The largest local newspaper owner in the United States in 2023 was Gannett, with a total of 390 papers. Whilst larger companies - Gannett, Tribune/News Media Group (owned by hedge fund Alden Global Capital), and Lee Enterprises all owned fewer papers in 2022 than in 2020, some regional chains saw increases. Cherry Road Media, founded in 2020, owned a total of 76 papers by 2023.
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*Media News Group is also known as Digital First, owned by Alden Global Capital.
**Company first entered the industry in 2020. Source did not provide data for that year.
Data for 2023 was provided for the leading 10 companies.
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Largest newspaper owners in the United States from 2020 to 2023, by total number of newspapers owned [Graph], Northwestern University, November 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1325400/leading-newspaper-companies-us-by-total-papers/