MONOPOLIZATION OF CALIFORNIA DAILY NEWSPAPERS
117 total
--45 out of 117 are owned by MediaNews Group
-Only in L.A and the Bay Area are there longtime competing daily papers, although the L.A. Times (circulation 779,000) widely outsells the 4 L.A. County papers owned by MediaNews Group, (388,000 total). In the 8 county Bay area, MediaNews' 4 papers outsell the San Francisco Chronicle (circulation 365,000) with a combined 615,000 daily circulation. The North Coast town of Eureka also has two dailies, one recently launched and distributed free by the largest real estate developer in the town. Santa Barbara also has a recently launched free daily.
November 2007 circulation figures: http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003667952
-Hearst Corporation, owner of the SF Chronicle, is partners with MediaNews in owning daily papers outside of the Bay area and around the USA. The L.A. Times co-financed MediaNews' purchase of the L.A Daily News and they jointly bundle their ad insert sales. See the following link for more on that deal:
http://www.allbusiness.com/services/business-services-miscellaneous-business/4674884-1.html
The Daily Triplicate - Crescent City http://www.triplicate.com/, Western Communications (Tues-Sat)
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The Eureka Reporter http://www.eurekareporter.com/ –Robin Arkley
Times-Standard - Eureka http://www.times-standard.com/ MediaNews Group
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Ft Bragg Advocate News (Ft Bragg) –MediaNews Group (weekly)
Lake County Record Bee (Lakeport) –MediaNews Group
The Ukiah Daily Journal http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ –MediaNews Group
Willits News (Willits) –MediaNews Group (twice a week)
Mendocino Beacon (Mendocino)-MediaNews Group (weekly)
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SF Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle - http://www.sfgate.com/ -Hearst co.
San Francisco Daily - http://www.sfdaily.net/ (free m-f)-Dave Price and Jim Pavelich
San Francisco Examiner - http://www.examiner.com/san_francisco (free) -Phillip Anschutz/Clarity Media Group
Napa Valley Register - http://www.napavalleyregister.com/ Lee Enterprises
Marin Independent Journal - Novato- http://www.marinij.com/ –MediaNews Group
The Press-Democrat - Santa Rosa- http://www.pressdemocrat.com/ New York Times Company
Times-Herald - Vallejo- http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ MediaNews Group
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek - http://www.contracostatimes.com/MediaNews Group-- Also, the West County Times, East County Times, San Ramon Valley Times and Valley Times are duplicates of Contra Costa Times
East Bay Daily News - Berkeley (free)– http://www.ebdailynews.com/ MediaNews Group
Oakland Tribune - Oakland- http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune –MediaNews Group
Alameda Times-Star (edition of Oakland Tribune)- http://www.insidebayarea.com/timesstar -MediaNews Group
The Daily Review (
The Argus - Fremont - http://www.insidebayarea.com/argus –MediaNews Group
Fremont Bulletin, MediaNews Group
Milpitas Post -MediaNews Group
Tri-Valley Herald - Pleasanton – http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald --MediaNews Group
San Jose Mercury News – http://www.mercurynews.com/ MediaNews Group
Morgan Hill Times- Mainstreet Media Group
Gilroy Dispatch - http://gilroydispatch.com/ --Mainstreet Media Group
Berryessa Sun, MediaNews Group
Los Gatos News (weekly) - http://www.thelgnews.com/ MediaNews Group
Palo Alto Daily News - http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/ (free) –MediaNews Group
San Mateo Daily News - http://www.sanmateodailynews.com/ (free) –MediaNews Group
San Mateo County Times - http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes –MediaNews Group
Pacifica Tribune (Pacifica) -MediaNews Group
Redwood City Daily News – http://www.redwoodcitydailynews.com/ (free) MediaNews Group
Burlingame Daily News –(free) http://www.theburlingamedailynews.com/ –MediaNews Group
Hollister Free Lance - http://www.freelancenews.com/ Mainstreet Media Group
The Pinnacle- (weekly) Mainstreet Media Group
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Santa Cruz Sentinel - http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ MediaNews Group
Good Times Santa Cruz- (weekly) Mainstreet Media Group
Watsonville Register-Pajaronian - http://www.register-pajaronian.com/ –News Media Corporation
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Monterey County Weekly - http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/ - Milestone Communications inc.
Monterey Herald - http://www.montereyherald.com/ –MediaNews Group
The Salinas Californian - http://thecalifornian.com -Gannett co.
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The Tribune - San Luis Obispo- http://www.sanluisobispo.com/ McClatchy co.
New Times SLO— http://www.newtimesslo.com/ New Times Media Group-(weekly)
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Santa Maria Times - http://www.santamariatimes.com/ -Lee Enterprises
Santa Maria Sun - http://www.santamariasun.com/ New Times Media Group (weekly)
The Lompoc Record— http://www.lompocrecord.com/ Lee Enterprises
Times Press Recorder -Lee Enterprises (weekly)
Adobe Press -Lee Enterprises (weekly)
Santa Ynez Valley News-Lee Enterprises
Santa Barbara Daily Sound - http://sbdailysound.blogspot.com/ -(free) NODROG Publications
Santa Barbara News-Press - http://www.newspress.com a-Wendy McCaw
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Ventura County Star - http://www.venturacountystar.com/ - E.W. Scripps co.
