Top 100 USA Newspapers - By Owner |
| Owner |
Newspaper |
Location |
Rank |
Readership |
| Albuquerque Publishing Co. | Albuquerque Journal | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 86 | 281,453 |
| Avista Capital Partners L.P. | Minneapolis Star Tribune | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota | 16 | 1,015,903 |
| Belo Corporation | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, Texas | 12 | 1,086,383 |
| Black Press Ltd. | Akron Beacon Journal | Akron, Ohio | 74 | 342,504 |
| Block Communications Inc. | Toledo Blade | Toledo, Ohio | 89 | 275,431 |
| | Pittsburgh Post Gazette | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 40 | 557,079 |
| Cablevision Systems Corporation | Newsday | Melville, New York | 9 | 1,483,717 |
| Copley Newspapers | San Diego Union Tribune | San Diego, California | 23 | 759,751 |
| Cowles Publishing Co. | Spokane Spokesman Review | Spokane, Washington | 99 | 227,477 |
| Cox Newspapers, Inc. | Dayton Daily News | Dayton, Ohio | 85 | 288,269 |
| | Austin American Statesman | Austin, Texas | 63 | 418,512 |
| | Palm Beach Post | West Palm Beach, Florida | 62 | 422,613 |
| | Atlanta Journal Constitution | Atlanta, Georgia | 18 | 990,088 |
| Daily News, L.P. | New York Daily News | New York, New York | 4 | 2,695,132 |
| Dow Jones & Company, Inc. | Wall Street Journal | New York, New York | 2 | 5,147,565 |
| E.W. Scripps Company | Rocky Mountain News | Denver, Colorado | 38 | 567,856 |
| | Memphis Commercial Appeal | Memphis, Tennessee | 57 | 446,370 |
| | Knoxville News Sentinel | Knoxville, Tennessee | 77 | 320,876 |
| Freedom Communications, Inc. | Orange County Register | Santa Ana, California | 22 | 799,839 |
| Gannett Company, Inc. | Nashville Tennessean | Nashville, Tennessee | 56 | 452,798 |
| | Louisville Courier Journal | Louisville, Kentucky | 46 | 511,845 |
| | Indianapolis Star | Indianapolis, Indiana | 41 | 556,462 |
| | USA Today | McLean, Virginia | 1 | 6,864,923 |
| | Detroit Free Press | Detroit, Michigan | 20 | 816,325 |
| | Des Moines Register | Des Moines, Iowa | 76 | 339,710 |
| | Cincinnati Enquirer | Cincinnati, Ohio | 48 | 485,489 |
| | Arizona Republic | Phoenix, Arizona | 14 | 1,055,492 |
| | Honolulu Advertiser | Honolulu, Hawaii | 72 | 361,300 |
| | Asbury Park Press | Neptune, New Jersey | 70 | 382,078 |
| | White Plains Journal News | White Plains, New York | 71 | 367,536 |
| | Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | Rochester, New York | 64 | 413,520 |
| Hearst Corporation | Albany Times Union | Albany, New York | 96 | 254,270 |
| | San Antonio Express News | San Antonio, Texas | 42 | 554,364 |
| | Houston Chronicle | Houston, Texas | 11 | 1,228,322 |
| | San Francisco Chronicle | San Francisco, California | 17 | 1,004,454 |
| | Seattle Post Intelligencer | Seattle, Washington | 61 | 428,245 |
| Herald Media Inc. | Boston Herald | Boston, Massachusetts | 26 | 713,492 |
| Hollinger International Inc. | Chicago Sun Times | Chicago, Illinois | 10 | 1,383,572 |
| Journal Communications, Inc. | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 32 | 610,361 |
| Landmark Communications, Inc. | Virginian-Pilot | Norfolk, Virginia | 53 | 461,817 |
| | Roanoke Times | Roanoke, Virginia | 97 | 245,338 |
| Lee Enterprises, Inc. | St. Louis Post Dispatch | St. Louis, Missouri | 27 | 707,249 |
| | Arizona Daily Star | Tucson, Arizona | 79 | 311,731 |
| McClatchy Company | Lexington Herald Leader | Lexington, Kentucky | 87 | 279,903 |
| | El Nuevo Herald | Miami, Florida | 90 | 261,473 |
| | Raleigh News & Observer | Raleigh, North Carolina | 65 | 401,991 |
| | Fresno Bee | Fresno, California | 66 | 397,440 |
| | Tacoma News Tribune | Tacoma, Washington | 83 | 300,441 |
| | Kansas City Star | Kansas City, Missouri | 35 | 587,056 |
| | Charlotte Observer | Charlotte, North Carolina | 44 | 534,303 |
| | Sacramento Bee | Sacramento, California | 30 | 670,400 |
