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From 1986 through 2007, a weekly total market coverage newspaper called The Leader circulated in Scott County, Iowa, location of Davenport. Distributed on Thursdays, the newspaper contained re-printed content from the Dispatch and Argus, plus exclusive features and hard news stories from Davenport and the Iowa side of the Quad Cities.
It publishes 77 daily newspapers in 26 states, [2] and more than 350 weekly, classified, and specialty publications. [3] Lee Enterprises was founded in 1890 by Alfred Wilson Lee [2] and is based in Davenport, Iowa. [4] The company also provides online services, including websites supporting its daily newspapers and other publications.
In Iowa, Lee owns 10 daily newspapers, including the main newspaper in three of the state's metro areas: the Quad-City Times in Davenport, the Courier in Waterloo and the Sioux City Journal.
Three local daily newspapers serve the Quad Cities, all of them morning editions. The Quad-City Times, based in Davenport, is circulated throughout the Quad Cities metropolitan area, including Davenport, Bettendorf and Scott County in Iowa; and Moline, East Moline, Rock Island and Rock Island County in Illinois.
Davenport was dropped from masthead in 1937, [3] and by 1951 the newspaper adopted the name of Morning Democrat. [4] The Blue Ribbon News began publication in 1878; by 1886, it was known as the Davenport Daily Times. The newspaper, which struggled for many years, was sold in 1899 to A. W. Lee (founder of Lee Enterprises) for $120,000.
In the 2012 Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letter, Warren Buffett noted that he had purchased 28 daily newspapers at a cost of $344 million. Buffett also talked about his acquisition criteria for ...
The River Cities' Reader is an independently owned alternative newspaper based in Davenport, Iowa. The newspaper was founded in 1993 and is circulated throughout the Quad-Cities metropolitan area and outlying communities. The Reader 's format is tabloid size on newsprint; its masthead reads "business, politics, arts and culture".
Quad-City Times – Davenport; ... The Iowa Jewish News; Manchester Democrat (1875–1930) ... (Survey of local news existence and ownership in 21st century)