The Junk Journal
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| The Junk Journal | |
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| Type | Monthly newspaper |
| Format | 8 1/2 by 11 Inch Paper |
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| Owner | Jordan Mader |
| Publisher | TJJ Publishing |
| Editor | Jordan Mader |
| Founded | 2003 (as The Junk Journal) |
| Language | English |
| Price | $12 for 1 year (12 Issues) |
| Headquarters | W5725 Manitowoc Rd. Appleton, WI 54915 |
| Circulation | 60 Subscribers in Darboy and Wisconsin |
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| Website: www.thejunkjournal.com | |
The Junk Journal is a small, monthly newsletter-style newspaper that focuses on news in Darboy, Wisconsin and the Fox River Valley near Appleton, specifically the Heart of the Valley.
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[edit] History of The Junk Journal
The Junk Journal was officially founded on February 23, 2003, by Jordan Mader. The first issues were distributed among a small amount of subscribers in the Darboy area. The first issues were four pages long and published weekly. By the end of the summer in 2003, The Post-Crescent had picked up on the story and decided to print an article on this small Darboy newspaper. Immediately, the subscription list skyrocketed to over 80 subscribers. Other articles on "TJJ" were published in The Compass[1] and The Times-Villager.
[edit] Changes in the paper
After the first full year of publication, The Junk Journal's staff decided a weekly paper was too much of an undertaking. They decided to change the paper's format to every other week. The content stayed the same, more subscribers joined, and ten businesses placed advertisements in TJJ. After the third anniversary of TJJ in 2006, it was announced that The Junk Journal would become a monthly publication. It is now published every month and is six pages long.
[edit] Content in The Junk Journal
The Junk Journal focuses on the area known as Darboy, an unincorporated area located between Kaukauna, Appleton, and Kimberly in the Fox River Valley. The area is a fast-developing residential suburb with a growing commercial district. In monthly issues, the Junk Journal has feature articles about people, places, and things in Darboy and/or the Heart of the Valley, an opinion column, Darboy area news briefs, and monthly features.
[edit] Special publications
The Junk Journal has published a variety of books and features during the four years of its publication.
- Timeless - a look back at the history of TJJ and the best articles/writing.
- Junk Journal Cookbook, Edition One- A collection of recipes, submitted by subscribers.
- Junk Journal Cookbook, Edition Two- After positive feedback, TJJ published a second edition.
- Darboy's Past, Present, and Future- A comprehensive look at the community of Darboy.
[edit] The future
The Junk Journal has big plans for the future, including a plan to launch a website in summer 2007. A variety of new publications are expected to come out, as well as the continuation of the monthly publication.
[edit] Sources
- Compass article by Tony Staley, published October 2003 [2]
- Post-Crescent article by Kathy Walsh-Nufer, published June 2003
- Timeless, published February 2006 by The Junk Journal]
