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'''''The Shreveport Journal''''' was a Monday-through-Saturday [[newspaper]] published between January 7, 1895 and March 30, 1991 , in [[Shreveport]], the largest city in north [[Louisiana]]. Throughout its existence, ''The Journal'' was in competition with the still published ''Shreveport Times.'' During its existence at 222 Lake Street, ''The Journal'' shared the physical plant and printing press, with ''The Times'' though the two newsrooms were separate and independent. 

 ''The Journal'' began as ''The Judge'' under the ownership of J. E. Goodwin. The name "the Journal" was not adopted until February 17, 1897. Ownership changed frequently in the early years. William E. Hamilton purchased the paper about 1900 and operated it until 1911, at which time it was acquired by the Journal Publishing Company, with Andrew Jackson "A. J. " Frantz , Jr. (1877-1947), a native of Rankin County, [[Mississippi]], and a veteran of the [[Spanish-American War]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55065913|title=Andrew Jackson Frantz, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref> as the president of the company and [[Douglas F. Attaway, Sr.]], as secretary. In 1918, Attaway acquired controlling interest and in 1925 became the president and publisher. Upon Attaway's death in 1957, his son,the late [[Douglas F. Attaway, Jr.|Douglas Fisher Attaway]], became president and publisher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scripts.lsus.edu/libarchives/tags.php?tag=5946|title=Shreveport Journal Collection (1921-1990)|publisher=lsus.edu|accessdate=June 13, 2012}}</ref> A journalism graduate of the [[University of Missouri]], Attaway from 1966 until 1979 was the chairman of the board of KSLA-TV, the [[CBS]] affiliate and the first [[television]] outlet in Shreveport, having begun in 1954. Attaway sold KSLA to [[Viacom]]. He was also a former chairman of the board of Newspaper Production Company and the Attaway Newspaper Group, Inc.<ref>{{cite news|author=John Andrew Prime|title=Former Journal publisher dies at age 83|work=Shreveport Times|date=February 22, 1994}}</ref>  In 1974, two years before he sold ''The Journal'' to the Shreveport industrialist and philanthropist Charles T. Beaird, Attaway recruited Stanley R. Tiner from ''The Times'' to become the editor of ''The Journal''. In time, Tiner, who was born in Webster Parish, reared in Shreveport, and a graduate of [[Louisiana Tech University]] in Ruston, and Beaird, who served a term as a [[Republican]] on the former Caddo Parish Police Jury, moved the editorial position of ''The Journal'' far to the political left, whereas it had been clearly [[conservative]] and earlier [[segregation]]ist under Attaway and a previous editor, George W. Shannon.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tiner announces candidacy for post representing District 4|work=Minden Press-Herald (Minden, Louisiana)|date=December 15, 1987|page=10}}</ref>  In 1972, Attaway wrote an article on a total eclipse, the phenomenon in which the moon totally blocks out the rays of the sun, which occurred on July 10 of that year. Attaway and his long-term photo editor, [[Jack Barham]], who continued in that position under Beaird, traveled to [[New York City]] to observe the two-minute eclipse, having found their desirable spot of view under the Verrazano -Narrows Bridge, which links [[Brooklyn]] with [[Staten Island]].<ref>.{{cite web|url=http://www.nauticom.net/www/planet/files/EclipseHistory-Shreveport.html|title=Douglas Attaway and Jack Barham, "Eclipse Splendor: Two Minutes of History," July 28, 1972|publisher=nauticom.net|accessdate=June 13, 2012}}</ref>

