Newspaper Chains
US Newspapers
The US newspaper industry is a lose oligopoly dominated by around ten chains. These chains account for over half of the 50 million circulation in the US. 14 of the top 20 newspapers are owned by the top ten chains, and 60 of the top 100. Given rising revenues in the news business (advertising is up with a slightly improved economy and the difficulties of telemarketing), we expect that more of the smaller chains and family-owned newspapers will be acquired.
In general, circulations keeps falling as younger people lose the newspaper habit. But most newspapers are now local monopolies, so they can squeeze advertisers to reach their remaining readership. Many news chains have been buying up TV stations, and new FCC rules will allow them to buy more stations in the same cities where they publish.
Top Ten Newspaper Chains
| Company |
Daily circulation (millions) |
Major newspapers |
Local newspapers |
| Gannett |
7.1 |
USA Today, The Arizona Republic, The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Des Moines Register, The Detroit News, The Honolulu Advertiser, The Indianapolis Star, Louisville Courier-Journal, Montgomery Advertiser, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, The Tennessean (Nashville), Tucson Citizen |
The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Asbury Park Press (CT), The Asheville Citizen-Times (NC), Battle Creek Enquirer (MI), Bellingham Herald (WA), Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY), Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH), Burlington Free Press (NY), Public Opinion (Chambersburg, PA), Chillicothe Gazette (OH), Coshocton Tribune (OH), Courier-Post (Cherry Hill, NJ), Star Gazette (Elmira, NY), Florida Today (FL), Fort Collins Coloradoan, The News Press (Fort Myers, FL), The Times (Gainesville, GA), Great Falls Tribune (MT), Green Bay Press-Gazette (WI), The Greenville News (SC), The Hattiesburg American (MS), The Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, WV), The Idaho Statesman (Boise), Iowa City Press-Citizen, The Ithaca Journal (NY), The Clarion Ledger (Jackson, MS), Jackson Sun (Jackson, TN), The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN), Lancaster Eagle-Gazette (OH), Lansing State Journal (MI), News Journal (Mansfield, OH), The Chronicle Tribune (Marion, IN), The Daily Record (Morristown, NJ), The News Star (Monroe, LA), Baxter Bulletin (Mountain Home, AR), The Star Press (Muncie, IN), Reno Gazette-Journal (NV), Muskogee Daily Phoenix (OK), Home News Tribune (New Brunswick, NJ), Norwich Bulletin (CT), Olympian (Olympia, WA), Oshkosh Northwestern (WI), Daily World (Oupelousas, LA), The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA), Pensacola News-Journal (FL), Times Herald (Port Huron, MI), The Poughkeepsie Journal (NY), Rockford Register Star (Rockford, IL), Statesman Journal (Salem, OR),The Salinas Californian, The Daily Times (Salisbury, CT), The Sheboygan Press (WI), The Times (Shreveport, LA), Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, SD), Springfield New-Leader (MO), The Daily News Leader (Staunton, VA), St. Cloud Times (MN), The Spectrum (St. George, UT), Tulare Advance-Register (CA), Observer Dispatch (Utica, NY), The Daily Journal (Vineland, NJ), Wausau Daily Herald (WI), The Journal News (Westchester County), The News Journal (Wilmington, DE), Times Reporter (Zanesville, OH) |
| Knight-Ridder |
3.9 |
Detroit Free Press, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Kansas City Star, The Miami Herald, Philadelphia Daily News, The Philadelphia Inquirer, San Jose Mercury News |
Aberdeen (S.D.) American News, Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal, Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat, The (Biloxi, Miss.) Sun Herald, Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer, The (Columbia, S.C.) State, Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer, Contra Costa (Calif.) Time, Duluth (Minn.) News Tribune, The (Fort Wayne, Ind.) News-Sentinel, Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald, Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader, The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph, (Miami) el Nuevo Herald, The Monterey County (Calif.) Herald, The (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) Sun News, The Olathe (Kan.) Daily News, St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press, The (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) Tribune, (State College, Pa.) Centre Daily Times, Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat, The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, The (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) Times Leader, 24 weekly papers |
| Tribune Company |
3.7 |
Baltimore Sun , Chicago Tribune, The Hartford Courant, Los Angeles Times, Newsday (Long Island, NY), Orlando Sentinel |
