20-Who owns your local newspaper? Understanding media ownership and its impact

By: Megan Rogers and Mrinali Dhembla

Outlets: Granite State News Collaborative

Published: March 20, 2026

Words: 1,073

Last Updated: 18 hours, 32 minutes ago

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On a recent fall morning, newspaper owner Chris Hardie started his workday with a long list of tasks: troubleshoot a server issue, lead a weekly meeting, start planning the upcoming week’s print issue, pay bills, reconcile bank accounts and catch up on emails.

All of that happened before noon.

“My days are all different, and they really shift around wildly from editorial work, business administration, finances, HR things, and …

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