Description
The Pensacola News Journal is a daily morning newspaper serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida. It is Northwest Florida's most widely read daily.
The News Journal is owned by Gannett, a national media holding company that owns newspapers such as USA Today and the Arizona Republic, among others.
Controversies
In 2021, the paper faced national backlash for an allegedly misogynistic cartoon drawn by its cartoonist, Andy Marlette. During the coverage of the backlash, allegations of racism arose against Marlette for a cartoon he drew while in college, including the use of racial epithets. Marlette was quoted as saying the objections of racism against him came solely from irrational and unreasonable readers. The coverage of the incident raised questions about the paper's hiring practices.
Marlette left the paper shortly after the controversy. It is unclear whether Marlette was fired.