York News-Times
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The York News-Times is a daily newspaper published in York, Nebraska. It is the newspaper of record for York County and surrounding counties in the Rainwater Basin region.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Lee Enterprises |
| Publisher | Carrie Colburn |
| Editor | Melanie Wilkinson |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Headquarters | 327 Platte Ave, York, NE United States |
| Circulation | 2,700 Daily (as of 2023)[1] |
| OCLC number | 31619133 |
| Website | yorknewstimes |
Part of Berkshire Hathaway's BH Media Group, the News-Times is published five mornings per week, with Sunday and Monday off.[2][3] In March 2016, Carrie Colburn was named publisher.[4]
History
In the late 1800s, York fielded a number of newspapers. On January 1, 1883, the York Democrat was created from a previous paper known as the York Tribune, established in 1872. The York Republican was another newspaper that flourished during this time period and was notable for its large circulation.[5] By the early 1900s, a series of mergers resulted in the York News-Times becoming the last surviving newspaper from the local media boom period.[3]
In 1995, the newspaper's longtime owner, Stauffer Communications, was sold to Morris Communications.[6] In 2007, Morris sold the News-Times and several other newspapers to GateHouse Media.[7] The News-Times and its nearby sister paper, The Grand Island Independent, were sold to the Omaha World-Herald in 2008;[6] the World-Herald and its subsidiary papers were purchased by Berkshire Hathaway in 2011.
In 2020, Berkshire Hathaway sold the newspaper and 30 other daily papers to Lee Enterprises as part of a $140 million cash deal.[8]
Modern era
Although print circulation is still below 3,500, the combination of print and digital readership means the News-Times is currently experiencing the most readership in its history. Its website has won the Nebraska Press Association award for "Best Newspaper Website" five times.[3]
In the concern over fake news websites stemming from the 2016 United States presidential election, the York News-Times was sometimes mistakenly cited as a "fake newspaper," largely due to its name being similar to that of the well-known New York Times.[9]
Among the journalists who have worked at the paper is Pulitzer Prize-winner Jeff Zeleny.