The Madison Press

Last updated
The Madison Press
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s)AIM Media Midwest
EditorMac Cordell
FoundedAugust 12, 1843 (1843-08-12), as London Sentinel [1]
Headquarters55 E. High Street
London, Ohio 43140, United States
OCLC number 18102266
Website madison-press.com

The Madison Press was an American daily newspaper that was published Mondays through Saturdays in London, Ohio. It was owned by AIM Media Midwest. After converting to digital only, it ceased publication in 2019.

Contents

History

The newspaper called itself "Your window to Madison County, Ohio, since 1842", but the Library of Congress recorded its predecessor, the weekly London Sentinel, beginning a year later in 1843. [1] The Sentinel went through several name changes (Madison Reveille, Madison Chronicle, Madison County Union, The London Times) before taking the name The Madison Press in 1917, and adopting a daily publication schedule May 4, 1961. [2]

Later, the Press was the flagship of the Central Ohio Printing chain of newspapers, which also included the weeklies Mechanicsburg Telegram, Mount Sterling Tribune, Plain City Advocate and Weekly Review. This chain was sold to Brown Publishing Company, a family-owned business based in Cincinnati, in 2004. [3]

Brown Publishing filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on April 30, 2010; [4] its Ohio assets, including 14 daily newspapers and about 30 weeklies, were transferred to a new business, Ohio Community Media, which was purchased in May 2011 by Philadelphia-based Versa Capital Management. [5]

In 2012 Versa merged Ohio Community Media, former Freedom papers it had acquired, Impressions Media, and Heartland Publications into a new company, Civitas Media. [6] Civitas Media sold its Ohio papers to AIM Media Midwest in 2017. [7]

Related Research Articles

The Springboro Star Press is a newspaper based in Springboro, Ohio in the United States. Published by Miami Valley Newspapers every Wednesday, it serves Warren County and southwest Ohio.

Brown Publishing Company was a privately owned Cincinnati, Ohio, newspaper business started by Congressman Clarence J. Brown in Blanchester, Ohio in 1920. It ended 90 years of operations in August/September 2010 with its bankruptcy and sale of assets to a new company formed by its creditors and called Ohio Community Media Inc. The company was previously a family-owned business; it published 18 daily newspapers, 27 weekly newspapers, and 26 free weeklies. The former CEO was Brown's grandson, Roy Brown. The chairman of the board was Roy's brother Clancy Brown, who is also an actor.

The Delaware Gazette is an American daily newspaper published in Delaware, Ohio. It is owned by AIM Media Midwest.

The Lima News is a local daily newspaper aimed at residents in Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Putnam, Shelby and Van Wert counties in Ohio, USA. Its headquarters are located in Lima, Ohio. It was first printed on July 21, 1926.

The Sedalia Democrat is an American daily newspaper published in Sedalia, Missouri. It was founded in 1868 as the Democratic Press, a weekly newspaper. It became the Sedalia Democrat soon after. It began its daily edition, originally called the Daily Democrat, December 19, 1871 until 1873. It was also published as the Sedalia Weekly Democrat from 1872 and the Sedalia Evening Democrat from 1891 until 1906. In 1906 it merged with the Sedalia Evening Sentinel, a newspaper published from 1896 until 1906 and as the Sedalia Sentinel in 1906. The Sentinel published the infamous poem "Niggers in the White House." It was succeeded by the Sedalia Democrat-Sentinel published from 1907 until 1911. In 1912 it returned to being called the Sedalia Democrat and has continued under that title to the present.

Portsmouth Daily Times is a morning newspaper in Scioto County, Ohio with a print circulation of about 10,000. It was first printed in 1852 and printed Monday through Saturday, except Christmas Day. The newspaper is a member of the Associated Press, serving five Ohio counties and two Kentucky counties.

<i>Sidney Daily News</i>

The Sidney Daily News is an American daily newspaper published five days a week Tuesdays through Saturdays in Sidney, Ohio. It is owned by AIM Media Midwest.

<i>Record Herald</i>

The Record Herald, earlier known as Washington C.H. Record-Herald is an American daily newspaper published weekdays and Saturdays in Washington Court House, Ohio. It is owned by AIM Media Midwest.

Ohio Community Media was an American privately owned publisher of daily and weekly newspapers, primarily in the state of Ohio. It was headquartered in the Dayton suburb of Miamisburg, Ohio, and was owned by Philadelphia-based Versa Capital Management.

The Urbana Daily Citizen is an American daily newspaper published in Urbana, Ohio. It is owned by AIM Media Midwest.

The Galion Inquirer is an American daily newspaper published in Galion, Ohio. It is owned by AIM Media Midwest.

The Bellevue Gazette was an American bi-weekly newspaper published Wednesdays and Saturdays in Bellevue, Ohio. It was owned by Civitas Media, a subsidiary of Versa Capital Management.

<i>The Times-Gazette</i>

The Times–Gazette is a daily newspaper published weekdays and Saturdays in Hillsboro, Ohio. It is owned by AIM Media Midwest, a subsidiary of AIM Media Management.

The Daily Advocate is an American daily newspaper published Tuesday through Friday in Greenville, Ohio. It is owned by AIM Media Midwest. The Advocate is the leading newspaper of Darke County, Ohio, circulating in Greenville, Ansonia, Arcanum, Bradford, New Madison, Union City and Versailles, Ohio, as well as abutting smaller communities, and neighboring Union City, Indiana.

The Fairborn Daily Herald is an American daily newspaper serving the city of Fairborn, Ohio, and adjoining communities such as Enon, Yellow Springs and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Most of its circulation is in Greene County.

<i>Xenia Daily Gazette</i>

The Xenia Daily Gazette is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American daily newspaper published daily except Sunday in Xenia, Ohio. It is owned by AIM Media based in McAllen, Texas.

The News Journal is an American newspaper and multimedia site (wnewsj.com) published in print two days per week in Wilmington, Ohio, covering Clinton County. It is owned by AIM Media, based in McAllen, Texas.

The Piqua Daily Call was an American daily newspaper that was consolidated with the Troy Daily News in April 2019 to form Miami Valley Today, which is published Tuesday through Friday in Troy, Ohio. Its Sunday edition is called the Miami Valley Sunday News. It is owned by AIM Media Midwest.

Miami Valley Today is an American semi-weekly newspaper published Wednesdays and Sundays in Troy, Ohio. It is owned by AIM Media Midwest.

The Point Pleasant Register is a newspaper in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Circulation is limited to Mason County and nearby areas. The newspaper was founded by George W. Tippett as the Weekly Register in 1862, many years before becoming a daily publication under the title of the Daily Register, and finally the Point Pleasant Register.

References

  1. 1 2 "About London Sentinel". Chronicling America. Library of Congress . Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  2. "About The Madison Press". Chronicling America. Library of Congress . Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  3. "Cincinnati-Based Publishing Firm Buys More Central Ohio Newspapers". The Columbus Dispatch. via HighBeam Research. June 5, 2004. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2012.(subscription required)
  4. Sutherly, Ben (June 26, 2010). "Brown Publishing, Creditors Clash Over Sale Plans". Dayton Daily News . Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  5. "Business Headlines: Local Newspapers Have New Owners". Dayton Daily News. via HighBeam Research. May 21, 2011. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2012.(subscription required)
  6. Business Wire, Versa Capital Announces the Formation of Civitas Media, LLC , retrieved April 10, 2017{{citation}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  7. "Quarterly Updates - 2nd Quarter 2017". Dirks, Van Essen & Murray. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-10-28.