MediaNews Group
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MediaNews Group, based in Denver, is one of the largest newspaper companies in the United States. It is privately owned and operates 40 daily newspapers in 9 states with combined daily and Sunday circulation of approximately 1.7 million and 2.3 million, respectively. The company also owns KTVA, a CBS affiliate in Anchorage, and radio stations in Texas.
As of July 2005, the company's chief executive officer and vice chairman is William Dean Singleton. The president is Jody Lodovic. Gerald Grilly is executive vice president and chief operating officer.
This chain is not associated with the similar-sounding Media General.
History
MediaNews Group was founded in 1983.Corporate Culture
MediaNews Group is known as a cost-cutter in the newspaper publishing industry. The company has a reputation for buying smaller daily newspapers in a single area (examples include Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area) and consolidating its operations, including sharing staff writers and printing facilities. As a result of the cost-cutting, according to an article in the LA Times [1], some former employees say that the newspapers are focused on making a profit to the detriment of good journalism.Newspapers
- Alameda Times-Star
- The Argus - Fremont
- Brattleboro Reformer
- Breckenridge American
- Chico Enterprise Record
- Connecticut Post
- Contra Costa Times*
- Daily Review - Hayward, CA
- Daily Democrat - Woodland, CA
- Denver Post
- The Detroit News
- El Paso Times
- Eureka Times-Standard
- Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
- Ft. Bragg Advocate-News
- The Graham Leader
- Jacksboro Gazette-News
- Kodiak Daily Mirror
- Lake County Record Bee
- Lake Country Sun
- Lake Country Senior Times
- Lake Country Shopper
- Marin Independent Journal
- Mendocino Beacon
- Milpitas Post
- Monterey County Herald*
- The Oakland Tribune
- The Olney Enterprise
- Oroville Mercury Registry
- Pacifica Tribune
- Paradise Post
- Red Bluff Daily News
- The Reporter - Vacaville, CA
- The Salt Lake Tribune
- San Jose Mercury News*
- San Mateo County Times
- St. Paul Pioneer Press*
- Times-Herald - Vallejo, CA
- Tri-Valley Herald - Pleasanton, CA
- Ukiah Daily Journal
- Willits News
(*) These papers are to be bought from the McClatchy Company, pending regulatory approval.
References
Menn, Joseph. [There Are Two Sides to This Publisher's Story]. Los Angeles Times. March 22, 2006.External links
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