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From AJR,   June 1998

Where Are They Now?   

By Unknown
     

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In October 1996, when AJR last wrote about independent newspapers, it highlighted "survivors" of varying size. Here's what happened since then.nAlbuquerque (NM) Journal
 
PAPER    STATUS  
Asbury Park (NJ) Press   Sold to Gannett  
Bakersfield Californian    
Bangor (ME) Daily News    
(Cedar Rapids, IA) Gazette    
Chattanooga Free Press    Sold to WEHCO Media  
Columbus (OH) Dispatch    
(Durham, NC) Herald-Sun    
Frederick (MD) News/Post    
Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star   Sold to family member  
Idaho Falls Post-Register    
Lawrence (KA) Journal-World    
(Manchester, NH) Union Leader    
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   Resisted takeover bid  
Nashville (TN) Banner   Closed  
Providence (RI) Journal-Bulletin   Sold to A.H. Belo  
Pueblo (CO) Chieftain    
(Quincy, MA) Patriot Ledger   Sold to Newspaper Media  
Reading (PA) Times/Eagle    
(Riverside, CA) Press-Enterprise   Sold to A.H. Belo  
St. Petersburg Times    
Santa Fe New Mexican  
Tulsa (OK) World  
Waterbury (CT) Republican-American  
Wenatchee (WA) World  
(Youngstown, OH) Vindicator    

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