Ownership

Insight for owners regarding prospective buyers, effective ownership structure, etc.

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 ...

Brokers report 2020 transactions

Feb 1, 2021

Transactions reported by industry brokers.

‘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 ...

People want news about their neighbors … and they want to access it anywhere

Feb 1, 2021

Now, eight years into ownership with his wife, Sandie McNulty, and their 15 employees, Robinson says it’s a good time to purchase a paper. “The world is changing,” he said.