The Record is a daily newspaper based in Stockton, California, serving San Joaquin and Calaveras Counties.

[5] Ottaway Community Newspapers bought The Record for $144 million in 2003.

[6] The company's name was changed to Dow Jones Local Media Group, and was sold by News Corp in 2013 to Fortress Investment Group for $87 million.

The newspapers were managed by GateHouse Media,[7] which soon after the sale filed prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure its debt obligations in order to accommodate the acquisition.

[10] In March 2024, The Record announced it will switch from carrier to postal delivery.