−Removed: Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, (“Lee”, “the Company”, “we”, “our” or “us”) is a digital-first subscription platform providing local markets with valuable, high quality, trusted, intensely local news, information, advertising and marketing services.
−Removed: We are a rapidly growing digital subscription platform with more than 530,000 digital subscribers serving 77 mid-sized local communities in 26 states.
−Removed: Our core strategy aims to grow digital audiences and engagement through continuous improvements to subscriber experience, while offering a full suite of omni-channel advertising and marketing solutions local advertisers desire.
−Removed: Our product portfolio includes digital subscription platforms, daily, weekly and monthly newspapers and niche publications, all delivering original local news and information.
−Removed: Our products offer print and digital editions, and our content and advertising is available in real time through our websites and mobile apps.
+Added: Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries (“Lee”, “the Company”, “we”, “our” or “us”), is a digital-first subscription business providing local markets with valuable, high quality, trusted, intensely local news, information, advertising and marketing services.
+Added: We inform consumers in 75 mid-sized local communities in 26 states with a rapidly growing digital subscription platform including 721,000 digital subscribers.
+Added: Our core strategy aims to grow audiences and engagement through creating, collecting, and distributing trusted local news and information, continuous improvements to subscriber experience, and offering a full suite of omni-channel advertising and marketing to more than 30,000 local advertisers.
+Added: Our product portfolio includes digital subscription platforms, daily, weekly and monthly newspapers and niche products, all delivering original local news and information as well as national and international news.
+Added: Our products offer digital and print editions, and our content and advertising is available in real time through our websites and mobile apps.
We operate in predominately mid-sized communities with products ranging from large daily newspapers and associated digital products, such as the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch and The Buffalo News , to non-daily newspapers with news websites and digital platforms serving smaller communities.
−Removed: We have made talent and technology investments to improve user experience, content, data visualization, and marketing to align with the shift in spending habits to digital products by both consumers and advertisers.
−Removed: In 2022, total digital revenues, which includes digital advertising and marketing services revenues, digital-only subscription revenues, and digital services revenues, were $240 million, or 31% of our total revenues.
+Added: We have made investments in talent and technology to improve user experience, content, data visualization and marketing to align with the shift in spending habits by both consumers and advertisers toward digital products.
+Added: In 2023, total digital revenues, which include digital advertising and marketing services revenues, digital-only subscription revenues, and digital services revenues, were $273.2 million, or 39.5% of our total revenues.
We aim to grow our business through three main categories:
subscriptions to our product offerings, advertising and marketing solutions to local advertisers, and digital services to a diverse set of customers.
−Removed: Execution of this strategy is expected to transform Lee into a vibrant, digitally centric company.
+Added: Execution of this strategy is expected to transform Lee into a growing and sustainable local media organization.
• Our digital subscription platforms are the fastest growing digital subscription platforms in local media.
−Removed: At the end of 2022, we had more than 530,000 subscribers to our digital platforms, up 32% over 2021.
+Added: At the end of 2023, we had 721,000 subscribers to our digital platforms, up 35.6% over 2022.
Revenue from digital-only subscribers totaled more than $60 million in 2023, up 51% over 2022.
• Amplified Digital ® ("Amplified"), our digital marketing services agency, offers a full suite of digital marketing solutions to local advertisers.
−Removed: Revenue at Amplified totaled almost $76 million in 2022, up 83% over 2021.
+Added: Revenue at Amplified totaled more than $91.2 million in 2023 up 20% over 2022.
• BLOX Digital (formerly known as TownNews), our software as a service (SaaS) content platform, is one of the largest web-hosting and content management SaaS providers in North America.
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We generate revenue primarily through advertising and marketing services, subscriptions to our digital and print products, and digital services, primarily through our majority-owned subsidiary, BLOX Digital.
−Removed: Our operations also provide printing and distribution of third-party publications.
On March 16, 2020, we completed the acquisition of BH Media Group, Inc.
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("Buffalo News"), adding 31 local media operations and nearly doubling our audience size and total operating revenue.
−Removed: See Note 3 — Acquisitions, in the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the acquisition.
