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15-600: The newspaper began publishing in 1916 as the Sun Journal following the merger of two older newspapers, the Sun and the Journal, in 1914. It was acquired by the New Bernian newspaper in 1923. In 1974 it was acquired by Freedom Communications, Inc. It was owned by Freedom Communications until 2012, when Freedom sold its Florida and North Carolina papers to Halifax Media Group , which itself

30-808: A bankruptcy judge approved the sale of Freedom Communications and its two major newspapers, the Orange County Register and the Riverside Press-Enterprise to Digital First Media (DFM). DFM is the parent of the Los Angeles News Group (LANG), which was renamed the Southern California News Group on the same day, and which owns eleven daily newspapers in Southern California . Founder and chief executive officer R.C. Hoiles led Freedom until his death in 1970. He

45-471: A merger with a subsidiary of 2100 Trust. On July 25, 2012, the latter, led by entrepreneur Aaron Kushner , acquired Freedom's dailies, associated non-daily publications and digital properties. The company continued to operate under the name Freedom Communications. Kushner, who "preached the virtues of local journalism and a print product," bought Freedom in 2012 for $ 50 million plus assumption of pension liabilities. He increased staff and added new sections at

60-734: Is Trevor Dunnell and advertising director is Ken Warren. In November of 2022 Paxton Media Group acquired the New Bern Sun Journal and five other North Carolina newspapers from Gannett Co., Inc. This article about a North Carolina newspaper is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Freedom Communications Freedom Communications, Inc. was an American media conglomerate that operated daily and weekly newspapers, websites and mobile applications, as well as Coast Magazine and other specialty publications. Headquartered at 625 N. Grand Avenue in Santa Ana, California , it

75-891: The Orange County Register and began a new daily, the Long Beach Register. In January 2014, however, he announced heavy layoffs in Orange County and at the Riverside Press-Enterprise , which he also owned. The Register launched a Los Angeles edition, the Los Angeles Register , on April 16, 2014, but the venture ended five months later. The Long Beach Register became a Sunday-only publication in June 2014, and ceased publication in December 2014. Freedom closed

90-732: The majority of its newspaper portfolio in 2012. Four papers in the Midwest were sold to Ohio Community Media, an affiliate of the private equity firm Versa Capital Management, in May. The Clovis News Journal and other newspapers in New Mexico were sold to Stevenson Newspapers. Freedom papers in Texas were sold to AIM Media Texas. Its Florida and North Carolina papers were sold to Halifax Media Group . On June 11, 2012, Freedom Communications Holdings, Inc., announced an agreement to be acquired by 2100 Trust, LLC. in

105-467: The ownership of investment firms Alden Global Capital , Angelo, Gordon & Co. and Luxor Capital Group. Lenders to the company also retained a stake in Freedom. The company announced on November 2, 2011 that it would sell its entire television division to Sinclair Broadcast Group for $ 385 million in a move to eliminate the company's debt. The sale was completed on April 2, 2012. Freedom began selling

120-873: The sale of The Gazette (Colorado Springs) to Clarity Media, a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation , on November 30, 2012. In 2013, Freedom Communications sold the Yuma Sun and the Porterville Recorder to Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers and the Appeal-Democrat to Horizon Publications. In 2014, Freedom sold the Daily Press and the Desert Dispatch to New Media Investment Group. On November 1, 2015, Freedom Communications filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In January, Freedom closed several of its weekly papers in Orange County. On March 21, 2016

135-495: Was acquired by GateHouse Media in 2015. In 2015, Halifax was acquired by New Media Investment Group . The Sun Journal has the following lineage: The Sun Journal has a daily circulation of 9,000 and a Sunday circulation of 10,500. It is a broadsheet -format daily (seven days, mornings) with website and Facebook page. The Sun Journal is a member of the North Carolina Press Association. The current editor

150-732: Was acquiring the Florida and North Carolina papers of Freedom Communications . In 2013, Halifax acquired three newspapers from HarborPoint Media: the Daily Commercial of Leesburg, Florida , the South Lake Press in Clermont, Florida and News-Sun of Sebring, Florida . In 2014, Halifax acquired the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester, Massachusetts. In November 2014, New Media Investment Group announced its acquisition of Halifax. The company

165-480: Was an American newspaper company owning more than 30 newspapers in five Southeastern U.S. States . It was founded on March 31, 2010, when a group of investors purchased The Daytona Beach News-Journal from the Davidson family, who had owned it for 82 years. On December 27, 2011, The New York Times Company announced it was selling its Regional Media Group to Halifax Media Group. On June 1, 2012, Halifax announced it

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180-424: Was operated as an entirely family-owned business until 2004, when private-equity firms Blackstone Group and Providence Equity Partners acquired a 40 percent share in Freedom for about $ 460 million. As part of this transaction, Freedom had acquired substantial debt. On September 1, 2009, Freedom Communications went into a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. The company left bankruptcy on April 30, 2010, under

195-647: Was owned by a private equity firm , 2100 Trust, established in 2010 by investor Aaron Kushner. Freedom's flagship newspaper was the Orange County Register , based in Santa Ana. Founder R.C. Hoiles gained a one-third interest in his first newspaper ( The Alliance Review in Ohio) sometime in the 1910s. He and his brother Frank bought many more local newspapers over the next several decades. In 1935 he moved his base of operations to Santa Ana, California , and in 1950 he incorporated his syndicate as Freedom Newspapers, Inc . It

210-432: Was renamed Freedom Communications in 1993. The company became a television station owner in 1984, with the acquisition of its first two stations WTVC-TV , Chattanooga, Tennessee and KFDM-TV , Beaumont, Texas . The Freedom television group eventually grew to six stations, including WRGB-TV Albany, New York , WPEC-TV West Palm Beach, Florida , WWMT-TV , Kalamazoo, Michigan and KTVL-TV Medford, Oregon . Freedom

225-544: Was succeeded as chief executive officer by his son, C.H. Hoiles , who served until 1981, and then by: Freedom's newspaper portfolio consists of: Los Angeles County Riverside County Regional Orange County Freedom folded its broadcast division in 2012; as a result, none of these stations are currently owned by the company: Notes: 33°45′04″N 117°51′02″W  /  33.7511°N 117.8505°W  / 33.7511; -117.8505 Halifax Media Group Halifax Media Group

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