by Irving Martin on April 7, 1895.[1] Martin died in 1952 and was succeeded by his grandson Irving L. Martin and Ross Williams.[2] In 1966, Williams died.[3] In 1967, I.L. Martin died.[4]
Speidel Newspapers, Inc. bought the newspaper from the Martin family in 1969.[5] The company merged with the Gannett Company in 1977,[6][7] and sold The Record to the Omaha World-Herald Company in 1994.[8] Ottaway Community Newspapers bought The Record for $144 million in 2003.[9]
The company's name was later changed to Dow Jones Local Media Group, and was sold by News Corp in 2013 to Fortress Investment Group for $87 million. The newspapers were managed by GateHouse Media,[10] which soon after the sale filed prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure its debt obligations in order to accommodate the acquisition.[11]
In October 2018, The Record closed its press facility.[12] In 2019, GateHouse merged with Gannett.[13] In March 2022, The Record moved to a six day printing schedule, eliminating its printed Saturday edition.[14] In March 2024, The Record announced it will switch from carrier to postal delivery.[15]