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

By: Mrinali Dhembla and Megan Rogers

Outlets: Granite State News Collaborative

Published: October 13, 2025

Words: 1,071

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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The front page of an early October 2025 edition of The Keene Sentinel features stories about city elections, the ongoing drought in New Hampshire and two Medicare Advantage providers leaving the state.

It’s all local news. Flip to the second page of the paper, and you’ll see the paper’s masthead, a list of the over 225-year-old daily paper’s key personnel and contact information. The local theme continues on the masthead, says Sean Burke, president and …

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