Halifax Media Group
American newspaper company
Halifax Media Group was an American newspaper company owning more than 30 newspapers in five Southeastern U.S. States. It was founded on March 31, 2010, when a group of investors purchased The Daytona Beach News-Journal from the Davidson family, who had owned it for 82 years.[1] On December 27, 2011, The New York Times Company announced it was selling its Regional Media Group to Halifax Media Group.[2] On June 1, 2012, Halifax announced it was acquiring the Florida and North Carolina papers of Freedom Communications.[4] In 2013, Halifax acquired three newspapers from HarborPoint Media:[5] the Daily Commercial of Leesburg, Florida, the South Lake Press in Clermont, Florida and News-Sun of Sebring, Florida.[6] In 2014, Halifax acquired the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester, Massachusetts.[7] In November 2014, New Media Investment Group announced its acquisition of Halifax.[8] The company was created with the assistance of Stephens Inc.
In 2015, GateHouse Media purchased the 36 newspapers then owned by Halifax Media.[9] In 2019, GateHouse Media merged with Gannett, Inc., owner of the USA Today and more than 100 other daily newspapers.
Assets
The Halifax Media Group owns the following assets:[1][10]
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Massachusetts
North Carolina
South Carolina
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- The Argus, Brighton
- The Bolton News
- Telegraph & Argus, Bradford
- Borehamwood & Elstree Times
- Brent & Kilburn Times
- Chard & Ilminster News
- Craven Herald & Pioneer
- Daily Gazette, Colchester
- Bournemouth Daily Echo
- Dorset Echo
- Echo, Basildon, Essex
- Evening Times
- Greenock Telegraph
- The Herald, Glasgow
- News Shopper, South East London & North West Kent
- Lancashire Telegraph
- Oxford Mail
- The National, Scotland
- The National, Wales
- The Northern Echo
- Darlington & Stockton Times
- The Press, York
- Southern Daily Echo, Southampton
- South Wales Argus
- Swindon Advertiser
- Worcester News
- Dudley Times
- Hampshire Chronicle
- Halesowen News
- Harrow Times
- Hereford Times
- Keighley News
- Malvern Gazette
- The Oxford Times
- Penarth Times
- Pontypool Free Press
- St Helens Star
- Sale & Altrincham Messenger
- The Shuttle, Worcestershire
- Stourbridge News
- Stretford & Urmston Messenger
- Stroud News & Journal
- Sutton & Croydon Guardian
- Times Series, North London
- Watford Observer
- Wharfedale & Airedale Observer
- Wiltshire Times
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