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==Background==

==Background==

''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 Frantz (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. "Doug" Attaway, Jr., 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>

''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. "Doug" Attaway, Jr., 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 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>

*[[Lane Crockett]], staff member from 1968 to 1977, later with ''Shreveport Times'', entertainment editor syndicated for a decade by Gannett  

*[[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

*'''Marshall Douglas''', religion editor in 1970s

*[[Dolph Frantz]], [[Mississippi]] native, 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>

*[[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>

*'''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>

*'''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.amazon.com/The-Mystique-Tiger-Stadium-Ascension/dp/1449752691|title=''The Mystique of Tiger Stadium: 245 Greatest Games: The ascension of LSU Football''|publisher=WestBowPress, ISBN 1449752691|accessdate=September 10, 2012}}

*'''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.amazon.com/The-Mystique-Tiger-Stadium-Ascension/dp/1449752691|title=''The Mystique of Tiger Stadium: 245 Greatest Games: The ascension of LSU Football''|publisher=WestBowPress, ISBN 1449752691|accessdate=September 10, 2012}}