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Econ Focus

Summer 2006

Short Takes

The 10 Largest Newspapers in the Fifth District*

With the purchase of the Charlotte Observer and The State, McClatchy Co. (holdings in bold) now owns the largest newspapers in the Carolinas, adding to a portfolio that previously was led by the Raleigh News & Observer.

Paper	Owner	Sunday Circulation
Washington Post	Washington Post	960,684
Baltimore Sun	Tribune	401,918
Charlotte Observer	McClatchy	274,125
Virginian-Pilot (Hampton Roads, Va.)	Landmark	225,730
Richmond Times-Dispatch	Media General	219,595
Raleigh News & Observer	McClatchy	213,878
The State (Columbia, S.C.)	McClatchy	140,362
Greenville News (S.C.)	Gannett	114,312
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.)	Daily Press, Inc.	112,042
Post and Courier (Charleston, S.C.)	Evening Post	111,273

Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations, as of March 31, 2006
*USA Today is based in McLean, Va., but its market is national.

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