The Advocate (Stamford, CT), Daily Press (Hampton Roads, VA), Exito (Chicago) , Greenwich Time (CT), Hoy (New York) , The Morning Call (Allentown, PA), La Opinion (Los Angeles), El Sentinel (Orlando), South Florida Sun-Sentinel |
| Advance Publications |
2.9 |
The Birmingham News, Plain Dealer (Cleveland). The Oregonian (Portland), The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), The Trenton Times |
The Allentown Times (PA), Ann Arbor News (MI), Bay City Times (MI) Bridgeton Evening News (NJ), Express-Times (Easton, PA) , Flint Journal (MI), The Gloucester County Times (NJ), Grand Rapids Press (MI), Harrisburg Patriot-News (PA), Hillsboro Argus (OR), The Huntsville Times (AL), Jackson Citizen Patriot (MI), The Jersey Journal (Jersey City, NJ), Kalamazoo Gazette (MI), Mobile Register (Alabama), Mississippi Press (Pascagoula) , Muskegon Chronicle (MI), Saginaw News (MI), Union-News & Sunday Republican (Springfield, MA), Staten Island Advance (NY), Syracuse Herald-Journal (NY), The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), Sun Newspapers (Ohio) |
| New York Times Company |
2.4 |
The Boston Globe, International Herald Tribune, The New York Times |
Times Daily (Florence, AL), The Gadsden Times (AL), The Gainesville Sun (FL). Times-News (Hendersonville, NC), The Courier (Houma, LA), The Ledger (Lakeland, FL), The Dispatch (Lexington, NC), Star-Banner (Ocala, FL), Petaluma Argus-Courier (CA), The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, CA), Sarasota Herald-Tribune (FL), Spartanburg Herald-Journal (SC), The Daily Comet (Thibodaux, LA), The Tuscaloosa News (AL), The Star News (Wilmington, NC), The Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) |
| Dow Jones |
2.4 |
The Wall Street Journal |
Ashland Daily Tidings (OR), Cape Cod Times (MA), News-Times (Danbury, CT), Mail Tribune (Medford, OR), The Spectrum (New Milford, CT), Nantucket Inquirer (MA), The Standard-Times (New Bedford MA), Daily Star (Oneonta, NY), The Portsmouth Herald (NH), Press-Republican (Plattsburgh, NY), Pocono Record (PA), Sentinel (Santa Cruz, CA), The Record (Stockton, CA), Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), The Grand Traverse Herald (MI), The York County Coast Star (ME) |
| Media News Group |
1.8 |
The Denver Post, L.A. Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Oakland Tribune, Salt Lake Tribune |
Bennington Banner (VT), Brattleboro Reformer (VT), Connecticut Post (Bridgeport), Carlsbad Current-Argus (NM), Chico Enterprise-Record (CA), Darien News-Review (CT), Eureka Times-Standard (CA), Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (AK), Fairfield Citizen-News (CT), Farmington Daily Times (NM), Fort Morgan Times (CO), Argus (Fremont, CA), Daily Review (Hayward, CA), Kodiak Daily Mirror (AK), Lamar Daily News (CO), Las Cruces Sun-News (NM), Lebanon Daily News (PA), Lowell Sun (MA), Marin Independent Journal (CA), North Adams Transcript (MA), Norwalk Citizen-News (CT), Alameda Times-Star (Oakland), Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA), Oroville Mercury-Register (CA), The Park Record (UT), Pasadena Star-News (CA), Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, CT), Redlands Daily Facts (CA), San Bernardino County Sun (CA), San Gabriel Valley Tribune (CA), San Mateo County Times (CA), Whittier Daily News (CA), The Humboldt Sun, (Winnemucca, NM), Daily Democrat (Woodland, CA), York Dispatch (PA) |
| Hearst Corporation |
1.7 |
Albany Times Union, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
Beaumont Enterprise (TX), Edwardsville Intelligencer (IL), Huron Daily Tribune (MI), Laredo Morning Times (TX), Midland Daily News (TX), Midland Reporter (TX), Plainview Daily Herald |
| E.W. Scripps Company |
1.5 |
The Albuquerque Tribune, Birmingham Post-Heraldm The Cincinnati Post, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis), The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Rocky Mountain News (Denver) |
Abilene Reporter-News, Anderson Independent-Mail, The Sun (Bremerton, FL), Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Daily Camera (Boulder), Evansville Courier & Press (IN), The Tribune (Ft. Pierce, FL), The Gleaner (Henderson, NC),Naples Daily News (FL), Redding Record Searchlight (OR), San Angelo Standard-Times (TX), The Stuart News (FL), Ventura County Star (CA), Vero Beach Press Journal (FL), Wichita Falls Times Record News |
| McClatchy |
1.3 |
The News & Observer (Charlotte, NC), Star Tribune (Minneapolis), The Sacramento Bee |
Anchorage Daily News (AK), The Beaufort Gazette (SC), The Cary News (NC), The Chapel Hill News (NC), The Clovis Independent (CA), Fort Mill Times (SC), The Fresno Bee (CA), The Island Packet (Hilton Head), SC), Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, WA), The Modesto Bee (CA), The Peninsula Gateway (WA), The Puyallup Herald (WA), The Herald (Rock Hill, SC), El Sol (CA), The News Tribune (Tacoma) | [Oligopoly Watch]
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