- Newspaper chains
Most details as of 2003 CJR articles:
A-B
Advance
- Private
- Web site
- Info from CJR
- Timeline from CJR
- Dailies in Alabama, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania
- Hoover's profile
Belo
- Web site
- Belo Corp. Headquarters
- P.O. Box 655237
- Dallas, Texas
- 75265-5237
- Info from CJR; *Holdings:
- Flagship: The Dallas Morning News, http://www.dallasnews.com/
- California newspapers: The Press-Enterprise, The Business Press, La Prensa, all in Riverside
- Rhode Island: The Providence Journal, Rhode Island Monthly
- Texas newspapers: The Dallas Morning News, Denton Record Chronicle, Al Dia (Dallas)
- Also in television
- [Securities and Exchange Commission filings
C
Community Newspaper Holdings
- Web site
- Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.
- 3500 Colonnade Parkway Suite 600
- Birmingham, AL 35243
- (205) 298-7100
- Info from CJR
- Newspapers in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia
Copley Press
- Info from CJR
- Dailies and weeklies in California, Illinois and Ohio
- Also Copley News Service
Cox
- Web site
- Cox Enterprises Inc.
- Attn: Corporate Communications
- 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
- Atlanta, Georgia 30328
- (678) 645-0000
- Info from CJR
- Flagship: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Newspapers in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas
- Also other publications, television, radio and more
- Hoover's profile
D-F
Dow Jones & Co.
- Web site
- Dow Jones & Co.
- Corporate Headquarters
- World Financial Center
- 200 Liberty Street:
- New York, NY 10281
- (212) 416-2000
- Info from CJR
- Focus on business news
- The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Dow Jones Newswires
- Also Ottaway Newspapers Inc., holdings in several states, other
- Hoover's profile
- Securities and Exchange Commission filings
E.W. Scripps
- Web site
- The E.W. Scripps Company Headquarters
- 312 Walnut Street
- 2800 Scripps Center
- Cincinnati, OH 45202
- Ph: 513-977-3000;Fax: 513-977-3721
- Info from CJR
- Also television and United Media
- Newspapers:
- Colorado: Daily Camera (Boulder), Rocky Mountain News (Denver),
- New Mexico: The Albuquerque Tribune
- South Carolina: Anderson Independent-Mail
- Tennessee: The Commercial Appeal (Memphis), The Knoxville News-Sentinel
- Texas: Abilene Reporter-News, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, San Angelo Standard-Times, Wichita Falls Times Record News
- Other newspapers:
- Evansville (Indiana) Courier & Press
- The Gleaner (Henderson)
- Naples Daily News (Florida)
- Redding Record Searchlight
- The Stuart News
- The Sun (Bremerton)
- The Tribune (Ft. Pierce)
- Ventura County Star
- Vero Beach Press Journal
Freedom
- Web site
- Freedom Communications:
17666 Fitch Ave.
- Irvine, CA. 92614
- tel: (949) 253-2300
- fax: (949) 474-7675
- Info from CJR
- Daily newspapers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas
- Also weeklies and television
G-H
Gannett
- Web site
- Gannett Co., Inc. Headquarters
- 7950 Jones Branch Drive
- McLean, VA 22107
- (703) 854-6000
- As of 2003, the largest newspaper group in terms of circulation in the United States
- Info from CJR; holdings:
- Flagship: USA Today
- Daily newspapers in about 40 states
- Also Army Times Publishing Co., Gannett News Service, television, United Kingdom, other
- Hoover's profile
Securities and Exchange Commission filings
Gatehouse Media
- Web site
- Gatehouse held its initial public offering of stock in October 2006. Its stock jumped 18 percent on the first day trading, Oct. 25. Source: Boston Herald
Hearst
- Web site
- Hearst Corp.
- 959 Eighth Avenue
- New York, NY 10019-3737
- [http://www.cjr.org/tools/owners/hearst.asp Info from CJR
- Newspapers:
- California: San Francisco Chronicle
- New York: Albany Times Union
- Texas: Beaumont Enterprise, Houston Chronicle, Laredo Morning Times, San Antonio Express-News
- Washington state: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Also: Edwardsville Intelligencer (IL), Huron Daily Tribune (MI), Midland Daily News,
Midland Reporter, Plainview Daily Herald
- Also magazines, radio, television, other
- Hoover's profile
Hollinger
- Web site
- Hollinger International, Inc.
- 712 5th Avenue
- New York, NY 10019
- Ph: 212-586-5666
- Fax: 212-586-0010
- Info from CJR
- Chicago Group: Chicago Sun-Times, many smaller publications
- Community Newspaper Group: in several states
- Also Canada, Israel, United Kingdom, other
I-L
Knight Ridder
SOLD IN 2006 TO MCCLATCHY.
- Web site
- Address
- Knight Ridder
- 50 W. San Fernando St.
- San Jose, CA 95113
- 408-938-7700
- Info from CJR
- Holdings
- Daily newspapers in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kansas City, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and South Dakota.
- Weekly newspapers and other
- Miscellaneous
- On Nov. 14, 2005, after pressure from investors, Knight Ridder announced it would "explore strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, including a possible sale of the company."
