| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | USA Today Co. |
| Publisher | William R. Barker |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Headquarters | 1100 Immokalee Road, Naples, FL 34110United States |
| Circulation | 12,954 Average print circulation[1] 1,769 Digital Subscribers[2] |
| Website | naplesnews |
TheNaples Daily News is the main daily newspaper ofNaples, Florida, andCollier County. It is owned byUSA Today Co..[3]
It was previously owned byMilwaukee-basedJournal Media Group, which was formed by a newspaper-only spin-off ofE.W. Scripps Company's media operations in 2015.[4][5] Scripps had bought it from the founding Collier family in 1986.[6] At that time, Scripps paid the highest multiple of earnings for the paper any American company had paid to date, in a deal said to be over $160 million.[6]
TheNaples Daily News andThe (Fort Myers, Florida) News-Press papers are both printed at Stuart.
For many years, theNaples Daily News has targeted Collier County. However, its coverage has been expanded toLee County and parts ofCharlotte County. The paper publishes several editions of its "Local & State" section for communities includingBonita Springs,Cape Coral,East Naples, Fort Myers,Immokalee,Lehigh Acres,Marco Island,North Fort Myers, North Naples and South Fort Myers.
The President and Publisher is William R. Barker.[7]