About Us
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With roots stretching back to 1871, the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý is the East Texas flagship of , the Longview-based media group that in East Texas owns and operates the News-Journal, Tyler Morning Telegraph, Marshall News Messenger, Panola Watchman and Kilgore News Herald newspapers and their associated websites. In South Texas, it owns and operates the Victoria Advocate and its associated websites.
TodayÐÔÊӽ紫ý™s News-Journal is a successor of the Longview News and counts James Hogg, later a Texas governor, and Carl Estes, a Longview civic figure, among its earliest independent publishers. The newspaper today circulates its print edition in 11 East Texas counties to about 25,000 subscribers daily. It updates breaking news around the clock on web and mobile sites at news-journal.com
In addition to producing the daily News-Journal, the Longview location is the centralized news, advertising, printing and circulation site for all M. Roberts Media newspapers and websites in East Texas. Together, the daily and twice weekly newspapers, along with their online products, reach more than 300,000 consumers each week.
The News-Journal and the related newspapers, websites and other associated businesses returned to family ownership when they were purchased in 2012 by M. Roberts Media from ASP Westward, which had acquired the News-Journal and News Messenger in 2009 from Cox Newspapers.Â
- Switchboard: (903) 757-3311 / (800) 825-9799
- News-Journal offices: 320 E. Methvin St., Longview, TX 75601
- Mailing address: P.O. Box 1792, Longview, TX 75606
About M. Roberts Media
is a diversified media and marketing solutions company that delivers unique experiences for consumers and advertisers across all platforms. Beyond its daily and twice-weekly newspapers, M. Roberts Media also includes Advocate Digital Services, a full-service marketing business with operations in Victoria, News-Journal Digital Services, a full-service marketing business with operations in Longview, Butler Creative Group, a full-service marketing business with operations in Tyler; TCM Printing, a commercial printing and distribution service; events production and marketing; and other products serving South and East Texas.