- Securities and Exchange Commission filings
Landmark
- Web site
- Landmark Corporate
- 150 W Brambleton Ave.
- Norfolk, Virginia 23510
- 800-446-2004
- Info from CJR
- Newspapers in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
- Also television and other
Lee
- Web site
- Lee Enterprises
- 215 Main St.
- Davenport, IA 52801-1924
- (563) 383-2100
- Info from CJR
- Daily newspapers in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Washington state, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- Other publications in many states
- Securities and Exchange Commission filings
Liberty Group
- Web site
- Liberty Group Publishing;
- 3000 Dundee Road,
- Ste. 202;
- Northbrook, Il. 60062;
- Ph: (847) 272-2244;
- Fax: (847) 272-6244
- Info from CJR
- Newspapers in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin
M
McClatchy
BOUGHT KNIGHT RIDDER IN 2006 and sold several KR papers, mainly in areas with less growth.
- Web site
- Contact information
- McClatchy Headquarters
- 2100 Q Street
- Sacramento, CA 95852
- Ph: 916-321-1941
- Fax: 916-321-1869
- contact@mcclatchy.com
- Info from CJR
- Holdings
- Newspapers in Alaska, California, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Carolina and Washington state
- Also Nando Media and Ponderay Newsprint
Media General
- Web site
- Contact information
- Media General, Inc.
- 333 E. Franklin St.
- Richmond, VA 23219
- Phone: 804-649-6000
- Fax: 804-649-6066
- Info from CJR; holdings:
- Newspapers in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
- Also television and Media General Financial Services
- Securities and Exchange Commission filings
Media News
- Web site
- Media News Group
- 1560 Broadway, Ste. 2100
- Denver, CO 80202
- Phone: 303-563-6360
- Fax: 303-894-9327
- Info from CJR; holdings:
- Newspapers in Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia
- Also newspaper operating companies and interactive media
- Securities and Exchange Commission filings
Morris
- Web site
- Morris Headquarters
- 725 Broad Street
- Augusta, GA. 30901
- Phone: 708-724-0851
- Info from CJR; holdings:
- Newspapers in Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas
- Also radio and other publications
- Securities and Exchange Commission filings
N-O
News Corp.
- Web site
- News Corp.
- Corporate Headquarters
- 10000 Santa Monica Blvd.
- Los Angeles, CA 90067
- Ph: 310-369-7540
- Timeline from CJR
- Info from CJR; holdings:
- U.S. newspapers: New York Post
- Other newspapers in Australia and the United Kingdom
- Also books, magazines, television, other
- Business information
- Hoover's profile
- SEC filings
New York Times Co.
- Web site
- The New York Times Company
- 229 West 43rd Street
- New York, NY 10036
- (212) 556-1234
- Info from CJR, holdings:
- Flagship: The New York Times
- Other newspapers:
- The Boston Globe
- The Courier (Houma, LA)
- The Daily Comet (Thibodaux, LA)
- The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)
- The Gadsden Times (AL)
- The Gainesville Sun (FL)
- International Herald Tribune
- The Ledger (Lakeland, FL)
- The New York Times
- The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, CA)
- Petaluma Argus-Courier (CA)
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune (FL)
- Spartanburg Herald-Journal (SC)
- Star-Banner (Ocala, FL)
- TimesDaily (Florence, AL)
- Times-News (Hendersonville, NC)
- The Tuscaloosa News (AL)
- The Star News (Wilmington, NC)
- The Worcester Telegram & Gazette
- Also radio, television, other
- Business information
P-Z
Pulitzer
- Web site
- As of early 2005, to be sold to Lee.
- Info from CJR, as of 2003
Tribune
- Web site
- Tribune Headquarters
- 435 N. Michigan Ave.
- Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone: 312-222-9100
- Fax: 312-222-1573
- Info from CJR, holdings:
- Newspapers:
- Newsday (Long Island, NY)
- Los Angeles Times
- Chicago Tribune
- Baltimore Sun
- South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Orlando Sentinel
- The Hartford Courant
- The Morning Call (Allentown, PA)
- Daily Press (Hampton Roads, VA)
- The Advocate (Stamford, CT)
- Greenwich Time (CT)
- Hoy (Chicago)
- Hoy (New York)
- El Sentinel (Orlando)
- Business information
Washington Post Co.
- Web site
- Washington Post Co.
- 1150 15th Street, NW
- Washington D.C. 20071
- (202) 334-6000
- Info from CJR, holdings:
- Flagship: The Washington Post
- Other publications include Newsweek magazine, The Herald (Everett, WA), Gazette Newspapers, Inc. (community weekly newspapers and a monthly business publication, in Maryland; military newspapers)
- Also television, other
- SEC filings
Stock symbols
Gannett Co., Inc. GCI
Dow Jones & Co. DJ
Tribune Company TRB
Hollinger International Inc. HLR
Journal Register Company JRC
News Corporation NWS.A
The McClatchy Company MNI
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.A
Knight-Ridder, Inc. KRI
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated LEE
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