Daily Commercial

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Daily Commercial
TypeDaily newspaper
Format Berliner
Owner USA Today Co.
News editorJim Ross
Founded1875
Headquarters212 East Main Street
Leesburg, Florida 34749
US
Circulation 7,511 [1]
Website dailycommercial.com

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

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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]

Prices

The Daily Commercial prices are 50 cents daily; $1.00 Sunday.

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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