<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 third-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-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>
<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-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>