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Top 25 Community newspaper publishers based in the United States

Name: Community newspaper publishers based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 856 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 856 community newspaper publishers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 20,479 professional contacts across them, including 3,517 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers community newspaper publishers headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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20,479Contacts tracked

3,517Verified emails

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The 25 largest community newspaper publishers based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 856 community newspaper publishers based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to community newspaper publishers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	LEE Enterprises	Partial evidence	Davenport, IA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,585 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Gatehouse Media	Partial evidence	Pittsford, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	812 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GateHouse Media is the largest publisher of locally-based print and online media in the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Miami Herald	Indirect evidence	Miami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	581 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Miami Herald is South Florida's #1 source for information.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Indirect evidence	Fort Worth, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	401 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Fort Worth Star was founded in 1906 and merged with the Fort Worth Telegram in 1909 to become the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	The Kansas City Star	Indirect evidence	Kansas City, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	391 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Kansas City Star is the region's foremost 24/7 news and information resource.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	CNHI	Partial evidence	Montgomery, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	366 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CNHI is a leading provider of local news and information, offering a wide array of print and digital products in more than 130 communities in 22 states.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	The Sacramento BEE	Partial evidence	Sacramento, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	353 contacts →
	Partial evidence “History Published: Monday, Dec.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	patch.com	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	310 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Richmond Times-Dispatch	Indirect evidence	Mechanicsville, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	309 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “When Virginians look for their trusted news source, they turn to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	The News & Observer	Indirect evidence	Raleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	283 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The News & Observer traces its roots to a paper called the Sentinal, founded in Raleigh in 1865 and later absorbed by The Observer and then merged with The News.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Community Impact	Partial evidence	Pflugerville, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	259 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Owners John and Jennifer Garrett launched the first edition of Community Impact in 2005 with three full-time employees covering Round Rock and Pflugerville.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Columbia Missourian	Partial evidence	Columbia, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	240 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Columbia Missourian is a community news organization managed by professional editors and staffed by Missouri School of Journalism students who do the reporting, design, copy…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Hearst Connecticut Media Group	Strong evidence	Norwalk, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	192 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Hearst Connecticut Media Group is publisher of 9 lead brand daily newspapers in Connecticut, covering Fairfield, New Haven, Litchfield, Middlesex and Hartford counties.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Shaw Media	Indirect evidence	Crystal Lake, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	191 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Shaw Media is an exciting mix of strengths.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Naples Daily News	Partial evidence	Naples, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	188 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Rooted in the heart of Naples, Florida, The Naples Daily News stands tall as the hub of information, connection, and community engagement.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Schneps Media	Strong evidence	Bayside, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	183 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Schneps Media properties dominate local with award-winning content across community newspapers, magazines, digital assets, podcasts and the most powerful group of events in New…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	The Fresno BEE	Strong evidence	Fresno, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	179 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Fresno Bee was founded in 1922 and is part of the McClatchy Company, the third-largest newspaper company in the United States - a leading newspaper and internet publisher…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	The Times Of Northwest Indiana	Strong evidence	Munster, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	175 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Times Media Company publishes The Times of Northwest Indiana, a newspaper covering Northwest Indiana and Chicago's southeast suburbs, as well as INBusiness and other…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Lincoln Journal Star	Indirect evidence	Lincoln, NE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	171 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Lincoln Journal Star is the premier news and information source in Southeast Nebraska covering local news, government, sports and events.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	The Daily Cardinal	Strong evidence	Madison, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	150 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Daily Cardinal is published weekdays and distributed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and in the surrounding community with a circulation of The Cardinal is a nonprofit…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Daily Journal	Partial evidence	Kankakee, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	146 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Daily Journal is published Monday through Thursday afternoons and Saturday morning.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	The Portland Press Herald	Indirect evidence	Portland, ME, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	143 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Portland Press Herald has long been Maine's go-to paper for local news, sports, business, and listings.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	The DAY Publishing Company	Indirect evidence	New London, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	139 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Serving eastern Connecticut and beyond.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	The Roanoke Times	Indirect evidence	Roanoke, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	136 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Roanoke Times is the leading news provider in Southwest Virginia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	The Ogden Newspapers, INC	Indirect evidence	Wheeling, WV, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	133 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded on September 22, 1890 with H.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: community newspaper publishers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names community newspaper publishers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of community newspaper publishers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name community newspaper publishers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Community newspaper publishers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

17.2%Verified-email coverage

23.9Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

0.8%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

327

11-50

329

51-200

129

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 856 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among community newspaper publishers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “community newspaper publishers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names community newspaper publishers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among community newspaper publishers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 3,517 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names community newspaper publishers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many community newspaper publishers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 856 community newspaper publishers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

LEE Enterprises, headquartered in Davenport, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most community newspaper publishers?

New York leads with 7 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (6) and Columbia (6).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 3,517 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 856 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.