WSJ: Gannett, GateHouse Media in Merger Talks

By Lukas I. Alpert and Cara Lombardo Updated May 30, 2019 5:49 p.m. ET

USA Today publisher Gannett Co. has recently held merger talks with GateHouse Media, according to people familiar with the matter, a possible deal that would bring together the nation’s two largest newspaper groups by circulation.

All the companies have struggled over the past decade with steep advertising and print readership declines. This year, both GateHouse and Gannett have had substantial rounds of layoffs, while McClatchy offered buyouts to hundreds of employees.

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