+Added: See Note 1 — Significant Accounting Policies, in the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the acquisition.
Advertising and Marketing Services - In 2023, advertising and marketing services revenue of $319.0 million comprised 46.2% of total operating revenue.
−Removed: There are two primary categories of print advertising revenue:
−Removed: local and national.
−Removed: • Local advertising takes the form of display advertising in daily and non-daily publications and preprinted advertising inserted in the publication.
−Removed: • National advertising is revenue earned from the sale of print display advertising space, or from preprint advertising inserted in the publication, from national accounts that do not have a local retailer representing the account in the market.
−Removed: There are three main categories of digital advertising and marketing services revenue:
−Removed: digital media, digital classified and digital marketing services.
−Removed: • Digital media represents all display advertising delivered on our owned and operated digital products.
−Removed: • Digital classified represents digital advertising revenue associated with our classified partnerships including auto, employment, real estate, legal and obituaries.
−Removed: • Digital marketing services represents a full suite of marketing services provided through Amplified, including targeted display, video, OTT, custom content, web development, social media management, search, events, email marketing and other tactics.
−Removed: Amplified remains a key strategic priority for us in 2023.
−Removed: Our sales force deploys an omni-channel sales approach that leverages the auction-based ad buying that is widely adopted by all major digital advertising channels, and tailors advertising and marketing solutions based on the size, scale, and needs of the advertiser.
−Removed: Through Amplified we create sophisticated digital campaigns on our owned and operated sites and on third-party sites that give advertisers the ability to target their message to reach their desired audiences.
−Removed: We collaborate with Google and other ad tech companies to provide key metrics and analytics to measure campaign effectiveness.
+Added: Advertising and marketing services are primarily sold to local, regional, and nationwide businesses.
+Added: There are four categories of advertising revenue:
+Added: • Advertising on our owned and operated digital products;
+Added: • Digital marketing services through Amplified, including targeted display, video, OTT, custom content, web development, social media management, search, events, email marketing and other tactics;
+Added: • Display advertising in daily and non-daily print publications;
+Added: • Preprinted advertising inserted in our daily and non-daily print publications.
+Added: Digital advertising and marketing services remain a key strategic priority for us in 2024.
+Added: Our advertising teams deploy an omni-channel sales approach that leverages our owned and operated products with Amplified to offer a full suite of digital advertising and marketing services.
+Added: Through our nationally scaled sales force, proprietary ad tech, and sophisticated reporting and analytics, we believe we are well positioned to solve advertising solutions for our advertisers.
+Added: Through our AI-driven media planning process, we present our advertisers with targeted, integrated solutions that help them reach their intended audiences.
Advertising and marketing services revenues are subject to moderate seasonality primarily due to fluctuations in advertising volumes tied to holidays and seasonal advertising.
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Digital-only subscriptions include access to our content on our digital platforms.
−Removed: At the end of the fiscal year, we had 532,000 digital-only subscribers, up 32% compared to 2021, with revenue totaling $40 million, or up 42% compared to 2021.
+Added: At the end of the fiscal year, we had over 721,000 digital-only subscribers, up 35.6% compared to 2022, with revenue totaling $60 million, or up 51% compared to 2022.
Growing our digital-only subscribers and digital-only revenue remains a top strategic priority in 2024.
Our primary digital-only subscriber acquisition tactics include:
−Removed: • Converting our significant organic traffic through on-platform promotion, paywalls, and dynamic meters;
−Removed: • Continuously improving our subscriber experience;
+Added: • Investing in relevant, trusted, and intensely local news and information that connects and engages our local communities;
• Brand marketing campaigns to raise awareness to the desirability of our content;
+Added: • Continuously improving our subscriber experience;
+Added: • Converting our significant organic traffic through on-platform promotion, paywalls, and dynamic meters.
A variety of pricing strategies are also used, including discounted introductory periods and sales, to encourage trial and habituation before transitioning to the full price rate.
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In addition, BLOX Digital services nearly 2,000 daily customers, including legacy media publications, universities, television stations and niche publications.
