This list details the ownership of each the seven investment companies from the list of the largest 25 companies in 2016. Here, we focus on the six case study states outlined in the report: Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia. You can use filters to sort by Year, Owner, Newspaper, City, State, and Frequency. If there are any inaccuracies represented in this list, please contact us with the correct information.
| Year | Newspaper | City | State | Owner | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Telegraph | Alton | IL | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Beacon-News The | Aurora | IL | tronc/Tribune | D |
| 2016 | Barrington Courier-Review | Barrington | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | St Charles Sun | Batavia | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Abingdon Argus-Sentinel | Abingdon | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Aledo Times Record | Aledo | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Augusta Eagle & Scribe The | Augusta | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Buffalo Grove Countryside | Buffalo Grove | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Doings Weekly-Burr Ridge | Burr Ridge | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Chicago Tribune | Chicago | IL | tronc/Tribune | D |
| 2016 | Hoy Chicago | Chicago | IL | tronc/Tribune | D |
| 2016 | Doings Clarendon Hills | Clarendon Hills | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Cambridge Chronicle | Cambridge | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Canton Daily Ledger | Canton | IL | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Carmi Times | Carmi | IL | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Chillicothe Times-Bulletin | Chillicothe | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Commercial-News | Danville | IL | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | D |
| 2016 | Deerfield Review | Deerfield | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Effingham Daily News | Effingham | IL | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | D |
| 2016 | Courier-News | Elgin | IL | tronc/Tribune | D |
| 2016 | Doings Elmhurst | Elmhurst | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Elmwood Park Leaves | Elmwood Park | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Evanston Review | Evanston | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | East Peoria Times-Courier | East Peoria | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | BladeThe | Fairbury | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Advocate Press | Flora | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Franklin Park Herald-Journal | Franklin Park | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Journal-Standard The | Freeport | IL | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Register-Mail The | Galesburg | IL | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Knox County Neighbors | Galesburg | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Galva News | Galva | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Geneseo Republic | Geneseo | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Glencoe News | Glencoe | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Glenview Announcements | Glenview | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Highland Park News | Highland Park | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Doings Hinsdale | Hinsdale | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Star Courier | Kewanee | IL | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Jacksonville Journal-Courier | Jacksonville | IL | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Doings La Grange | La Grange | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Lake Forester | Lake Forest | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Lake Zurich Courier | Lake Zurich | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Courier The | Lincoln | IL | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | McDonough County Voice The | Macomb | IL | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Macomb Eagle | Macomb | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Libertyville Review | Libertyville | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Lincolnshire Review | Lincolnshire | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Lincolnwood Review | Lincolnwood | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | McLeansboro Times-Leader | McLeansboro | IL | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | W |
| 2016 | Daily Review Atlas | Monmouth | IL | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Morton Times-News | Morton | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Morton Grove Champion | Morton Grove | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Register-News | Mount Vernon | IL | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | D |
| 2016 | Mundelein Review | Mundelein | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Naperville Sun The | Naperville | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Newton Press Mentor | Newton | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Olney Daily Mail | Olney | IL | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Oquawka Current | Oquawka | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Orion Gazette | Orion | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Pekin Daily Times | Pekin | IL | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Niles Herald-Spectator | Niles | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Norridge Harwood Heights News | Norridge | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Journal Star | Peoria | IL | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Woodford Times | Peoria | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Northbrook Star | Northbrook | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Doings Oak Brook The | Oak Brook | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Oak Park Leaves | Oak Park | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Pontiac Daily Leader | Pontiac | IL | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Edison-Norwood Times Review | Park Ridge | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Park Ridge Herald-Advocate | Park Ridge | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Rockford Register Star | Rockford | IL | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Roseville Independent | Roseville | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | State Journal-Register The | Springfield | IL | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | River Forest Leaves | River Forest | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Daily Union | Shelbyville | IL | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | W |
| 2016 | Teutopolis Press | Teutopolis | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Skokie Review | Skokie | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Washington Times-Reporter | Washington | IL | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Southtown Star | Tinley Park | IL | tronc/Tribune | D |
| 2016 | Vernon Hills Review | Vernon Hills | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Lake County News-Sun The | Waukegan | IL | tronc/Tribune | D |
| 2016 | Doings Western Springs | Western Springs | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Wilmette Life | Wilmette | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Winnetka Talk | Winnetka | IL | tronc/Tribune | W |
| 2016 | Daily Independent | Ashland | KY | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | D |
| 2016 | Corbin Times-Tribune | Corbin | KY | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | D |
| 2016 | Glasgow Daily Times | Glasgow | KY | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | D |
| 2016 | Grayson Journal-Enquirer | Grayson | KY | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | W |
| 2016 | Greenup County News-Times | Greenup | KY | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | W |
