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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) |
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| Publisher | Jody Jalbert |
| Editor | Judy Meyer |
| Founded | May 20, 1847 |
| Headquarters | 64 Lisbon Street Lewiston, Maine, U.S. |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 18,600 (as of 2017)[1] |
| OCLC number | 1058326012 |
| Website | sunjournal.com |
The Sun Journal is a newspaper published in Lewiston, Maine, United States, which covers central and western Maine. In addition to its main office in Lewiston, the newspaper also maintains satellite news and sales bureaus in the Maine towns of Farmington, Norway and Rumford. It is the third largest daily newspaper by circulation in Maine.
Though its history dates back to 1847, the Sun Journal has existed in its current iteration since 1989, when Lewiston's two largest newspapers, the morning Lewiston Daily Sun and afternoon Lewiston Evening Journal were combined into one publication. Long owned and published by the Costello family, the newspaper was purchased by Reade Brower, owner of MaineToday Media, in 2017.
In August 2023, The National Trust for Local News completed its purchase of the newspaper and included it in a new non-profit group of newspapers in Maine called the Maine Trust for Local News.[2] The group began to control some other publications previously controlled by Brower.
- ^ Gray, Megan (17 July 2017). "Owner of Portland Press Herald to buy Sun Journal in Lewiston". pressherald.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Sale of Maine newspapers to national nonprofit is finalized". Press Herald. Retrieved 2023-09-08.