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Top 25 Newspaper publishers based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 469 newspaper publishers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 17,794 professional contacts across them, including 2,406 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers 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 20, 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 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
469Companies
17,794Contacts tracked
2,406Verified emails
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The 25 largest newspaper publishers based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 469 newspaper publishers based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceDavenport, IA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0001,585 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 20, 2026
2Indirect evidencePhiladelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500832 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since 1829, The Philadelphia Inquirer has been “asking on behalf of the people” of Philadelphia and the region by providing essential journalism.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Partial evidencePittsford, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+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 20, 2026
4Indirect evidenceMiami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500581 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Miami Herald is South Florida's #1 source for information.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceBaltimore, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000443 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For over 187 years, The Baltimore Sun has been Maryland’s trusted source for award-winning, unbiased journalism, delivering the stories that inform, inspire, and connect our…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Indirect evidenceFort Worth, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000401 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 20, 2026
7Indirect evidenceKansas City, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500391 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Kansas City Star is the region's foremost 24/7 news and information resource.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Indirect evidenceMontgomery, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000366 contacts →

Indirect 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 20, 2026
9Indirect evidenceBrooklyn, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000361 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Partial evidenceSacramento, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000353 contacts →

Partial evidence

“History Published: Monday, Dec.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Indirect evidenceSt Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000334 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The St.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Indirect evidenceMechanicsville, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000309 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“When Virginians look for their trusted news source, they turn to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Indirect evidenceRaleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500283 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 20, 2026
14Indirect evidenceCrystal Lake, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500191 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Shaw Media is an exciting mix of strengths.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Strong evidenceFresno, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200179 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 20, 2026
16Strong evidenceHendersonville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a175 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Editor and Publisher Magazine (E&P) is The authoritative voice of #NewsMedia since 1884, serving newspapers, broadcast, digital and all multimedia news publishing.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Indirect evidenceLincoln, NE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200171 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 20, 2026
18Partial evidenceMadison, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-50150 contacts →

Partial 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 20, 2026
19Partial evidenceKankakee, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200146 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Daily Journal is published Monday through Thursday afternoons and Saturday morning.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Indirect evidencePortland, ME, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500143 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 20, 2026
21Indirect evidenceTempe, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200141 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Times Media Group is a digital and print media company that operates in the Phoenix, Tucson, South Orange County, Ventura County, Los Angeles and Denver metro markets.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Indirect evidenceNew London, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200139 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Serving eastern Connecticut and beyond.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Indirect evidenceRoanoke, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500136 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Roanoke Times is the leading news provider in Southwest Virginia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Indirect evidenceWheeling, WV, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000133 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded on September 22, 1890 with H.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Indirect evidenceMadison, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500131 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Award winning publications.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Newspaper publishers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
13.5%Verified-email coverage
37.9Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
1.1%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
133
11-50
171
51-200
101
201-500
44
501-1,000
11
1,001-5,000
7
10001+
2

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 469 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 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 “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 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 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, 2,406 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 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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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 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 newspaper publishers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 469 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 newspaper publishers?

New York leads with 5 headquartered companies, followed by Dallas (4) and San Diego (4).

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 2,406 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 469 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 20, 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.