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Times-Journal Inc. acquires six Atlanta papers


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In a recent press release posted via Editor and Publisher, Times-Journal Inc. has acquired six papers in the Atlanta metro area from Southern Community Newspapers, Inc.

The publications acquired by Times-Journal are the Gwinnett Daily Post, Rockdale Citizen, Newton Citizen, Henry Herald, Clayton News and the Jackson Progress-Argus.

The acquisition brings to 21 the number of Georgia newspapers and corresponding websites published by TJI. Those publications now stretch from northwest Georgia throughout metro Atlanta and east to Madison.

The sale was announced by Times-Journal Publisher Otis Brumby and Michael Gebhart, president and CEO of SCNI.

Brumby said the two companies have been working closely over the last several years with SCNI outsourcing several operations to Times-Journal ranging from printing to customer service to pagination of its news pages.

J.K. Murphy, V.P. of content with Times-Journal, will serve as publisher of the newly acquired newspapers.

“It was the next logical step and provides an opportunity for our company and operations to become that much more efficient” Brumby said of the acquisition. “We take our new responsibility to these additional metro Atlanta areas seriously, and look forward to getting to know, working with and serving the people in those communities.”

“I respect Otis as a good friend, smart operator and a force in the Georgia media landscape.  I can’t think of a better fit.  The great SCNI team will be a complement to the TJI family,” Gebhart said. 

The Marietta Daily Journal, Times-Journal’s flagship newspaper, was first printed in 1866, and other titles owned by the group include Rome News-Tribune, Cherokee Tribune, Cherokee Ledger-News, Calhoun Times, Polk Standard-Journal, Walker County Messenger, Catoosa County News, Morgan County Citizen and several Neighbor newspapers serving metro Atlanta.

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