−Removed: • Including intercompany revenue generated from our markets, revenue at BLOX Digital grew almost 14% in 2022 and totaled $31 million.
−Removed: • With strong product offerings, investments in video and streaming technology and diversifying the customer base into broadcast, BLOX Digital is positioned to continue to be a key component to our growth strategy.
+Added: • Including intercompany revenue generated from our markets, revenue at BLOX Digital grew 13.2% in 2023 and totaled $35 million.
+Added: • With strong product offerings, investments in video and streaming technology and diversifying the customer base into broadcast, BLOX Digital is positioned to continue to be a key component of our growth strategy.
Other Revenue - In 2023, Other Revenue of $58.9 million comprised 8.5% of total operating revenue.
−Removed: Excluding digital services revenue, other revenue is comprised mainly of commercial printing and delivery of third party products and until March 16, 2020 revenue from a Management Agreement between BH Media and the Company dated June 26, 2018 ("Management Agreement").
+Added: Excluding digital services revenue, other revenue is comprised mainly of commercial printing and delivery of third-party products.
In 2023, other revenue excluding digital services of $19.4 million, comprised 5.7% of our total operating revenue, compared to $18.0 million and 5.5% in 2022.
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The market for local digital marketing solutions is highly competitive and evolving allowing opportunities for new competitors to enter the market.
−Removed: Amplified competes with other digital marketing solutions agencies as well as other media companies who have a similar strategy for digital marketing solutions.
+Added: Amplified competes with other digital marketing solutions agencies as well as other media companies which have a similar strategy for digital marketing solutions.
While some of our competitors enjoy competitive advantages such as greater name recognition, longer histories as well as greater financial resources, we believe we compete favorably and our product capabilities meet customer requirements due to our data-driven, omni-channel sales approach, our experienced digital sales force and our overall customer satisfaction.
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STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
−Removed: We are committed to a strategy that transforms Lee into a vibrant, digitally-centric business with recurring, sustainable digital revenue.
+Added: We are committed to a strategy that transforms Lee into a sustainable and growing digital business.
Aligning with that commitment, our Three Pillar Digital Growth Strategy is focused on the following:
Expand digital audiences by transforming the presentation of local news and information.
−Removed: We seek to maintain our position as the leading provider of news and information by providing best-in-class digital experiences to improve consumer engagement and grow our audiences.
−Removed: We aim to achieve this by delivering relevant, useful, and engaging content to the consumer using a multi-media approach with a heavy emphasis on video and audio.
−Removed: In 2023, we plan to continuously improve the user experience with our digital products through targeted investments in top talent aimed at investigative journalism.
+Added: We seek to maintain our dominant market position as the leading provider of news and information by providing best-in-class digital experiences to improve consumer engagement and grow our audiences.
+Added: We aim to achieve this by delivering relevant, useful, and engaging content to the consumer using a multi-media approach, including video and audio.
+Added: In 2024, we plan to continuously improve the user experience with our digital products through targeted investments in top talent aimed at improving the mobile version of our digital products and leveraging the information we have to improve subscriber retention.
Providing our local consumers with more and more high quality, trusted, engaging content is important to growing our digital audiences and driving subscription conversions.
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Expand digital subscription base and revenue.
−Removed: We are the fastest growing digital subscription platform in local media.
−Removed: Digital-only subscriber growth continued at a rapid pace in 2022, offsetting the declines in our
−Removed: traditional full access (print and digital) subscribers.
+Added: We are the fastest growing local media digital subscription business.
+Added: Digital-only subscriber growth continued at a rapid pace in 2023, offsetting the declines in our traditional full access (print and digital) subscribers.
Our digital audiences are comprised of full access subscribers, digital-only subscribers and non-subscribers who access our sites subject to our paywalls.
−Removed: More than 53% of our full access subscribers have activated their digital access, and digital-only subscribers increased 32% in 2022, reaching 532,000 digital-only subscribers.
+Added: More than 53% of our full access subscribers have activated their digital access, and digital-only subscribers increased 35.6% in 2023, reaching over 721,000 digital-only subscribers.
