Ownership

Insight for owners regarding prospective buyers, effective ownership structure, etc.

Passing the Torch

Nov 1, 2025

After 2 generations of publishing a Tennessee weekly, the Gentry family sells to a former employee

Main Street Media sells The Glasgow Missourian to J3 Marquee Ventures

Oct 15, 2025

Main Street Media (MSM) has sold The Glasgow Missourian to J3 Marquee Ventures LLC, led by Salisbury-based owner and editor Melanie Latamondeer.

Saving the Press: Publishers rescue Wyoming newspapers from shutting down to keep the heart and soul of their communities strong

Oct 1, 2025

Days after eight small Wyoming towns were rescued from the brink of losing their weekly newspapers, a reader contacted the new owners with a simple request.

Brenham Banner-Press Announces Sale to South Texas News, Inc.

Sep 16, 2025

BRENHAM, Texas — South Texas News, Inc., a Texas-based media company owned by Albert Reynolds, has acquired The Banner-Press in Brenham (Texas) from a partnership led by Fred Hartman.

Defying the odds

Sep 1, 2025

When Barb Shepherd, Eileen Everett and Joann Kramer launched a weekly newspaper in Florida, they were low on funding but rich in hopes and dreams; 30 years later, it’s going strong

Berlin Journal Newspapers Announces Sale to Finger Publishing Inc.

Aug 14, 2025

BERLIN, Wisconsin — Berlin Journal Newspapers (BJN), a trusted news source serving Green Lake County and surrounding communities since 1870, announced its sale on Aug. 1, 2025, to ...

O’Rourke Media Group to acquire Metro Philadelphia

Aug 14, 2025

PHILADELPHIA — O’Rourke Media Group has announced the acquisition of Metro Philadelphia, Metro.us and the Philly Sports Network from Schneps Media. Metro Philadelphia ...

Roswell UFO controversy was a local story

Jul 1, 2025

When a New Mexico farmer discovered what he thought was a UFO crash in his pasture, authorities turned to the local newspaper and put a sleepy western town on the map