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Top 20 U.S. Newspaper Companies by Circulation
Daily
Circulation
1
Number
of Dailies
Sunday Circulation
Number
of Sunday Editions
Gannett Co. Inc.
5,994,347
74
5,958,260
62
Knight Ridder
3,871,563
33
5,398,593
29
Newhouse Newspapers
2,780,848
23
3,559,285
21
Times Mirror Co.
2,370,788
9
3,043,005
7
Dow Jones & Co. Inc.
2,311,966
20
443,391
13
The New York Times Co.
2,252,610
20
3,142,254
16
MediaNews Group
1,827,791
51
1,971,326
37
E.W. Scripps Co.
1,330,135
20
1,522,773
16
Hearst Newspapers
1,318,594
12
2,518,528
11
The McClatchy Company
1,311,208
11
1,842,115
11
Tribune Co.
1,264,417
4
1,859,573
4
Cox Enterprises Inc.
1,120,941
16
1,593,894
15
Thomson Newspapers Inc.
1,031,495
50
1,154,102
41
Freedom Communications Inc.
959,516
28
1,068,488
24
A. H. Belo Corp.
895,538
7
1,284,190
7
Media General Inc.
820,937
22
947,889
18
The Washington Post Co.
813,036
2
1,143,150
2
Community Newspaper Holdings
803,141
96
631,467
66
Hollinger International
802,554
27
656,008
11
Central Newspapers
798,237
7
1,043,701
5
 

1 Average for six months ended Sept. 30, 1998.

Sources: John Morton, Morton Research, Inc.; Audit Bureau of Circulations FAS-FAX; Editor & Publisher.

Note: Data reflect acquisitions and agreements through Feb. 28, 1998.

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