Central Valley/Sierras
Siskiyou Daily News - http://siskiyoudaily.com/ Yreka-Gatehouse Media inc.
Record Searchlight - Redding http://redding.com/ –E.W. Scripps co.
Red Bluff Daily News - http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/ –MediaNews Group
Oroville Mercury-Register - http://www.orovillemr.com/ --MediaNews Group
Paradise Post (Paradise) -MediaNews Group
Chico Enterprise-Record - http://www.chicoer.com/ –MediaNews Group
The Mountain Democrat - Placerville – http://www.mtdemocrat.com/ McNaughton family.
Tahoe Daily Tribune - http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/ , Swift Communications
Sierra Sun- http://www.sierrasun.com/ - Swift Communications
The Union - Grass Valley- http://www.theunion.com/ Swift Communications
Auburn Journal - http://www.auburnjournal.com/ -Gold Country Media, http://www.goldcountrymedia.com/ (publishes 10 daily and weekly papers)
The Davis Enterprise - http://www.davisenterprise.com/ -McNaughton family
The Fairfield Daily Republic - http://www.dailyrepublic.com/ -McNaughton family, The Daily Republic is part of the McNaughton Newspapers including the Davis Enterprise, the Mountain Democrat, Village Life, and Winters Express newspapers.
The Daily Democrat - Woodland - http://www.dailydemocrat.com/ MediaNews Group
Vacaville Reporter -MediaNews Group
Appeal-Democrat - Marysville – http://www.appeal-democrat.com/ Freedom Communications
The Sacramento Bee - http://sacbee.com/ -McClatchy co
Amador Ledger-Dispatch-Mainstream Media Group
The Record - Stockton - http://www.recordnet.com/ Ottaway Newspapers, Inc/Dow Jones—bought by News Corp.
Tracy Press - http://www.tracypress.com/ –family owned
Lodi News-Sentinel - http://www.lodinews.com/
Manteca Bulletin - http://www.mantecabulletin.com/ –Morris Multimedia
Turlock Journal - http://www.turlockjournal.com/ -Morris Multimedia-twice a week
The Union-Democrat – Sonora- http://www.uniondemocrat.com/ Western Communications inc.
The Modesto Bee - http://www.modbee.com/ -McClatchy co
Merced Sun-Star - http://www.mercedsunstar.com/ –McClatchy co.
The Fresno Bee - http://www.fresnobee.com/ -the McClatchy Co
The Sentinel - Hanford- http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/ Lee Newspapers
Porterville Recorder - http://www.recorderonline.com/
Tulare Advance-Register/Visalia Times-Delta - http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage -Gannett co.
Bakersfield Californian - http://www.bakersfield.com/ –family owned
The Daily Independent - Ridgecrest http://www.ridgecrestca.com/ –Gatehouse Media inc.
L.A.
Grunion Gazette (Long Beach) -(weekly) MediaNews Group
Long Beach Press-Telegram - http://www.presstelegram.com/ MediaNews Group
Daily News – http://www.dailynews.com/ San Fernando Valley--MediaNews Group
Los Angeles Sentinel - http://www.lasentinel.net/ owned by Danny Bakewell, distributed by L.A. Times
Los Angeles Times – http://latimes.com Tribune Company
San Gabriel Valley Tribune - West Covina- http://www.sgvtribune.com/ -MediaNews Group
Antelope Valley Press - Palmdale- http://www.avpress.com/ independent
Palos Verdes Peninsula News - http://www.pvnews.com/ –MediaNews Group
Star-News - Pasadena – http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ MediaNews Group
The Signal - Santa Clarita- http://www.the-signal.com/
Santa Monica Daily Press - http://www.smdp.com/ Newlon Rouge, Inc.
The Daily Breeze - Torrance http://dailybreeze.com ,
Beach Reporter/weekly http://www.tbrnews.com/ –MediaNews Group
LA.com (Los Angeles) -MediaNews Group
Whittier Daily News -MediaNews Group
Far South Calif.
The Orange County Register - Santa Ana http://www.ocregister.com/ -Freedom Newspapers
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The Daily Dispatch - Barstow- http://www.desertdispatch.com/ Freedom Communications
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - Ontario- http://www.dailybulletin.com/ –MediaNews Group
The Sun (San Bernadino) -MediaNews Group
Redlands Daily Facts - http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/ - MediaNews Group
Daily Press - Victorville- http://www.vvdailypress.com/ Freedom Communications
Hesperia Star- http://www.hesperiastar.com/ Freedom Communications
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The Desert Sun - Palm Springs- http://www.mydesert.com Gannett co
The Press-Enterprise - Riverside- http://www.pe.com/ Belo co.
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The Californian http://www.nctimes.com/news/californian/
Ramona Sentinel- Mainstreet Media Group (probably weekly)
La Jolla Light- Mainstreet Media Group
Del Mar Times- http://www.delmartimes.net/
North County Times - Escondido – http://www.nctimes.com/ Lee Enterprises
The San Diego Union-Tribune - http://www.signonsandiego.com/ Copley Press
Today's Local News - San Marcos- http://www.todayslocalnews.com Copley Press
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Imperial Valley Press - El Centro http://www.ivpressonline.com/
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