| 2016 | Harlan Daily Enterprise | Harlan | KY | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Hazard Herald | Hazard | KY | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Grayson County News Gazette | Leitchfield | KY | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Sentinel-Echo | London | KY | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | W |
| 2016 | Middlesboro Daily News | Middlesboro | KY | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Wayne County Outlook | Monticello | KY | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | W |
| 2016 | Morehead NewsThe | Morehead | KY | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | W |
| 2016 | Olive Hill Times | Olive Hill | KY | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | W |
| 2016 | Floyd County Times | Prestonburg | KY | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Richmond Register The | Richmond | KY | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | D |
| 2016 | Russellville News Democrat & Leader | Russellville | KY | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Commonwealth Journal | Somerset | KY | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | D |
| 2016 | McCreary County RecordThe | Whitley City | KY | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | W |
| 2016 | Andover Townsman | Andover | MA | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | W |
| 2016 | Public Spirit | Ayer | MA | Digital First Media | W |
| 2016 | Ayer Public Spirit | Ayer | MA | Digital First Media | W |
| 2016 | Beacon The | Acton | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Amesbury News | Amesbury | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Arlington Advocate | Arlington | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Ashland TAB | Ashland | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Avon Messenger | Avon | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Barnstable Patriot | Barnstable | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Register The | Barnstable | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Bedford Minuteman | Bedford | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Belmont Citizen-Herald | Belmont | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Beverly Citizen | Beverly | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | North Shore Sunday | Beverly | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Billerica Minuteman | Billerica | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Bolton Common The | Bolton | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Roslindale Transcript | Boston | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | West Roxbury Transcript | Boston | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Bourne Courier/The Bulletin/Sandwich Broadsider | Bourne | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Braintree Forum | Braintree | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Bridgewater Independent | Bridgewater | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Enterprise The | Brockton | MA | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Brookline TAB | Brookline | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Burlington Union | Burlington | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Cambridge Chronicle and TAB | Cambridge | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Canton Journal | Canton | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Carver Reporter | Carver | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Chelmsford Independent | Chelmsford | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Cohasset Mariner | Cohasset | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Concord Journal The | Concord | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Danvers Herald | Danvers | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Chronicle The | Dartmouth | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Dedham Transcript | Dedham | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Dover-Sherborn Press | Dover | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Duxbury Reporter | Duxbury | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Easton Journal | Easton | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Advocate The | Fairhaven | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Herald News/ Sunday Herald News | Fall River | MA | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | O Jornal | Fall River | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Sentinel & Enterprise | Fitchburg | MA | Digital First Media | D |
| 2016 | Fall River Spirit | Fall River | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | MetroWest Daily News | Framingham | MA | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Framingham TAB | Framingham | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Country Gazette | Franklin | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Georgetown Record | Georgetown | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Cape Ann Beacon/North Shore Sunday/Salem Gazette | Gloucester | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Gloucester Daily Times | Gloucester | MA | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | D |
| 2016 | Halifax-Plympton Reporter | Halifax | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Groton Landmark | Groton | MA | Digital First Media | W |
| 2016 | Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle | Hamilton | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Hanover Mariner | Hanover | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Harvard PostThe | Harvard | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Harwich Oracle | Harwich | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Haverhill Gazette | Haverhill | MA | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | W |
| 2016 | Hingham Journal | Hingham | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Holbrook Sun | Holbrook | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Holliston TAB | Holliston | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Hopkinton Crier | Hopkinton | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Hudson Sun | Hudson | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Cape Cod Times | Hyannis | MA | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Ipswich Chronicle | Ipswich | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Kingston Reporter | Kingston | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Lakeville Call | Lakeville | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Lancaster Times & Clinton Courier | Lancaster | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Lexington Minuteman | Lexington | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Lincoln Journal The | Lincoln | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Eagle-Tribune | Lawrence | MA | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | D |
| 2016 | Littleton Independent The | Littleton | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Malden Observer | Malden | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Mansfield News | Mansfield | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Marblehead Reporter | Marblehead | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Sentinel The | Marion | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Marlborough Enterprise | Marlborough | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Marshfield Mariner | Marshfield | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Sun | Lowell | MA | Digital First Media | D |
| 2016 | Valley Dispatch | Lowell | MA | Digital First Media | W |
