Louisville Courier-Journal - Definition 

The Courier-Journal is available throughout the greater Louisville area.
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The Courier-Journal is available throughout the greater Louisville area.

The Courier-Journal (nicknamed the "C-J") is the main newspaper for the city of Louisville, Kentucky, USA, and is the de facto state newspaper of Kentucky.

The paper was founded in 1868 by Henry Watterson, and was bought by Gannett in 1987. As of 2004, The C-J has received nine Pulitzer Prizes, and is read by about half a million people daily.

The Courier-Journal also owns the alternative weekly paper Velocity.

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