Las Vegas Review-Journal

Basic facts
Location:| Las Vegas, Nev.
Type:| News Media
Founder(s):| Charles C. Corkhill
Year founded:| 1909
Website:| Official website

## Contents

* 1 Circulation
* 2 History
* 3 Editorial positions
* 3.1 Presidential endorsements
* 3.2 2016 presidential endorsement
* 3.3 Judges
* 3.4 Statewide ballot measures
* 4 Recognition
* 5 Contact
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

The Las Vegas Review-Journal is a daily newspaper published in Las Vegas, Nev. It is the largest circulating daily newspaper in Nevada, and the paper is owned by Sheldon Adelson's News + Media Capital Group LLC. Adelson also owns a daily newspaper in Israel called Israel Hayom.[1] According to its Facebook page, the paper's mission aims to "improve the lives of Southern Nevadans by building a stronger community through information, insights and inspiration."[2]

## Circulation[edit]

As of 2016, Las Vegas Review-Journal is Nevada's largest newspaper and has a circulation of 167,000 readers.[3]

## History[edit]

Front page of Las Vegas Review-Journal

The Las Vegas Review-Journal started in 1909 as a weekly paper called The Clark County Review, founded by Charles C. Corkhill. The name of the publication was changed to the Las Vegas Review in 1922. Six years later, Frank Garside bought the paper and it became a daily publication.[4]

Former Nevada Governor James G. Scrugham founded another Nevada paper called the Las Vegas Journal in March 1929. Garside purchased Las Vegas Journal in July of that year, and he merged it with the Las Vegas Review to form the Las Vegas Evening Review-Journal. In 1945, the Las Vegas Age, which had gone between daily and weekly status, was bought by the Las Vegas Evening Review-Journal.[4]

Donald Reynolds purchased the Las Vegas Evening Review-Journal as part of his company, Donrey Media Group, in 1949. The "evening" in the paper's name was removed to become the Las Vegas Review-Journal(Review-Journal) that same year.[4]

In July 1990, the Review-Journal began a Joint Operating Agreement with the Las Vegas Sun, a competing daily publication. Stephens Group, based in Little Rock, Ark., bought the Review-Journal after Donald Reynolds passed away in 1993. The Stephens Group was renamed Stephens Media in 2002.[4]

Three years later, the Joint Operating Agreement with the Las Vegas Sun was renogotiated and the Review-Journal started to print the Sun as an insert.[5] New Media Investment Group Inc. purchased the paper in February 2015.[6]

As of January 2016, Sheldon Adelson and his company, News + Media Capital Group LLC, own the Review-Journal (he bought it in December 2015).[7]

## Editorial positions[edit]

Below is a sampling of editorial positions the paper has taken on various political candidates, ballot measure issues, etc., covered by Ballotpedia.

### Presidential endorsements[edit]

### 2016 presidential endorsement[edit]

✓ The Las Vegas Review-Journal endorsed Donald Trump for the 2016 presidential general election.[8]

See also: Endorsements for Donald Trump
2016 Presidential Endorsements by Influencer Organizations

