The News Virginian Explained

The News Virginian
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Foundation:, as the Valley Virginian
Owners:Lee Enterprises
Publisher:Peter S. Yates[1]
Maneditor:Derek M. Armstrong
Generalmanager:Pete Lynch
Language:English
Circulation:2,875 Daily
Circulation Date:2023
Circulation Ref:[2]
Publishing Country:United States
Issn:8750-7862
Oclc:11779672

The News Virginian is a newspaper owned by Lee Enterprises. The paper serves residents in the cities of Waynesboro and Staunton, Virginia, as well as Augusta and Nelson counties.

History

The News Virginian traces its publishing history to the Valley Virginian, which issued its first edition in 1901.[3] The Valley Virginian consolidated with the Waynesboro News in November 1929, becoming the Waynesboro News-Virginian by owner / publisher Louis Spilman.[4] In 1960, the paper took on its current moniker of The News Virginian.[5]

At some point, the paper was acquired by Media General.[6] On May 17, 2012, it was announced that investment company Berkshire Hathaway would be acquiring Media General's newspaper division.[7] The deal closed June 25, 2012, with Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary BH Media Group as the new owner and publisher.[8] [9]

BH Media Group hired Lee Enterprises to manage its newspapers and websites starting on July 2, 2018.[10] [11]

On January 29, 2020, Lee Enterprises announced an agreement to buy BH Media Group' newspapers, including The News Virginian.[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] The acquisition was completed on March 16, 2020.[18]

In 2023, subscription prices were increased to help bolster owner Lee Enterprises' poor financial position.[19]

Starting June 27, 2023, the print edition of the newspaper will be reduced to three days a week: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Also, the newspaper will transition from being delivered by a traditional newspaper delivery carrier to mail delivery by the U.S. Postal Service.[20]

Notes and References

  1. News: Contact Us . 29 October 2020 . The News Virginian.
  2. Web site: Form 10-K. Lee Enterprises . investors.lee.net . February 29, 2024.
  3. Web site: About Valley Virginian. [volume] (Waynesboro, Va.) 1901-1929 ]. Chronicling America . Library of Congress . 29 October 2020.
  4. Web site: About Waynesboro news-Virginian. [volume] (Waynesboro, Va.) 1929-1960 ]. Chronicling America . Library of Congress . 29 October 2020.
  5. Web site: About The News-Virginian. (Waynesboro, Va.) 1960-current . Chronicling America . Library of Congress . 29 October 2020.
  6. Web site: 1998 . Welcome to The News-Virginian Online . Web page . newsvirginian.com . Waynesboro, Virginia . Media General . deviated . https://web.archive.org/web/19981201033512/https://newsvirginian.com/ . 1998-12-01.
  7. Web site: Media General Shares Soar After Warren Buffett Agrees To Buy Its Newspapers. David. Lieberman. May 17, 2012. . . April 17, 2018.
  8. Web site: New owner, era for The Times-Dispatch . Richmond Times-Dispatch. March 24, 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20130204085812/http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/news/2012/jun/25/tdmain01-few-changes-expected-in-sale-of-the-times-ar-2010929/ . February 4, 2013 .
  9. Web site: The News Virginian . Web page . dailyprogress.com . Waynesboro, Virginia . . deviated . https://web.archive.org/web/20140817100137/http://www.dailyprogress.com/newsvirginian/ . 2014-08-17.
  10. News: Warren Buffett loves his newspapers, he just wants someone else to manage them for him . Moyer . Liz . June 26, 2018 . . 29 June 2018.
  11. Lee Enterprises . June 26, 2018 . Lee Enterprises will manage Berkshire Hathaway newspaper and digital operations in 30 markets . Davenport, Iowa . Author . July 1, 2024.
  12. News: Andrews . Kate . 29 January 2020 . BH Media sells publications, including 10 Va. newspapers . Virginia Business . 0888-1340 . 13517153 . 1 July 2024.
  13. News: Merced. Michael J. de la. January 29, 2020. Warren Buffett Will Sell His Newspaper Empire. en-US. The New York Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20200129141017/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/business/media/warren-buffett-newspapers.html . 2020-01-29 . subscription . live. June 3, 2020. 0362-4331.
  14. News: Craver . Richard . January 29, 2020 . BH Media plans to sell RockinghamNow, Journal, News & Record and all other newspapers to Lee Enterprises . Greensboro News and Record . July 1, 2024.
  15. News: Daily Progress staff . January 29, 2020 . Lee Enterprises buys BH Media properties, including The Daily Progress . The Daily Progress . 1 July 2024.
  16. Web site: Edmonds . Rick . January 29, 2020 . Warren Buffett and his BH Media sell off their newspaper holdings . . July 1, 2024.
  17. Lee Enterprises . January 29, 2020 . Lee Enterprises to buy Berkshire Hathaway newspaper operations; Berkshire Hathaway to finance all debt . Davenport, Iowa . Author . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200130040842/https://lee.net/financial/lee-enterprises-to-buy-berkshire-hathaway-newspaper-operations-berkshire-hathaway/article_406cd3d4-428b-11ea-8b89-cbc3dc3a7374.html . January 30, 2020.
  18. Lee Enterprises . March 16, 2020 . Lee Enterprises completes acquisition of Berkshire Hathaway newspaper operations . . 2024-07-01.
  19. News: Sherlock . James C. . 15 June 2023 . Lee Enterprises and the newspaper business in Virginia . Bacon's Rebellion . 1 July 2024.
  20. Web site: 2023-05-28 . Your expanded News Virginian coming soon . 2023-07-19 . The News Virginian . en.

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