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Akron Beacon Journal

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Akron Beacon Journal

Summary

Akron Beacon Journal is a newspaper[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Akron Beacon Journal received the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service[3].
  • Akron Beacon Journal received the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting[4].
  • Akron Beacon Journal was a member of Ohio News Media Association[5].
  • Akron Beacon Journal was a member of Alliance for Audited Media[6].
  • Akron Beacon Journal was a member of JournalList[7].
  • Akron Beacon Journal is located in Akron[8].
  • Akron Beacon Journal is in the country of United States[9].
  • Akron Beacon Journal's instance of is recorded as newspaper[10].
  • Akron Beacon Journal's instance of is recorded as website[11].
  • Akron Beacon Journal is owned by GateHouse Media[12].
  • Akron Beacon Journal's headquarters location is recorded as Akron[13].
  • Akron Beacon Journal's place of publication is recorded as Akron[14].
  • Akron Beacon Journal's Commons category is recorded as Akron Beacon Journal[15].
  • Akron Beacon Journal's language of work or name is recorded as English[16].
  • Akron Beacon Journal's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • 1839 marks the founding of Akron Beacon Journal[18].
  • Akron Beacon Journal's official website is recorded as https://eu.beaconjournal.com/[19].
  • Akron Beacon Journal's official website is recorded as https://beaconjournal.com[20].
  • Akron Beacon Journal's described by source is recorded as The Expanding News Desert[21].
  • Akron Beacon Journal's nominated for is recorded as Pulitzer Prize for Public Service[22].
  • Akron Beacon Journal's nominated for is recorded as Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting[23].
  • Akron Beacon Journal's title is recorded as Akron Beacon Journal[24].
  • Akron Beacon Journal's title is recorded as The Akron Beacon Journal[25].
  • Akron Beacon Journal's newspaper format is recorded as broadsheet[26].
  • Akron Beacon Journal's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'amount': '+2495743'}[27].

Body

Founding

1839 marks the founding of Akron Beacon Journal[18].

Operations

Akron Beacon Journal's headquarters location is recorded as Akron[13].

Ownership

Akron Beacon Journal is owned by GateHouse Media[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Pulitzer Prize for Public Service[3], a class of award[28], in United States[29] and Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting[4], a class of award[30].

Why It Matters

Akron Beacon Journal ranks in the top 2% of newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month).[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Akron Beacon Journal receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for Public Service[3] and Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting[4].

Related Entities

newspaper United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 305051477
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 305051477, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/305051477 in United States"
  2. 4w ago · WebRunner95 · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Ohio News Media Association, Alliance for Audited Media, JournalList
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q122938552]], Update outlet to include JournalList trust.txt membership ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/f33f35fe0de|details]])"
  3. 5w ago · WebRunner95 · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://eu.beaconjournal.com/, https://beaconjournal.com
    Instance of → newspaper, website
    Member of → Ohio News Media Association, Alliance for Audited Media, JournalList
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-add:0||3 */ Update outlet to include Alliance for Audited Media membership ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ff47105dd56|details]])"
  4. 10w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1839-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Rotten tomatoes id → source-2404, critics/source/2404
    Headquarters → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Akron
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6136]]: OH_ABJ, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/62503659|Akron Beacon Journal (#62503659)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/1979|Newseum newspa"
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