Dec 7, 2021 - Economy
Full list: The local newspaper publishers targeting Google and Facebook
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Newspapers all over the country have been quietly filing lawsuits against Google and Facebook for the past year, alleging the two firms have monopolized the digital ad market.
Below is a list of newspaper groups and newspapers that have filed complaints and/or retained legal services to file an antitrust complaint in the near future.
- AIM Media Indiana Operating, LLC: The Republic; Daily Journal; The Tribune; Daily Reporter; Brown County Democrat; Jackson County Banner; The Times Post; Reach; MarketPlace; and South Magazine
- AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC: Delaware Gazette; Record Herald; Gallipolis Daily Tribune; Daily Sentinel; Galion Inquirer; Morrow County Sentinel; Lima News; Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune; Sidney Daily News; Urbana Daily Citizen; Miami Valley Today; Portsmouth Daily Times; Community Common; Wilmington News Journal; SALT Magazine; The Star Community Guide; Xenia Daily Gazette; Daily Advocate; Early Bird; Fairborn Daily Herald; Beavercreek; Point Pleasant Register; Fulton County Expositor; Times Gazette; Register-Herald; Swanton Enterprise; and Brookville Star
- AIM Media Texas Operating, LLC: The Monitor; Valley Morning Star; Brownsville Herald; El Nuevo Heraldo; Odessa American; Mid- Valley Town Crier; Coastal Current; El Extra; and El Nuevo Herald/Harlingen
- Brown County Publishing Company, Inc. and Multi Media Channels, LLC: Clintonville Shoppers Guide; New London Buyers' Guide; Waupaca Buyers' Guide; Tomahawk Leader Extra; Antigo Times; Stevens Point City Times; Wausau Times; Marshfield Hub City Times; Merrill Foto News; Rhinelander Hodag Star Journal; Wisconsin Rapids City Times; Tomahawk Leader; Clintonville Tribune Gazette; New London Press Star; Waupaca County Post; Portage County Gazette; The Press Times; Dodge County Pionier; Campbellsport News; Kewaskum Statesman; Wisconsin Wheels; City Pages; Picture Post; and Lake View
- Clarksburg Publishing Company, d.b.a. WV News: The Exponent Telegram; The Fairmont News; The Bridgeport News; The Preston County News & Journal; The Weston Democrat; NCWV Life; The State Journal; Blue & Gold News; Your Bulletin Board
- Coastal Point LLC: The Coastal Point
- Eagle Printing Company: The Butler Eagle and The Cranberry Eagle
- Ecent Corporation: The West Virginia Daily News; White Sulphur Springs Star; The West Virginian; Hinton News; and Virginian Review
- Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. (Named Plaintiff Subsidiaries: J.O. Emmerich & Associates, Inc.; Delta-Democrat Publishing Company; Commonwealth Publishing Company, Inc.; Delta Press Publishing Company, Inc.; Newton County Appeal Inc.; Marion Publishing Company; Yazoo Newspaper Co., Inc.; Sunland Publishing Company, Inc.; Simpson Publishing Co., Inc.; Montgomery Publishing Co., Inc.; Franklinton Publishing Co., Inc.; Charleston Publishing Co., Inc.; Clarion Publishing Company, Inc.; Scott Publishing, Inc.; Clarke Publishing, Inc.; Hattiesburg Publishing, Inc.; Tallulah Publishing, Inc.; Louisville Publishing, Inc.; Kosciusko Star-Herald, Inc.; Enterprise-Tocsin, Inc.; Grenada Star, Inc.; and Tate Record Inc.): Enterprise-Journal; Delta Democrat Times; Greenwood Commonwealth; Clarksdale Press Register; Newton County Appeal; Columbian-Progress; Yazoo Herald; Northside Sun; Magee Courier; Simpson County News; Winona Times; Carrollton Conservative; Era-Leader; Charleston Sun-Sentinel; Dumas Clarion; Scott County Times; Clarke County Tribune; Pine Belt News; Madison Journal; Winston County Journal; Webster Progress-Times; Choctaw Plain Dealer; Kociusko Star-Herald; Enterprise-Tocsin; Grenada Star; and Tate Record
- Flag Publications, Inc.: Ocean City Today and Bayside Gazette
- Gale Force Media, LLC: The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times
- HD Media Company, LLC: The Herald-Dispatch; Charleston Gazette-Mail; The Wayne County News; The Putnam Herald; Williamson Daily News; The Logan Banner; Coal Valley News; Lincoln Journal; and Lincoln News Sentinel
- Journal Inc.: Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal; Monroe Journal; Itawamba County Times; Pontotoc Progress; New Albany Gazette; Chickasaw Journal; Southern Sentinel and Advocate; and Mississippi Business Journal
- WKTimes LLC: Webster-Kirkwood Times; South County Times; and West End World
- Pinnacle Communications, LLC: Northeast News
- Cookeville Newspapers, Inc.: Herald-Citizen
- Cartersville Newspapers, Inc.: The Daily Tribune News
- Cleveland Newspapers, Inc.: The Cleveland Daily Banner (TN) and Daily Mountain Eagle (AL)
- Six Rivers Media, LLC: Kingsport Times News; Johnson City Press; Erwin Record; Jonesborough Herald & Tribune; Mountain City Tomahawk
- Savannah Publishing Co.: The Courier
- Union City Daily Messenger, Inc.: Union City Daily Messenger
- Weakley County Press, Inc.: Weakley County Press
- Magic Valley Publishing: Alamo Crocket County Times; Barlett Express; Camden Chronicle; Collierville Herald Independent; Carroll County New Leader; Chester County Independent; Buffalo River Review; Millington Star; Lake County Banner; The News-Democrat; Wayne County News; Germantown News; Dresden Enterprise
- Gould Enterprises, Inc. (d.b.a. Main Street Media of TN): Cheatham County Exchange; Dickson Post; Gallatin News; Hendersonville Standard; Main Street Clarksville; Main Street Davidson; Main Street Fairview; Main Street Nashville; Murfeesboro Post; Portland Sun; Robertson County Connection; Wilson Post
- Lakeway Publishers (Pending Emergence from Bankruptcy): Citizen Tribune; Tullahoma News; Manchester Times; Herald Chronicle; Elk Valley Times; Grundy County News; Moore County News; Northern Neck News; Northumberland Echo; Westmoreland news; Central Virginian; Bowling Green Times; Elsberry Democrat; Hermann Advertiser-Courier; Lake Gazette; Lincoln Co. Journal; Louisiana Press Journal; Newstime; Centralia Fireside Guard; Vandalia Leader; Troy Free Press
- Something Extra Publishing, Inc.: Lagniappe Weekly
- Southern Community Newspapers, Inc.: Albany Herald; Clayton News Daily; Henry Daily Herald; Jackson Progress-Argus; Newton Citizen; Rockdale Citizen; Gwinnett Daily Post
- Street Media LLC: LA Weekly, The Village Voice, and Marina Times
- Times Journal, Inc.: Marietta Daily Journal; Cherokee Tribune; Morgan County Citizen; Times Journal
- Rome News Media, LLC: Rome News Tribune; Polk Standard Journal; Calhoun Times; Walker County Messenger; Catoosa County News
- Neighbor Newspapers, Inc.
- The Newnan Times-Herald: Newnan Times-Times Herald
- Robinson Communications, Inc., d.b.a. Robinson Newspapers : Ballard News-Tribune, Des Moines News, Highline Times, White Center News, West Seattle Herald
- AIR Publications, Inc.: The Clinch County News; Lanier County Advocate; Atkinson County Citizen; Echols County Echo
