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The Wilkes Journal-Patriot Acquired by Paxton Media Group
Paxton Media Group has purchased the Wilkes Journal-Patriot newspaper in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina from Carter-Hubbard Publishing Co., according to Randy Cope, Cribb, Greene & Cope, who represented the Hubbard family in their sale. Dale Morefield, publisher...
The Daily Indiana Gazette, Indiana, Pennsylvania Acquired by Sample News Group
Monday, August 3, 2020 -- The Indiana Gazette, Indiana, Pennsylvania has been acquired by Sample News Group according to Randy Cope, Cribb, Greene & Cope, who represented the Donnelly family in their sale.Mike Donnelly, former publisher of the Gazette, announced...
The Daily Clintonian Sold
Clinton, IND – The Daily Clintonian, which ceased publication on April 10, 2020, has been purchased with the intent to restart the newspaper according to John Thomas Cribb, Cribb, Greene & Cope who represented the Carey family in their sale to Don L. Hurd,...
Coronavirus Survey Results
April 8, 2020 -- The coronavirus crisis has forced publishers to move rapidly to reduce print-related costs and transition their business models to more digitally-dependent news and information platforms. That’s one of the clearest conclusions from the results of a...
Newspapers in the Era of COVID-19
By: Dolph Tillotson The economic realities for newspaper companies before the coronavirus pandemic were, at the least, difficult. Now, America’s newspapers face steep advertising revenue declines, vanishing cashflow, missing employees and wary home-delivery customers....
Manchester Newspapers, Inc. Sold to Capital Region Independent Media
Capital Region Independent Media has acquired Manchester Newspapers, Inc., Granville, New York, and all associated digital and print products, according to John Thomas Cribb, of Cribb, Greene & Cope, who represented the Manchester family in the sale. Manchester...
Shelbyville Times-Gazette Sold to Holler Media
A newly-formed company, Holler Media, LLC, has purchased three publications in central-Tennessee from Rust Communications, according to Randy Cope of Cribb, Greene & Cope, who represented the seller. Publications in the transaction were the Shelbyville...
Ogden Newspapers to purchase the daily Courier, daily Review Times of Findlay and Fostoria, Ohio
Ogden Newspapers will purchase The Courier of Findlay and the Review Times of Fostoria from the Findlay Publishing Co., according to Jeffrey Potts of Cribb, Greene & Cope who represents the Heminger family and Findlay Publishing Co.Karl Heminger and his brother,...
Ogden Newspapers purchases certain assets of The Youngstown (Ohio) Vindicator
An agreement has been reached for the Tribune Chronicle to acquire The Vindicator's subscription list, The Vindicator masthead and the Vindy.com domain, Mark Brown, general manager of The Vindicator announced on August 16, 2019. John Cribb, Cribb, Greene...
Illinois Daily NewsTribune, Agri-News to Be Sold to Shaw Media
The Miller family, owner of the NewsTribune, La Salle, Illinois and Indiana Agri-News are selling their publications to Shaw Media, according to Randy Cope, Cribb, Greene & Cope who represents the Miller family. The sale is expected to close Sept....