▁to ▁be ▁hon oured ▁by ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁committee , ▁receiving ▁a ▁special ▁bronze ▁pla que ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁for ▁def ending ▁the ▁freedom ▁of ▁the ▁press . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Bul letin ▁fol ded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁the ▁Journal ▁was ▁left ▁as ▁Ed mont on ' s ▁oldest ▁and ▁only ▁remaining ▁daily ▁newspaper . ▁ ▁The ▁mon opol y ▁continued ▁until ▁The ▁Ed mont on ▁Sun ▁began ▁publishing ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁day ▁Today , ▁the ▁Journal ▁publish es ▁six ▁days ▁a ▁week , ▁with ▁regular ▁sections ▁including ▁News ▁( city , ▁Canada , ▁and ▁world ), ▁Sports , ▁Op in ion , ▁A & E , ▁Life , ▁and ▁Business . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁particip ates ▁in ▁the ▁Crit ics ▁and ▁Awards ▁Program ▁for ▁High ▁School ▁Stud ents ▁( C app ies ), ▁ ▁and ▁has ▁partners hips ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁arts ▁organizations ▁in ▁Ed mont on , ▁including ▁the ▁Ed mont on ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁the ▁Al berta ▁Bal let ▁Company . ▁It ▁also ▁supports ▁community ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁C ans p ell ▁National ▁Sp elling ▁Be e . ▁ ▁The ▁Journal ▁has ▁also ▁begun ▁operating ▁under ▁a ▁new ▁commit ment ▁to ▁digital ▁media ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁traditional ▁print . ▁▁ ▁Cir cul ation ▁ ▁The ▁Ed mont on ▁Journal ▁has ▁seen ▁like ▁most ▁Canadian ▁daily ▁newsp apers ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁circul ation . ▁Its ▁total ▁circul ation ▁dropped ▁by ▁ ▁percent ▁to