GateHouse, Gannett join, become largest US newspaper chain
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November 20, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — GateHouse closed its $1.1 billion takeover of USA Today publisher Gannett, becoming the country's largest newspaper company by far and pledging significant cost cuts at a time when print publications are in precipitous decline.
The merger brings together about 260 daily papers, including the Arizona Republic, the Providence Journal and the Austin American-Statesman, as well as hundreds of weeklies.
In an interview with The Associated Press, executives of the combined company, which will keep the Gannett name, acknowledged there will be layoffs -- the company has committed to cu...
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