| 2016 | Beacon Villager | Maynard | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Medfield Press | Medfield | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Medford Transcript | Medford | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Melrose Free Press | Melrose | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Middleboro Gazette | Middleboro | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Milford Daily News | Milford | MA | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Nantucket Inquirer-Mirror | Nantucket | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Natick Bulletin & TAB | Natick | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Allston/Brighton TAB | Needham | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Needham Times | Needham | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Standard-Times The | New Bedford | MA | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Spectator | New Bedford | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Chronicle | New Bedford | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Advocate | New Bedford | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Newburyport Current | Newburyport | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Newton TAB | Newton | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | North Andover Citizen | North Andover | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Free Press The | North Attleboro | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Norton Mirror | Norton | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Norwell Mariner | Norwell | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Norwood Transcript and Bulletin | Norwood | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Cape Codder The | Orleans | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Daily News | Newburyport | MA | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | D |
| 2016 | Pembroke Mariner | Pembroke | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Old Colony Memorial | Plymouth | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Provincetown Banner | Provincetown | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Patriot Ledger The | Quincy | MA | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Randolph Herald | Randolph | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Raynham Call | Raynham | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Reading Advocate The | Reading | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Pepperell Free Press | Pepperell | MA | Digital First Media | W |
| 2016 | Abington Mariner/Rockland Standard | Rockland | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Saugus Advertiser | Saugus | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Scituate Mariner | Scituate | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Sharon Advocate | Sharon | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Shrewsbury Chronicle | Shrewsbury | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Somerset SpectatorThe | Somerset | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Somerville Journal | Somerville | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Villager (North Borough & South Borough) | Southborough | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Stoneham Sun | Stoneham | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Salem Evening News | Salem | MA | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | D |
| 2016 | Stoughton Journal | Stoughton | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Sudbury Town Crier | Sudbury | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Swampscott Reporter | Swampscott | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Taunton Daily Gazette | Taunton | MA | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Shirley Oracle | Shirley | MA | Digital First Media | W |
| 2016 | Tewksbury Advocate | Tewksbury | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Tri-Town Transcript | Topsfield | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Wakefield Observer | Wakefield | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Walpole Times The | Walpole | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Waltham Daily News Tribune | Waltham | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Wareham Courier | Wareham | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Watertown TAB & Press | Watertown | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Wayland Town Crier | Wayland | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Wellesley Townsman | Wellesley | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Westborough News | Westborough | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Westford Eagle | Westford | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Weston Town Crier | Weston | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Westwood Press | Westwood | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Weymouth News | Weymouth | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Townsend Times | Townsend | MA | Digital First Media | W |
| 2016 | Wilmington Advocate | Wilmington | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Winchester Star | Winchester | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Woburn Advocate | Woburn | MA | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Worcester Telegram & Gazette | Worcester | MA | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Stanly News and Press | Albemarle | NC | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | W |
| 2016 | Randolph Guide | Asheboro | NC | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | W |
| 2016 | Fayetteville Observer | Fayetteville | NC | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Times-News | Burlington | NC | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Sampson Independent | Clinton | NC | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Independent Tribune | Concord | NC | BH Media Group | W |
| 2016 | Stokes News | Danbury | NC | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Daily News | Eden | NC | BH Media Group | W |
| 2016 | Bladen Journal | Elizabethtown | NC | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Tribune | Elkin | NC | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Gaston Gazette The | Gastonia | NC | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | News & Record | Greensboro | NC | BH Media Group | D |
| 2016 | Havelock News The | Havelock | NC | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Times-News The | Hendersonville | NC | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Hickory Daily Record | Hickory | NC | BH Media Group | D |
| 2016 | Daily News The | Jacksonville | NC | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Free Press The | Kinston | NC | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Dispatch The | Lexington | NC | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Laurinburg Exchange | Laurinburg | NC | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Robesonian | Lumberton | NC | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Messenger | Madison | NC | BH Media Group | W |
| 2016 | McDowell News | Marion | NC | BH Media Group | D |
| 2016 | Mooresville Tribune | Mooresville | NC | BH Media Group | W |
| 2016 | News Herald | Morganton | NC | BH Media Group | D |
| 2016 | Sun Journal The | New Bern | NC | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Mount Airy News | Mount Airy | NC | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Pilot | Pilot Mountain | NC | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Shelby Star | Shelby | NC | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Red Springs Citizen | Red Springs | NC | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Reidsville Review | Reidsville | NC | BH Media Group | W |
| 2016 | Richmond County Daily Journal | Rockingham | NC | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | St. Paul's Review | St Paul | NC | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Statesville Record & Landmark | Statesville | NC | BH Media Group | D |
| 2016 | Wilmington StarNews | Wilmington | NC | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Anson Record | Wadesboro | NC | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Weekly Independent | Walnut Cove | NC | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Courier-Tribune | Asheboro | NC | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Jefferson Post | West Jefferson | NC | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Winston-Salem Journal | Winston-Salem | NC | BH Media Group | D |