Our acquisition and retention tactics are focused on growing our digital subscription base by using data and analytics to direct our huge addressable market of 31 million unique visitors toward obtaining a digital subscription.
−Removed: In 2023, our primary digital-only subscriber acquisition tactics include:
−Removed: • Converting our significant organic traffic through on-platform promotion, paywalls, and dynamic meters;
−Removed: • Continuously improving our subscriber experience;
−Removed: • Brand marketing campaigns to raise awareness to the desirability of our content.
−Removed: Using these techniques, we expect digital-only subscribers to continue to grow substantially, reaching more than 900,000 digital-only subscribers by 2026.
+Added: Using these techniques, we expect digital-only subscribers to continue to grow substantially, reaching more than 1.2 million digital-only subscribers by 2028.
We believe our digital transformation will have a favorable impact on the environment.
−Removed: A key component to our digital growth strategy is to accelerate the pace of digital subscriber growth.
−Removed: Growing our digital revenue streams as the print revenues mature will have a favorable impact on the environment as our production hubs will consume less energy, we will consume less newsprint, and there will be less environmental impact from our distribution channels that largely operate on fossil-fuel powered transportation.
+Added: A key component of our digital growth strategy is to accelerate the pace of digital subscriber growth.
+Added: Growing our digital revenue
+Added: streams as the print revenues mature will have a favorable impact on the environment as our production hubs will consume less energy, we will consume less newsprint, and there will be less environmental impact from our distribution channels that largely operate on fossil-fuel powered transportation.
Diversify and expand offerings for local advertisers.
According to eMarketer, local advertising spending is expected to reach nearly $150 billion in 2024.
−Removed: Our vast array of rapidly growing digital products, our large, digitally adept salesforce and Amplified, our full service digital agency, creates a powerful opportunity to gain scale both in and outside of our local markets.
+Added: Our vast array of rapidly growing digital products, our large, digitally-adept salesforce and Amplified, our full service digital agency, create a powerful opportunity to gain scale both in and outside of our local markets.
• Our local sales forces are larger than any local competitor, and we believe they are the most highly trained and proficient sales force in our markets.
• We have strong relationships with businesses in our markets and offer a wide array of products to deliver our advertisers' message.
−Removed: Amplified remains a key strategic priority for us in 2023 as we expect it to fuel growth of our digital advertising and marketing services.
−Removed: Our salesforce deploys an omni-channel sales approach that leverages the auction-based ad buying that is widely adopted by all major digital advertising channels, and tailors advertising and marketing solutions based on the size, scale, and needs of the advertiser.
Through Amplified we create sophisticated digital campaigns on our owned and operated sites and on third-party sites that give advertisers the ability to target their message to reach their desired audiences.
+Added: Our sales force deploys an omni-channel sales approach that leverages the auction-based ad buying that is widely adopted by all major digital advertising channels, and tailors advertising and marketing solutions based on the size, scale, and needs of the advertiser.
We collaborate with Google and other ad tech companies to provide key metrics and analytics to measure campaign effectiveness.
BLOX Digitals represents a powerful opportunity for us to drive additional digital revenue through their SaaS content platform.
−Removed: In 2022, revenue at BLOX Digital, including intercompany revenue, totaled $31 million and since 2011 the compounded annual growth rate of BLOX Digital revenue has been 11%.
+Added: In 2023, revenue at BLOX Digital, including intracompany revenue, totaled $35 million and since 2013 the compounded annual growth rate of BLOX Digital revenue has been 11.0%.
Through continuous investment in product development and gaining essential technology, like world-class video and streaming technology, BLOX Digital is the leading CMS provider in the publishing CMS segment and is growing its market share in the broadcast CMS segment.
