Daily Commercial

Daily Commercial
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBerliner
OwnerUSA Today Co.
News editorJim Ross
Founded1875
Headquarters212 East Main Street
Leesburg, Florida 34749
US
Circulation7,511[1]
Websitedailycommercial.com

The Daily Commercial is a daily newspaper distributed in Lake and Sumter counties, Florida.

History

The Daily Commercial was founded in 1875. It was later acquired by members of the Cowles family in 1969.[2] The New York Times Company acquired the paper in 1971 and sold it in 1995 to Better Built.[3][4] HarborPoint Media acquired the Better Built papers in 2004, and owned the Daily Commercial until 2013, when it was acquired by Halifax Media Group.[5][6] In 2015, Halifax was acquired by New Media Investment Group.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Member Directory". Florida Press Association. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Newspaper Firm Purchases Small Florida Dailies". News.google.com. June 9, 1969. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Leesburg Commercial, Other Times Papers To Be Sold". Articles.orlandosentinel.com. March 4, 1995. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  4. ^ Roberts, Gene; Kunkel, Thomas; Layton, Charles, eds. (2001). Leaving Readers Behind: The Age of Corporate Newspapering. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 1610752325.
  5. ^ "HarborPoint Media Announces Acquisition of Better Built Group Newspaper Assets". Dirksvanessen.com. July 20, 2004. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  6. ^ Staff Reporter (September 30, 2013). "Halifax Media Group purchases three Florida newspapers". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "New Media Announces Agreement to Acquire Halifax Media Group for $280.0 Million" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
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