==Closure in 1991== Beaird announced the closure of ''The Journal'' on January 29, 1991, to give employees two months notice before the effective date of termination on March 30. He explained that the publication had lost circulation and advertising revenues during the preceding decade from a high of nearly 40,000 to barely 16,000. Beaird did not comment on the possibility that his liberal editorial views, new to the older readers, had been a factor in the decline in circulation. "There just comes a time when it becomes uneconomical to go on. It was a very tough, sad decision," he said."Shreveport Journal ends publication after 96 years", <ref>''Minden Press-Herald'', March 31, 1991, p. 1Though 1</ref> Though ''The Journal'' had closed as a daily paper in 1991, Beaird contracted an agreement with ''The Times'' to carry on the op-ed page the so-called "Journal Page", adorned with Beaird's favorite flower, the rose, allowing continuing editorial comment approved by Beaird and managed by editor Jim Montgomery. This "Journal Page" continued until December 31, 1999.''The Journal'' won several important prizes under Beaird, including the "[[Robert F. Kennedy]] Award for Coverage of the Disadvantaged" by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, the "Mass Media Gold Medallion" for stories on [[African American]] history, and the Scripps-Howard National Journalism Awards for Editorial Writing."Journal Page" was a 1994 finalist for a [[Pulitzer Prize]] in Editorial Writing for a series on decriminalization of narcotics.<ref>Beaird obituary, ''Shreveport Times'', April 20, 2006</ref>   ==Notable staffers==  In addition to the aforementioned George Shannon, Douglas F. Attaway, Jr., Stanley Tiner, Eric Brock, and Jack Barham, others on ''The Journal'' staff were: *[[Jerry Byrd]] (1935-2016), sports editor, later with ''Bossier Press-Tribune '' in [[Bossier City.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bossierpress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7329:1953-byrd-springhill-deadlock-is-still-at-the-top-of-my-list&catid=14:sports-opinion&Itemid=139|title=1953 Byrd-Springhill deadlock is still at the top of my list, June 18, 2012|publisher=bossierpress.com|accessdate=July 3, 2012}}</ref> *[[Lane Crockett]], staff member from 1968 to 1977, later with ''Shreveport Times'', entertainment editor syndicated for a decade by Gannett*'''Marshall Douglas''', religion editor in 1970s*[[Dolph Frantz]], a nephew of Journal founding president Andrew Jackson Frantz, Jr.; managing editor, 1919-1942; editor, 1946-1953<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site23.php|title="Frantz, Dolph G." in ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''|publisher=The Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref>*'''James H. Greene ''' (1918-1988), staff writer prior to 1950, candidate for [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1950.<ref>"James Greene Enters Race for Congress," ''Minden Herald'', June 2, 1950, p. 12.</ref>*Bill Lee and Ed Pettis'''Chet Hilburn''' (born 1945),reporter, author of ''The Mystique of Tiger Stadium: 25 Greatest Games: The Ascension of LSU Football'' (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caddohistoryamazon.com/greenwood_references.htmlThe-Mystique-Tiger-Stadium-Ascension/dp/1449752691|title=References''The Mystique of Tiger Stadium: 245 Greatest Games: The ascension of LSU Football''|publisher=caddohistory.comWestBowPress, ISBN 1449752691|accessdate=July 3September 10, 2012}}</ref> former *''Journal'' state editors (coordinators of regional reporting)*Bill Keith''', former city editor, later ''Shreveport Times'' investigative reporter, and member of the Louisiana State Senate<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pelicanpub.com/products.php?cat=313|title=Bill Keith|pubisher=pelicanpub.com|accessdate=July 3, 2012}}</ref>*'''Perry Roy Keith ''' (1924-1998), former city editor, previously worked for ''Shreveport Times''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bossierpress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7329:1953-byrd-springhill-deadlock-is-still-at-the-top-of-my-list&catid=14:sports-opinion&Itemid=139|title=Perry Roy Keith|publisher=bossierpress.com|accessdate=July 3, 2012}}</ref>*'''William Howard "Bill" Lee''' (1925-2014), state editor during 1960s and 1970s in charge of regional reporting and management of the correspondents, native of Kosciusko, [[Mississippi]], [[United States Navy]] veteran of World War II, journalism graduate of the [[University of Mississippi]], reporter and editor for a number of weekly and daily papers in West and Central [[Texas]] prior to his 16-year association with ''The Journal''; with his wife, a charter member of the South Bossier Baptist Church in Bossier City<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=bill-lee&pid=173405626&fhid=10232#sthash.N5964ay3.dpuf|title=William "Bill" Howard Lee|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=December 9, 2014|accessdate=December 11, 2014}}</ref>*'''Carl Liberto''', former managing last editorof ''The Journal''<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=NvpN1t9TMrgC&pg=PA75&lpg=PA75&dq=Carl+Liberto&source=bl&ots=FKsFsu7BHJ&sig=6QAW72IyRrsShxG-aPkmGs_B5OI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ulr0T5-NNseA2gXwrf3yBg&ved=0CEwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Carl%20Liberto&f=false|title=Bill Keith, ''The Commissioner: A True Story of Deceit, Dishonor, and Death'', p. 75|publisher=Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company|accessdate=July 3, 2012}}</ref>*'''Lois Norder''', last ''Journal'' city editor (1988-1991), later managing editor of the ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lois-norder/4/b06/298|title=Lois Norder|publisher=linkedin.com|accessdate=July 2, 2012}}</ref>*John Andrew Prime, staff writer at ''The Journal'John James Marshall' prior to 1978, since with the ''Shreveport Times'', sports writer (1981-1991)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homewww.earthlinklinkedin.netcom/~japrimepub/lagenwebjohn-james-marshall/resume.htm5/87a/1a2|title=John Andrew PrimeJames Marshall|publisher=homelinkedin.earthlink.netcom|accessdate=July 3September 13, 2012}}</ref>*'''Ed Pettis''', former state editor*'''Veronica "Ronni" Patriquin Clark''', ''The Journal'' staff (1976-1991), director of the Capitol Bureau in [[Baton Rouge]], later with ''Mobile Press-Register''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://talent.me/ronni-clark|title=Ronni Patriquin Clark|publisher=talent.me|accessdate=July 3, 2012}}</ref>*'''Charles C. Phillips''', columnist<ref>Charles C. Phillips, “The oil fields – A fascinating story yet to be told.” ''Shreveport Journal'', October 10, 1966.</ref>*'''John Andrew Prime''', staff writer at ''The Journal'' prior to 1978, since with the ''Shreveport Times''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.earthlink.net/~japrime/lagenweb/resume.htm|title=John Andrew Prime|publisher=home.earthlink.net|accessdate=July 3, 2012}}</ref>*'''Bailey Thomson''', staff writer, later with ''Mobile Press-Register'' and associate professor of journalism at the [[University of Alabama]] at Tuscaloosa<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alabamawriter.com/Articles/Mobile%20Register%20History.htm|title=Alabama Writer|publisher=alabamawriter.com|accessdate=July 3, 2012}}</ref>*'''Nico A. Van Thyn''', ''The Journal'' sports writer, later with ''Shreveport Times'' and ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rodscalvarywebsite.com/content.asp?CID=116995|title=Coaches can help create a memory|publisher=rodscalvarywebstie.com|accessdate=July 3, 2012}}</ref>*'''Rick Woodson''' (c. 1940-2013), sports editor in 1960s and 1970s<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130312/SPORTS/130312063/Former-Shreveport-Journal-Sports-Editor-Rick-Woodson-dies|title=Roy Lang, III, "Former Shreveport Journal Sports Editor Rick Woodson dies in [[Rochester, New York]]," March 13, 2013|publisher=''Shreveport Times''|accessdate=April 24, 2013}}</ref> 

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