History

Its earliest predecessor, the Albuquerque Daily Journal, was first published on October 14, 1880. The newspaper is owned (and editorially controlled) by the Journal Publishing Company, a family-owned business headed by president/publisher T.H. Lang; it is operated by the Albuquerque Publishing Company.

On February 20, 1933, during the Great Depression

Great Depression

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, the Journal and The Albuquerque Tribune became the first newspapers to create what was later called a Joint Operating Agreement (JOA). This first JOA created the Albuquerque Publishing Company, in probable violation of anti-trust laws at the time. The new company was a partnership which took over all non-editorial departments of the two papers and gave the Tribune a fixed percentage (about 40%) of the combined revenues of the two newspapers, regardless of circulation.

After the E. W. Scripps Company

E. W. Scripps Company

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 shut down the Tribune on February 23, 2008, it retained its ~40% stake in the Albuquerque Publishing Company. As a result, Scripps gets a corresponding share in any future Journal profits.

Endorsements

During the 2004 presidential election

United States presidential election, 2004

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, the Journal endorsed George W. Bush

George W. Bush

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During the 2006 midterm elections, it endorsed 1st Congressional district candidate Heather Wilson

Heather Wilson

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Editions and Sections

The Albuquerque Journal is published Monday through Saturday and features "Sports," "Metro & NM" and "Business" sections as well as a front section with staff reports, wire reports, editorials, and op-eds. in its weekday edition. The paper also features special sections covering topics such as a local spelling bee or New Mexico high school basketball tournaments.

The Sunday Journal is published on Sundays .

Prices

Single Copy:

• Daily: $ .50
• Sunday: $ 1.50

Subscription Rates:

• Daily and Sunday: $15.25 per month
• Sunday only: $7.50 per month
• Business (M-F): $14.25 per month