The State Journal
Newspaper PublishingWest Virginia, United States51-200 Employees
The State Journal is a daily newspaper associated with Frankfort, the state capital of Kentucky. It operates as a subsidiary of Dix Communications, a family-owned media group with newspaper and radio properties across Ohio, Kentucky, Maryland, and Florida. The publication is based in Charleston, West Virginia, and maintains a mid-sized newsroom, earning regular recognition from the Kentucky Press Association for excellence in journalism. In 2023, Marion County filed suit against the State Journal over issues related to psychiatric treatment for criminal defendants. The paper has also been acknowledged by the Kentucky Press Association with the General Excellence Award, an honor given to the newspaper with the most award winners, awarded to The State Journal in each year since 2019.