ANG Newspapers
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Bay Area News Group is the largest newspaper publisher in the San Francisco Bay Area
and has corporate headquarters based in San Ramon, California
with publications offices in San Jose
and Walnut Creek
, although the Walnut Creek location is scheduled to be closed under a 2011 restructuring.
BANG publishes several daily and weekly newspaper
s in the San Francisco Bay Area
, including its flagship, the San Jose Mercury News
.
Previously known as ANG (Alameda News Group), the name changed to Bay Area News Group in 2006 after Media News bought the Mercury News and Contra Costa Times from McClatchy Co.
It had a production facility in Pleasanton, California
. The organizational structure allowed for the company to share stories between its various newspapers, meaning one reporter can get the story for all the publications. Most production aspects have now moved to the Mercury News facilities in San Jose, California
.
The entity is a subsidiary of the Denver, Colorado
based MediaNews Group
.
Print
BANG daily newspapers include the following, most of which are published as local editions of the San Jose Mercury News:
The Oakland Tribune, Alameda Times-Star, Hayward Daily Review, Fremont Argus and West County Times were scheduled to publish their last editions on November 1, 2011. The following day, subscribers were to get copies of the new East Bay Tribune.
The Contra Costa Times, San Ramon Valley Times, East County Times, Tri-Valley Herald and San Joaquin Herald also were scheduled to publish their last editions on November 1, 2011. The following day, subscribers were to get copies of the new The Times.
The San Mateo Times also was scheduled to publish its last issue on November 1, 2011. As of Nov. 2, 2011, subscribers were to get localized versions of the San Jose Mercury News.
The planned merger and publication reorganization was modified in October 2011, with no East Bay Tribune to be issued.
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
and has corporate headquarters based in San Ramon, California
San Ramon, California
-2010 census:The 2010 United States Census reported that San Ramon had a population of 72,148. The population density was 3,991.1 people per square mile...
with publications offices in San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
and Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek, California
Walnut Creek is an incorporated city located east of the city of Oakland. It lies in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. While not as large as neighboring Concord, Walnut Creek serves as the business and entertainment hub for the neighboring cities within central Contra Costa...
, although the Walnut Creek location is scheduled to be closed under a 2011 restructuring.
BANG publishes several daily and weekly newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
s in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
, including its flagship, the San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News
The San Jose Mercury News is a daily newspaper in San Jose, California. On its web site, however, it calls itself Silicon Valley Mercury News. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group...
.
Previously known as ANG (Alameda News Group), the name changed to Bay Area News Group in 2006 after Media News bought the Mercury News and Contra Costa Times from McClatchy Co.
It had a production facility in Pleasanton, California
Pleasanton, California
Pleasanton is a city in Alameda County, California, incorporated in 1894. It is a suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area located about east of Oakland, and west of Livermore. The population was 70,285 at the 2010 census. In 2005 and 2007, Pleasanton was ranked the wealthiest middle-sized city in...
. The organizational structure allowed for the company to share stories between its various newspapers, meaning one reporter can get the story for all the publications. Most production aspects have now moved to the Mercury News facilities in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
.
The entity is a subsidiary of the Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
based MediaNews Group
MediaNews Group
MediaNews Group, based in Denver, Colorado, is one of the largest newspaper companies in the United States. It is privately owned and operates 56 daily newspapers in 12 states, with combined daily and Sunday circulation of approximately 2.4 million and 2.7 million, respectively...
.
- San Jose Mercury News — the flagship paper of the group.
- The San Mateo County Times
- The Contra Costa TimesContra Costa TimesThe Contra Costa Times is a daily newspaper based in Walnut Creek, California, U.S.. The paper serves Contra Costa and eastern Alameda counties, in the eastern part of the San Francisco Bay Area...
- The East County Times
- The Valley Times / San Ramon Valley Times
- The Oakland Tribune
- Alameda Times-StarAlameda Times-StarThe Alameda Times-Star was a newspaper in the town of Alameda, California. It was last owned by Bay Area News Group-East Bay , a subsidiary of MediaNews Group, who bought the paper in 1986....
- Palo Alto Daily NewsPalo Alto Daily NewsThe Daily News, originally the Palo Alto Daily News, is a free daily newspaper owned by MediaNews Group and located in Menlo Park. It was formerly published seven days a week and at one point had a circulation of 67,000...
- Santa Cruz SentinelSanta Cruz SentinelThe Santa Cruz Sentinel is a daily newspaper published in Santa Cruz, California, covering Santa Cruz County, California, and owned by MediaNews Group Inc....
- The ArgusThe ArgusThe name Argus, after the mythological all-seeing giant Argus Panoptes, is a popular name for newspapers, alluding to their investigative and reporting prowess...
/ The Daily ReviewDaily ReviewThe Daily Review is a daily newspaper published in Hayward, California. Floyd L. Sparks was owner of the Review from 1944 to 1985, along with The Argus of Fremont and the Tri-Valley Herald. It is now owned by Bay Area News Group-East Bay , a subsidiary of MediaNews Group, which bought the paper in... - Tri-Valley HeraldTri-Valley HeraldThe Tri-Valley Herald was a newspaper in the town of Pleasanton, California. Floyd L. Sparks was the longtime owner of the Herald, along with the Daily Review and The Argus...
/ San Joaquin Herald
2011 Restructuring
On August 23, 2011, the company announced the reorganization of 11 of its newspapers, with shuttering of all of its East Bay mastheads under two new publications as of November 2, 2011. The newspapers to be shuttered and folded into the new publications.The Oakland Tribune, Alameda Times-Star, Hayward Daily Review, Fremont Argus and West County Times were scheduled to publish their last editions on November 1, 2011. The following day, subscribers were to get copies of the new East Bay Tribune.
The Contra Costa Times, San Ramon Valley Times, East County Times, Tri-Valley Herald and San Joaquin Herald also were scheduled to publish their last editions on November 1, 2011. The following day, subscribers were to get copies of the new The Times.
The San Mateo Times also was scheduled to publish its last issue on November 1, 2011. As of Nov. 2, 2011, subscribers were to get localized versions of the San Jose Mercury News.
The planned merger and publication reorganization was modified in October 2011, with no East Bay Tribune to be issued.
External links
- info.bayareanewsgroup.com — Official site