Providence Journal Company Description
The printed word is what The Providence Journal Company provides. The subsidiary of newspaper company A. H. Belo publishes The Providence Journal, the largest daily newspaper in the Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts market with a daily circulation of about 140,000. Providence Journal Co. also publishes an electronic version of the Journal on its projo.com Web site, as well as Rhode Island Monthly magazine. The Providence Journal got its start as a twice-weekly newspaper in 1820 and became a daily in 1829, making it one of the nation's oldest major general-circulation dailies.
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of Providence Journal's organization from inception to current status.
Produced by Hoover's in-house editorial team, the Company Description tracks ownership transitions, company progress via mergers and acquisitions, major growth milestones, and strategic initiatives, to provide a holistic view of Providence Journal's evolution in the marketplace.
