The largest local newspaper owner in the United States in 2024 was Gannett, with a total of *** papers. Whilst larger companies - Gannett, News Media Group (owned by hedge fund Alden Global Capital), and Lee Enterprises all owned fewer papers in 2024 than in 2023, some regional chains saw increases. Cherry Road Media, founded in 2020, owned a total of ** papers by 2024.
*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 and 2024 was provided for the leading 10 companies.
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