| 2016 | Yadkin Ripple | Yadkinville | NC | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Bexley News | Bexley | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Canal Winchester Times | Canal Winchester | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Columbus Dispatch The | Columbus | OH | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | ThisWeek German Village Gazette | Columbus | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Northland News | Columbus | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Northwest News | Columbus | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Booster | Columbus | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Upper Arlington News | Columbus | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek West Side News | Columbus | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Amherst News-Times | Amherst | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Delaware News | Delaware | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Dublin Villager | Dublin | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Rocky Fork Enterprise | Gahanna | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Tri-Village News | Grandview Heights | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Grove City Record | Grove City | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Hilliard Northwest News | Hilliard | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Johnstown Independent | Johnstown | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Marysville News | Marysville | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek New Albany News | New Albany | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Star-Beacon | Ashtabula | OH | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | D |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Licking County News | Newark | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Pickerington Times-Sun | Pickerington | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Olentangy Valley News | Powell | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Reynoldsburg News | Reynoldsburg | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Westerville News & Public Opinion | Westerville | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Whitehall News | Whitehall | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | ThisWeek Worthington News | Worthington | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Beavercreek News-Current | Beavercreek | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Sugarcreek-Bellbrook Times | Bellbrook | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Bellville Star & Tri-Forks Press | Bellville | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Centerville-Washington Times | Centerville | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Repository The | Canton | OH | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Delaware Gazette | Delaware | OH | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Register-Herald | Eaton | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Englewood Independent | Englewood | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Fairborn Daily Herald | Fairborn | OH | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Knox County Citizen | Fredericktown | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Galion Inquirer | Galion | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Gallipolis Daily Tribune | Gallipolis | OH | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Sunday Times-Sentinel | Gallipolis | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Suburbanite The | Green | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Greenville Daily Advocate | Greenville | OH | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Weekend Advocate | Greenville | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Times-Gazette | Hillsboro | OH | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Huber Heights Courier | Huber Heights | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Jackson Suburbanite | Jackson | OH | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Lima News | Lima | OH | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Madison Press | London | OH | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Plain City Advocate | London | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Independent The | Massillon | OH | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Morning Journal | Lorain | OH | Digital First Media | D |
| 2016 | Mechanicsburg Telegram | Mechanicsburg | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Morrow County Sentinel | Mount Gilead | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Times-Reporter The | New Philadelphia | OH | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Tribune | Mount Sterling | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Oberlin News-Tribune | Oberlin | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Piqua Daily Call | Piqua | OH | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Daily Sentinel | Pomeroy | OH | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Portsmouth Daily Times | Portsmouth | OH | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Community Common | Portsmouth | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Sidney Daily News | Sidney | OH | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Sunbury News | Sunbury | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Swanton Enterprise | Swanton | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Weekly Record Herald | Tipp City | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Troy Daily News/Miami Valley Sunday News | Troy | OH | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Urbana Daily Citizen | Urbana | OH | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Vandalia Drummer | Vandalia | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Record-Herald | Washington Court House | OH | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Fulton County Expositor | Wauseon | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Wellington Enterprise | Wellington | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | News-Herald The | Willoughby | OH | Digital First Media | D |
| 2016 | Wilmington News Journal | Wilmington | OH | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | News Journal Star | Wilmington | OH | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Xenia Daily Gazette | Xenia | OH | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Beckley Register-Herald | Beckley | WV | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | D |
| 2016 | Bluefield Daily Telegraph | Bluefield | WV | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | D |
| 2016 | Charleston Daily Mail | Charleston | WV | Digital First Media | D |
| 2016 | Times West Virginian | Fairmont | WV | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | D |
| 2016 | Gilbert Times | Gilbert | WV | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Mineral Daily News-Tribune | Keyser | WV | New Media/GateHouse | D |
| 2016 | Logan Banner | Logan | WV | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Coal Valley News | Madison | WV | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Montgomery Herald | Montgomery | WV | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | W |
| 2016 | Fayette Tribune The | Oak Hill | WV | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | W |
| 2016 | Jackson Star News | Ravenswood | WV | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Jackson Herald | Ripley | WV | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Jackson Star-Herald Weekender | Ripley | WV | New Media/GateHouse | W |
| 2016 | Independent Herald | Pineville | WV | Civitas Media | W |
| 2016 | Point Pleasant Register | Point Pleasant | WV | Civitas Media | D |
| 2016 | Princeton Times | Princeton | WV | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc (CNHI) | W |
| 2016 | Williamson Daily News | Williamson | WV | Civitas Media | D |