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Ownership
Insight for owners regarding prospective buyers, effective ownership structure, etc.
Reid Newspapers acquires Oklahoma Newspapers from Gannett
Mar 1, 2021
Reid Newspapers announced it has acquired the Miami (Oklahoma) News-Record, the Grove (Oklahoma) Grand Lake News, and The Delaware County (Oklahoma) Journal from Gannett Co. Inc.
Running on faith and passion, Deone McWilliams finds her way
Mar 1, 2021
Northside Vibes, a “good news” newspaper, is now entering its 7th year in business, Deone McWilliams says, and she credits her grandson NyRiian Jiggetts with giving her the idea that would ...
New Jersey Hills signs letter of intent to convert to nonprofit status
Feb 25, 2021
Liz Parker and Steve Parker, co-owners of the New Jersey Hills Media Group, the largest remaining independent weekly newspaper group in the state, welcomed the opportunity to transition their papers to ...
Paxton Media Group acquires North Vernon Plain Dealer & Sun
Feb 25, 2021
Paxton Media Group has acquired the North Vernon (Indiana) Plain Dealer & Sun from the King family.
Quincy Herald-Whig and Hannibal Courier Post sold to Phillips Media Group LLC
Feb 25, 2021
The Quincy Herald-Whig and Hannibal (Missouri) Courier Post have been sold to Phillips Media Group LLC, headquartered in Arkansas. The sale is expected to close with Phillips becoming the new owner on ...
81 daily newspapers changed hands in 2020
Feb 1, 2021
Continuing a trend seen in 2019, the buyer pool remained remarkably diverse in 2020. There were 17 different buyers in the 19 transactions involving daily or thrice-weekly newspapers.
Archbold Buckeye: A lifelong calling for employees
Feb 1, 2021
Huber, a former math teacher, joined the newspaper in 1987 as ad director, the first ever at the Buckeye. Pugh was already on board, working as a reporter. The two bought the multi-generational, family ...
‘Editors always make the writing better, and you don’t need money to buy a community newspaper’
Feb 1, 2021
My newspaper career was on hiatus because I’d never make enough to buy a paper on a reporter’s salary and I was tired of editors screwing up my writing. As it turns out, I was wrong on both ...
