The Nebraska State Journal (NSJ), also known as Lincoln Nebraska State Journal, was a daily newspaper published from 1867 through 1951.
[2] It was first published on September 7, 1867 but did not become a daily publication until three years later by July 20, 1870.
[1] Two years after its founding, its name was changed from the Nebraska Commonwealth to the Nebraska State Journal in 1869,[1] and at this time John Q. Brownslee joined Gere as a publisher of the paper.
[3] Gere remained editor-in-chief of the NSJ until his death in 1904.
[4] In 1949 the paper was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.