Description: The Longview NewsJournal Dates back to 1871 under independent publishers including James Hogg later Texas governor and Carl Estes Longview civic figure The publication was purchased by Cox Newspapers in the 1980s and sold by Cox to ASP Westward in 2009 It is closely affiliated with the Marshall News Messenger another former Cox newspaper published in nearby Marshall which was sold to ASP Westward along with the NewsJournal In 2012 ASP Westward announced the sale of the Longview and Marshall papers along with 12 of its other nondaily East Texas papers to M Roberts Media a family owned media company which is owned by members of the Morris Roberts family The Longview NewsJournal provides exceptional reach to local advertisers through its newspapers websites and associated publications Stephen McHaney serves as Publisher