Ownership

Insight for owners regarding prospective buyers, effective ownership structure, etc.

At Wyoming Newspapers, Mark DeLap does it all

Aug 1, 2022

“I know you don’t become rich and famous as a small-town editor, but this is a job I enjoy,” Mark DeLap, editor, Platte County Record-Times and the Guernsey Gazette, said. “I’m ...

J. Louis Mullen acquires The Lennox (SD) Independent and Tea (SD) Weekly

Jul 18, 2022

J. Louis "Louie" Mullen has acquired The Lennox Independent and Tea Weekly in southeastern South Dakota from Independent Publishing, LLC.

Street Media acquires media operations in Texas and North Carolina

Jul 18, 2022

McElvy Partners LLC has sold its media and marketing company with operations in Houston, Dallas and Charlotte to Street Media. The company’s divisions include community newspapers, shoppers, digital ...

What’s your exit strategy?

Jul 18, 2022

When is the best time to sell? Consider these things ...

A Tale of Two Publishers — Harry Chapin was right; even in the publishing world, life is one big circle

Jul 1, 2022

I’ve worked with so many younger people that I sometimes feel like Yoda (for you Star Wars fans) to a sizable group of up-and-coming publishers in our business.

Mergers often good for both parties, but don't make headlines

Jul 1, 2022

Mergers can occur more frequently than many realize because acquisitions and closings seem to get the headlines.

National Summit on Journalism in Rural America shows good journalism is good business

Jul 1, 2022

“I leave hopeful for community newspapers,” one attendee said as she left the National Summit on Journalism in Rural America June 4. And there were reasons to have hope.

Through thick and thin, Cecile Wehrman remains the steward of Journal Publishing

Jul 1, 2022

As the owner of Journal Publishing in Crosby, North Dakota, Cecile Wehrman keeps busy churning out the weekly Crosby Journal and Tioga Tribune, where she has worked for the past 23 years. As long as she ...