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| CREC-2024-12-24-pt1-PgE1329-2 | 2024-12-24 | 118 | 2 | TRIBUTE TO THE SAN MATEO DAILY JOURNAL ON ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | TRIBUTETO | E1329 | E1329 | [{"name": "Anna G. Eshoo", "role": "speaking"}] | 170 Cong. Rec. E1329 | Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 192 (Tuesday, December 24, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 24, 2024)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1329] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] TRIBUTE TO THE SAN MATEO DAILY JOURNAL ON ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY ______ HON. ANNA G. ESHOO of california in the house of representatives Tuesday, December 24, 2024 Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, the San Mateo Daily Journal, an independent daily newspaper that covers San Mateo County, California, is in its 25th year of publication, covering local news, community events and youth sports. It has become an essential part of the daily life of San Mateo County, and its residents look to it for accurate, fair, relevant and impartial local news. The paper features extensive coverage of high school sports, and offers a variety of opinions from local columnists, such as my long-time friend Mark Simon, as well as a forum for Letters to the Editor and longer perspective pieces. It is an essential source of information for local government, and steadily and responsibly fulfills the watchdog role inherent in a good local newspaper. It is the only local newspaper published in San Mateo County that publishes a daily edition Monday through Friday, and a combined weekend edition that appears Saturdays and Sundays. The Daily Journal was launched on August 18, 2000, with a news staff of two, plus advertising, production, and circulation staff. Its first edition contained 8 pages and its initial circulation was 5,000. Today, the staff includes up to 20 full-time and part-time employees and contract workers. The Daily Journal averages 28 pages and the circulation ranges from 21,000 to 30,000 daily editions. It is available in local cafes, stores, businesses and public and community gathering places and its digital edition, smdailyjournal.com, averages 750,000 views a month. Co-Founder Jerry Lee has been the publisher since day one as part of a Berkeley-based organization that expanded its local news model to San Mateo County. In 2006, Lee bought the paper from the founding organization which went out of business, and has been the owner since. In an era when local newspapers are rapidly disappearing, Lee said, ``We were able to jump out of the gate and be profitable from the beginning,'' a trend that has continued throughout the paper's 25 years. Editor Jon Mays came to the Daily Journal as Managing Editor in October of 2000 and has served as Editor in Chief since December 2001. Sports Editor Nathan Mollat has been with the newspaper since its founding. His sports pages and the special recognition given to individual athletes weekly, every sports season and annually creates lifetime memories and keepsakes for high school students and their families. The success of the paper is ``a testament to the people we have here, and the paper owes its success to the unique nature of San Mateo County. The market is more conducive to what we do, and it is one of the most advanced educational areas of the world, but it is still very much a small town--a big city in small-town clothing. The mom-and-pop nature of the paper fits the mom-and-pop nature of the community,'' Lee said. The Daily Journal contributes to ``the creation of community, bringing people together in an age where there are not enough institutions working to do that. A good local paper is important to have a thriving democracy,'' Lee said. The paper provides a forum for small to medium-sized advertisers who don't find a place for themselves in larger daily newspapers or see online advertising as too scattered. And the advertising is very much in keeping with the paper's mission as a local resource that promotes a sense of community. ``Local people want to know about services. Advertising is another form of information. A quarter of our advertisers don't need advertising, they just want to support us,'' Lee said. Here is the stated mission of the Daily Journal: It is the mission of the Daily Journal to be the most accurate, fair and relevant local news source for those who live, work or play on the San Francisco Peninsula. By combining local news coverage, analysis and insight with the latest business, lifestyle, state, national and world news, we seek to provide our readers with the highest quality information resource in the local area. Our pages belong to our readers, and we choose to reflect the diverse character of this dynamic and ever-changing community. The Daily Journal's slogan is: We report to you. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring a jewel in the crown of my Congressional District. The San Mateo Daily Journal is a cherished community asset and I am exceedingly proud of all they've accomplished and continue to do as they serve the people of San Mateo County. ____________________ |