Organization  | Candidate  | Date  | Source
Detroit Free Press |  John Kasich (primary)
Hillary Clinton (general) | November 2016 | Detroit Free Press
The Economist |  Hillary Clinton | November 2016 | The Economist
Financial Times |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | Financial Times
The State |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | The State
The New Yorker |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | Politico
Las Vegas Review-Journal |  Donald Trump | October 2016 | Las Vegas Review-Journal
Wisconsin State Journal |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | Wisconsin State Journal
The Des Moines Register |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | The Des Moines Register
The Washington Post |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | The Washington Post
The Salt Lake Tribune |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | The Salt Lake Tribune
The Columbus Dispatch |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | The Columbus Dispatch
The Charlotte Observer |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | The Charlotte Observer
San Antonio Express-News |  Marco Rubio (primary)
Hillary Clinton (general) | October 2016 | San Antonio Express-News
South Florida Sun Sentinel |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | Sun Sentinel
Chicago Sun-Times |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | Chicago Sun-Times
The San Diego Union-Tribune |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | The San Diego Union-Tribune
The Baltimore Sun |  Hillary Clinton (primary)
Hillary Clinton (general) | September 2016 | The Baltimore Sun
Chicago Tribune |  Marco Rubio (primary)
Gary Johnson (general) | September 2016 | Chicago Tribune
The Detroit News |  Gary Johnson | September 2016 | The Detroit News
The Arizona Republic |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | The Arizona Republic
The New York Times |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | The Huffington Post
Akron Beacon Journal |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | Akron Beacon Journal
El Paso Times |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | El Paso Times
The Cincinnati Enquirer |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | Cincinnati.com
New Hampshire Union Leader |  Chris Christie (primary)
Gary Johnson (general) | September 2016 | The New York Times
The Dallas Morning News |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | The Dallas Morning News
Richmond Times-Dispatch |  Gary Johnson | September 2016 | Politico
International Brotherhood of Teamsters |  Hillary Clinton | August 2016 | The Hill
San Francisco Chronicle |  Hillary Clinton | August 2016 | San Francisco Chronicle
Working Families Party |  Bernie Sanders (primary)
Hillary Clinton (general) | August 2016 | The Washington Post
Houston Chronicle |  Hillary Clinton | July 2016 | Houston Chronicle
UNITE HERE |  Hillary Clinton | July 2016 | UniteHere.org
Communications Workers of America |  Hillary Clinton | July 2016 | The Hill
Sierra Club |  Hillary Clinton | June 2016 | Sierra Club
Everytown for Gun Safety |  Hillary Clinton | June 2016 | Politico
Natural Resources Defense Council |  Hillary Clinton | May 2016 | The Washington Post
National Rifle Association |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Politico
Los Angeles Times |  Hillary Clinton | May 2016 | The Los Angeles Times
California Nurses Association |  Bernie Sanders | May 2016 | Los Angeles Times
New York Post |  Donald Trump | April 2016 | New York Post
New York Daily News |  Hillary Clinton | April 2016 | New York Daily News
National Review |  Ted Cruz | March 2016 | National Review
Republican Party of Ohio |  John Kasich | March 2016 | Bloomberg
Congressional Black Caucus |  Hillary Clinton | February 2016 | NBC News
Miami Herald |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | Miami Herald
Congressional Hispanic Caucus |  Hillary Clinton | February 2016 | The Huffington Post
Star Tribune |  Hillary Clinton (primary)
Hillary Clinton (general) | February 2016 | Star Tribune
Richmond Times-Dispatch |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | Richmond Times-Dispatch
San Antonio Express-News |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | The Hill
DeVos Family |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | The Detroit News
Human Rights Campaign |  Hillary Clinton | January 2016 | The Huffington Post
Republican Liberty Caucus |  Rand Paul | January 2016 | The Washington Post
National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) |  Hillary Clinton | January 2016 | The Huffington Post
Democracy for America |  Bernie Sanders | December 2015 | Politico
National Organization for Marriage |  Ted Cruz | December 2015 | Washington Blade
League of Conservation Voters Action Fund |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | The Huffington Post
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | The Huffington Post

The editorial board of Las Vegas Review-Journal endorsed Republican presidential candidates including former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney in 2012, U.S. Sen. John McCain in 2008 and President George W. Bush in the 2000 and 2004 general elections.

### Judges[edit]

* 2014 endorsement of Douglas Herndon for re-election to his position as a judge on the Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court, Department 3, in Clark County, Nev.[9]

* 2014 endorsement of Carolyn Ellsworth for re-election to her position as a judge on the Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court, Department 5, in Clark County, Nev.[9]

* 2014 endorsement of Rebecca Burton for election to her position as a judge on the Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Division (Department C), in Clark County, Nev.[9]

* 2014 endorsement of Robert Teuton for re-election to his position as a judge on the Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Division (Department D), in Clark County, Nev.[9]

### Statewide ballot measures[edit]

* Endorsed Question 1 in 2014
* Endorsed Question 2 in 2014
* Opposed Question 3 in 2014
* Opposed Question 2 in 2016

## Recognition[edit]

Las Vegas Review-Journal won first place for the "General Excellence" award from the Nevada Press Association for six years in a row (2008-2014), and also won the association's "Freedom of the Press" award in 2012 and 2014.[10][11]

## Contact[edit]

Las Vegas Review-Journal
1111 W. Bonanza Road
P.O. Box 70
Las Vegas, NV 89125
Phone: 702-383-0211[12]

## See also[edit]

* Sheldon Adelson
* Nevada
* Las Vegas, Nev.
* Nevada media
* Media influencers

## External links[edit]

* Las Vegas Review-Journal website
* Las Vegas Review-Journal Facebook page
* Las Vegas Review-Journal Twitter page

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Las Vegas Review-Journal disclosure of ownership," accessed January 15, 2016
2. ↑ Facebook, "About Las Vegas Review-Journal," accessed January 15, 2016
3. ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Work for the Las Vegas Review-Journal," accessed January 15, 2016
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Stephens Media, "Las Vegas Review-Journal About Us," accessed January 15, 2016
5. ↑ Wall Street Journal, "Las Vegas Sun at Risk of Folding," August 21, 2013
6. ↑ Las Vegas Sun, "Company that owns Las Vegas Review-Journal sold to New Media," February 19, 2015
7. ↑ Fortune, "Yes, Sheldon Adelson Bought The Las Vegas Review-Journal," December 26, 2015
8. ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Editorial: Donald Trump for President," October 22, 2016
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Las Vegas Review-Journal, "2014 Review-Journal endorsements," November 4, 2014
10. ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "RJ continues winning streak at Nevada Press Awards," September 20, 2014
11. ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Review-Journal rakes in awards from Nevada Press Association," September 22, 2012
12. ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Contacts," accessed January 15, 2016

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