The Daily Journal is an American, English language daily newspaper headquartered in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It was founded in 1873. Publishing Tuesday through Saturday, it is one of 24 newspapers currently published at least five days a week in the state of Minnesota.
History The Daily Journal was founded by A. J. Underwood. His family published the newspaper until the mid-1980s. It was then purchased by Thomson Newspapers in December 1992, later to Boone Newspapers, Inc., until 2019 when it was purchased by Wick Communications. In 2026, the Journal was acquired by Forum Communications Company.
The history of The Daily Journal predecessors includes the following newspapers: Fergus Falls Daily Journal. (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1883-1972 Fergus Falls Daily Telegram. (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1885 Fergus Falls Weekly Telegram. (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1885 Fergus Falls Independent. (Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Co., Minn.) 1881-1883 The Fergus Falls Journal. (The Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1873-1881
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