The Corcoran Journal.
Publishing every Thursday at 1012 Hale Avenue, Corcoran, California 93212 by the Corcoran Publishing Co., Inc.
PO Box 487, Corcoran, California 93212 Telephone 559-992-3115 Fax 559-992-5543
2007 All rights reserved.
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Nestled in the heart of the central San Joaquin Valley, the community of Corcoran boasts 13,000 residents and is served by one community newspaper: The Corcoran Journal. In fact, the newspaper is the oldest established business in Corcoran, started in 1908 and continuously in production since that date. The City of Corcoran was not incorporated until 1914.
However, there was much to report in those intervening years. As businesses and homes started construction along Whitley Ave. at this little railroad way-station, the lush farmland was already attracting business speculators, and more importantly, farmers and businessmen who would put the community on the map and remain to raise their families here.
In the bustling 1930’s and 1940’s, the city was bursting at its seams, and, in fact, supported two newspapers: The Journal and The Corcoran News. The latter was absorbed by The Corcoran Journal, which kept the "Corcoran News" tag under its main masthead.
We pride ourselves on being an independent, community newspaper.
We are one of the few independent weeklies left in the San Joaquin Valley; most have been absorbed by major newspaper chains. We blanket the Corcoran area. We cover local news: what’s happening with the city, the school and hospital districts, the police department, and with our residents and their children.
We currently operate with a staff of three: Publisher and Editor Jeanette Todd, an employee of the Journal since 1975; Assistant Editor Tina Botill, a member of the team for 10 years; and Robert Atilano, advertising, with eight years’ experience. We switched over to a digital format approximately three years ago, producing our pages on InDesign and utilizing Photo Shop for all pictures. The new structure makes it easy for us to receive emailed images and advertising.
We print 2,450 copies each week, completely saturating our community of 12,000. Our newspaper is delivered to subscribers through the U.S. postal service and we have newsstands at most local stores.
