Changes

==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 "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>

''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 [[Douglas F. 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>

==Notable staffers==

==Notable staffers==

In addition to the aforementioned George Shannon, Stanley Tiner, Eric Brock, and Jack Barham, others on ''The Journal'' staff were:  

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>

*[[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>