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Civitas Media

Civitas Media

Former newspaper publishing company

Civitas Media, LLC was a Davidson, North Carolina–based publisher of community newspapers covering 11 Midwestern, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern states.

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The company was formed in 2012 via the merger[2] of Heartland Publications, Impressions Media, Ohio Community Media, and Freedom Communications's central division.[3]

In 2017, Civitas sold its newspapers in Ohio, Missouri, West Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Oklahoma. It kept the Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania,[4][5] until it sold that newspaper in 2019.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Civitas Media, LLC. "Media Kit". Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  2. [2]
    Versa Capital. "Versa Capital Announces the Formation of Civitas Media, LLC" (Press release). Versa Capital. Retrieved April 10, 2017 – via Business Wire.
  3. [3]
    "Freedom sells Alton Telegraph to Philly firm". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Quarterly Updates - 2nd Quarter 2017". Dirks, Van Essen & Murray. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Quarterly Updates - 3rd Quarter 2017". Dirks, Van Essen & Murray. September 30, 2017. Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. [6]
    Halpin, James (August 2, 2019). "North Carolina media company acquires Times Leader". The Citizens' Voice. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Retrieved June 22, 2020.


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