["< sod > the'''''poughkeepsie journal'''''is a [ [ newspaper ] ] based in [ [ downtown poughkeepsie ( city ), new town york | poughkeepsie, new york ] ] owned by the [ [ gannett company ] ], which bought the paper in 1977. when founded in 1785 ( though not a community daily newspaper until 1860 ), the'' journal'' is the oldest paper circulated in [ [ new york ( state ) | new york ] ] state, and is the third - oldest in the nation. { { citation needed | date = may 2009 } } the journal's primary coverage area is [ [ the dutchess county, new york | dutchess county ] ], though essentially the entire [ [ hudson valley | mid - hudson thames valley ] ] is covered in some form, along with some coverage of points south via the white plains - based'' [ [ the journal news | journal news ] ]''. < eod > < sod > the'''''poughkeepsie journal'''''is a [ [ newspaper ] ] based in [ [ poughkeepsie ( city ), new york | poughkeepsie, new york ] ] owned by the [ [ gannett company ] ], which bought the paper in 1977. founded in 1785 ( though not a daily newspaper until 1860 ), ′ the'' journal'' is the oldest paper in [ [ new york ( state ) | new york ] ] state, and is the second - oldest in the nation. { { citation needed | date = may 2009 } } the journal's primary coverage area is [ [ dutchess county, new york | dutchess county ] ], though the entire [ [ hudson valley | mid - western hudson valley ] ] is covered in some form, along with some coverage of points south via the white plains - based'' [ [ the journal news | journal news ] ]''. < eod >"]