| | Fort Worth Star Telegram | Fort Worth, Texas | 45 | 532,774 |
| | Miami Herald | Miami, Florida | 29 | 676,931 |
| Media General, Inc. | Tampa Tribune | Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida | 37 | 582,255 |
| | Richmond Times Dispatch | Richmond, Virginia | 68 | 393,408 |
| MediaNews Group, Inc. | Detroit News | Detroit, Michigan | 43 | 552,145 |
| | St. Paul Pioneer Press | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota | 49 | 485,383 |
| | Los Angeles Daily News | Los Angeles, California | 54 | 457,810 |
| | Contra Costa Times | Walnut Creek, California | 78 | 319,063 |
| | Denver Post | Denver, Colorado | 55 | 454,219 |
| | San Jose Mercury News | San Jose, California | 28 | 680,749 |
| | Salt Lake Tribune | Salt Lake City, Utah | 84 | 297,289 |
| Morris Communications Company LLC | Florida Times Union | Jacksonville, Florida | 69 | 392,017 |
| Newhouse Newspapers | Mobile Press Register | Mobile, Alabama | 94 | 256,553 |
| | New Orleans Times Picayune | New Orleans, Louisiana | 34 | 602,744 |
| | Harrisburg Patriot News | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | 95 | 256,208 |
| | Portland Oregonian | Portland, Oregon | 24 | 743,192 |
| | Newark Star Ledger | Newark, New Jersey | 13 | 1,073,919 |
| | Cleveland Plain Dealer | Cleveland, Ohio | 21 | 804,387 |
| | Birmingham News | Birmingham, Alabama | 73 | 343,951 |
| | Grand Rapids Press | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 81 | 303,874 |
| | Syracuse Post Standard | Syracuse, New York | 82 | 300,712 |
| News Corporation | New York Post | New York, New York | 6 | 2,061,324 |
| News World Communications, Inc. | Washington Times | Washington, DC | 98 | 231,778 |
| North Jersey Media Group Inc. | North Jersey Record | Hackensack, New Jersey | 60 | 436,154 |
| Oklahoma Publishing Co. | Oklahoman | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 58 | 440,121 |
| Paddock Publications, Inc. | Chicago Daily Herald | Chicago, Illinois | 59 | 437,689 |
| Philadelphia Media Holdings | Philadelphia Inquirer | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 19 | 912,628 |
| | Philadelphia Daily News | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 75 | 339,782 |
| Providence Journal Co. | Providence Journal | Providence, Rhode Island | 67 | 395,895 |
| Seattle Times Company | Seattle Times | Seattle, Washington | 39 | 564,028 |
| Stephens Media Group | Las Vegas Review Journal | Las Vegas, Nevada | 52 | 469,981 |
| The Dispatch Printing Company | Columbus Dispatch | Columbus, Ohio | 36 | 585,850 |
| The New York Times Company | Boston Globe | Boston, Massachusetts | 15 | 1,024,182 |
| | Santa Rosa Press Democrat | Santa Rosa, California | 91 | 259,739 |
| | New York Times | New York, New York | 3 | 4,749,874 |
| | Worcester Telegram & Gazette | Worcester, Massachusetts | 88 | 276,992 |
| the Poynter Institute | St. Petersburg Times | Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida | 25 | 727,452 |
| Tribune Publishing | Allentown Morning Call | Allentown, Pennsylvania | 92 | 257,409 |
| | Los Angeles Times | Los Angeles, California | 5 | 2,392,096 |
| | Chicago Tribune | Chicago, Illinois | 8 | 1,628,403 |
| | Newport News Daily Press | Newport News, Virginia | 100 | 223,222 |
| | Hartford Courant | Hartford, Connecticut | 50 | 480,712 |
| | Baltimore Sun | Baltimore, Maryland | 31 | 620,244 |
| | Orlando Sentinel | Orlando, Florida | 33 | 604,765 |
| | South Florida Sun Sentinel | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 47 | 494,793 |
| Tribune-Review Publishing Company | Pittsburgh Tribune Review | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 93 | 257,279 |
| Warren E. Buffett | Buffalo News | Buffalo, New York | 51 | 470,693 |
| Washington Post Company | Washington Post | Washington, DC | 7 | 1,716,778 |
| World Publishing Company | Tulsa World | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 80 | 307,658 |