The Journalist (newspaper)
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The Journalist (1884 - 1907) was the first successful American trade newspaper covering journalism. It was founded as The Journalist: A Magazine for All Who Read and Write by Leander Richardson and Charles Alfred Byrne and published weekly, commencing with its first issue on March 22, 1884.[1][2][3]
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Leander Richardson and Charles Alfred Byrne |
| Founded | March 22, 1884 |
Ceased publication | 1907; merged into Editor & Publisher |
| Language | English |
John Christian Freund became a partner in late 1884, and in January 1885, Charles J. Smith (former managing editor of the New York Star) bought the paper. Allan Forman was a long-time editor and owner of the paper.[4][5][6]
The paper published weekly through March 23, 1895, then suspended and restarted from April 17, 1897, to June 16, 1906, before switching to a monthly publication schedule.[3]
The paper was merged into Editor & Publisher (founded in 1901) in 1907.
