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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Genre | Newspapers |
| Founded | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States March 31, 2010 (2010-03-31) |
| Headquarters | 2339 Beville Road Daytona Beach, Florida 32119 United States |
Area served | United States |
| Products | Northwest Florida Daily News The Daytona Beach News-Journal The Gadsden Times The Gainesville Sun |
| Owner | Gannett |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3] | |
Halifax Media Group was an Americannewspaper company owning more than 30 newspapers in five SoutheasternU.S. States. It was founded on March 31, 2010, when a group of investors purchasedThe Daytona Beach News-Journal from the Davidson family, who had owned it for 82 years.[1] On December 27, 2011,The New York Times Company announced it was selling its Regional Media Group to Halifax Media Group.[2] On June 1, 2012, Halifax announced it was acquiring the Florida and North Carolina papers ofFreedom Communications.[4] In 2013, Halifax acquired three newspapers from HarborPoint Media:[5] theDaily Commercial ofLeesburg, Florida, theSouth Lake Press inClermont, Florida andNews-Sun ofSebring, Florida.[6] In 2014, Halifax acquired theTelegram & Gazette of Worcester, Massachusetts.[7] In November 2014,New Media Investment Group announced its acquisition of Halifax.[8] The company was created with the assistance ofStephens Inc.
In 2015,GateHouse Media purchased the 36 newspapers then owned by Halifax Media.[9] In 2019,GateHouse Media merged withGannett, Inc., owner of theUSA Today and more than 100 other daily newspapers.
The Halifax Media Group owns the following assets:[1][10]