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Top 25 Regional newspaper publishers based in the United States

Name: Regional newspaper publishers based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 603 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 603 regional newspaper publishers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 19,917 professional contacts across them, including 3,260 with verified work emails. Cleveland is the largest hub.

This list covers regional 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 21, 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 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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19,917Contacts tracked

3,260Verified emails

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The 25 largest regional newspaper publishers based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 603 regional newspaper publishers based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to regional 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 21, 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 21, 2026
2	Gatehouse Media	Partial evidence	Pittsford, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 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 21, 2026
3	Miami Herald	Indirect evidence	Miami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	581 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Miami Herald is South Florida's #1 source for information.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Indirect evidence	Fort Worth, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 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 21, 2026
5	The Kansas City Star	Partial evidence	Kansas City, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	391 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Kansas City Star is the region's foremost 24/7 news and information resource.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	Tribune Publishing Company	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	388 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Tribune Publishing is a media company rooted in award-winning journalism.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	CNHI	Indirect evidence	Montgomery, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	366 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 21, 2026
8	The Sacramento BEE	Partial evidence	Sacramento, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	353 contacts →
	Partial evidence “History Published: Monday, Dec.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	St. Louis Post-Dispatch	Indirect evidence	St Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	334 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The St.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	Richmond Times-Dispatch	Indirect evidence	Mechanicsville, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 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 21, 2026
11	The News & Observer	Indirect evidence	Raleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 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 21, 2026
12	Community Impact	Indirect evidence	Pflugerville, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	259 contacts →
	Indirect 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 21, 2026
13	Morris Communications	Partial evidence	Augusta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	254 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Morris Communications is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include newspaper and magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, radio broadcasting, book…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	Tulsa World Media Company	Indirect evidence	Tulsa, OK, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	232 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Tulsa World is the top source for news, sports, entertainment and local perspectives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	The Providence Journal	Partial evidence	Providence, RI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	219 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Providence Journal is southern New England's leading news organization that publishes high-quality, local content and offers innovative multimedia marketing solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	Southern California News Group	Indirect evidence	Irvine, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	208 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS GROUP - DELIVERING EXCLUSIVE LOCAL CONTENT IN MARKETS THAT MATTER With a full suite of multi-platform editorial and advertising products, Southern…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	Hearst Connecticut Media Group	Strong evidence	Norwalk, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 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 21, 2026
18	Shaw Media	Indirect evidence	Crystal Lake, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	191 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Shaw Media is an exciting mix of strengths.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	Schneps Media	Partial evidence	Bayside, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	183 contacts →
	Partial 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 21, 2026
20	The Times Of Northwest Indiana	Strong evidence	Munster, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 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 21, 2026
21	Civitas Media	Indirect evidence	Davidson, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	173 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Civitas Media was founded in 2013 via a merger of Heartland Publications, Impressions Media, Ohio Community Media, and several Freedom Communications Papers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Herald-Tribune Media Group	Indirect evidence	Sarasota, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	153 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Herald-Tribune Media Group was founded in 1925 with the mission to be the most trusted and valued source of news and information in the Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, Florida…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	Daily Journal	Partial evidence	Kankakee, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	146 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Daily Journal is published Monday through Thursday afternoons and Saturday morning.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	The Portland Press Herald	Indirect evidence	Portland, ME, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 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 21, 2026
25	Times Media Group	Indirect evidence	Tempe, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	141 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 21, 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: regional 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 regional newspaper publishers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of regional newspaper publishers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name regional 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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Regional newspaper publishers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

16.4%Verified-email coverage

33.0Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

0.8%Largest-city concentration · Cleveland

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

190

11-50

217

51-200

119

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 603 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 regional 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 “regional 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 regional 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 regional 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, 3,260 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 21, 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 regional 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 regional newspaper publishers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 603 regional 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 regional newspaper publishers?

Cleveland leads with 5 headquartered companies, followed by Houston (5) and Salem (5).

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 3,260 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 603 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 21, 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.