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omaha.com Omaha, NE 58,514 63,319 1,520 19,512
−Removed: Richmond Times-Dispatch (1)
−Removed: richmond.com Richmond, VA 57,695 61,757 1,561 14,063
Wisconsin State Journal (1)(4)
madison.com Madison, WI 49,140 51,450 1,698 19,380
−Removed: Arizona Daily Star (5)(1)
−Removed: azstarnet.com Tucson, AZ 39,997 47,348 1,482 6,930
+Added: Richmond Times-Dispatch (1)
+Added: richmond.com Richmond, VA 48,807 52,218 1,305 14,151
The Times (1)
nwitimes.com Munster, Valparaiso, and Crown Point, IN 42,413 43,416 1,100 17,262
−Removed: Lincoln Journal Star (1)
−Removed: journalstar.com Lincoln, NE 38,097 40,663 1,431 15,802
+Added: Arizona Daily Star (5) (1)
+Added: azstarnet.com Tucson, AZ 39,500 45,848 1,368 13,339
Tulsa World (1)
tulsaworld.com Tulsa, OK 33,565 36,484 1,210 9,965
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+Added: Lincoln Journal Star (1)
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+Added: Quad-City Times qctimes.com Davenport, IA 22,116 23,685 657 5,634
+Added: The Bismarck Tribune bismarcktribune.com Bismarck, ND 22,006 408 4,990
+Added: Average Units (5)
+Added: 2023 Monthly Average ('000s) (6)(7)
+Added: Newspaper Primary Website Location Daily (3)
+Added: Unique Visitors Page Views
Winston Salem Journal (1)
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Roanoke Times roanoke.com Roanoke, VA 19,657 22,103 679 5,409
−Removed: Billings Gazette billingsgazette.com Billings, MT 24,119 24,656 988 11,072
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The Press of Atlantic City pressofatlanticcity.com Atlantic City, NJ 18,294 — 726 6,631
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Missoulian missoulian.com Missoula, MT 16,652 — 413 4,647
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−Removed: The Courier wcfcourier.com Waterloo and Cedar Falls, IA 14,493 17,448 419 3,988
The Post-Star poststar.com Glens Falls, NY 15,866 — 434 4,606
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+Added: Greensboro News-Record greensboro.com Greensboro, NC 15,151 16,725 578 3,741
+Added: The Journal Times journaltimes.com Racine, WI 14,749 15,915 405 4,274
Freelance-Star fredericksburg.com Fredericksburg, VA 14,362 15,376 398 3,844
−Removed: La Crosse Tribune lacrossetribune.com La Crosse, WI 14,151 15,323 494 5,078
−Removed: Dispatch-Argus qconline.com Moline, IL 13,522 14,323 269 3,521
+Added: Independent Record helenair.com Helena, MT 14,083 — 316 4,063
Napa Valley Register napavalleyregister.com Napa, CA 13,561 — 343 3,094
−Removed: Casper Star-Tribune trib.com Casper, WY 12,609 13,391 369 2,942
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−Removed: Waco Tribune-Herald wacotrib.com Waco, TX 12,222 13,020 548 3,843
+Added: Dispatch-Argus qconline.com Moline, IL 13,039 13,618 226 3,131
Kenosha News kenoshanews.com Kenosha, WI 12,907 13,684 656 4,878
−Removed: Independent Record helenair.com Helena, MT 12,728 12,817 372 4,522
−Removed: Charlottesville Daily Progress dailyprogress.com Charlottesville, VA 11,107 11,621 330 2,685
−Removed: Average Units (1)
−Removed: 2022 Monthly Average ('000s) (6)(7)
−Removed: Newspaper Primary Website Location Daily (3)
−Removed: Unique Visitors Page Views
−Removed: The Daily News tdn.com Longview, WA 14,876 11,016 217 1,980
−Removed: Lynchburg News & Advance newsadvance.com Lynchburg, VA 9,788 10,822 407 2,941
+Added: Waco Tribune-Herald wacotrib.com Waco, TX 11,566 — 442 3,245
The Citizen auburnpub.com Auburn, NY 10,498 — 389 2,955
+Added: The Courier wcfcourier.com Waterloo and Cedar Falls, IA 10,342 — 386 3,510
+Added: Charlottesville Daily Progress dailyprogress.com Charlottesville, VA 10,326 — 435 2,886
+Added: Sioux City Journal siouxcityjournal.com Sioux City, IA 10,208 — 346 2,962
Montana Standard mtstandard.com Butte, MT 9,837 — 216 2,794
−Removed: Bristol Herald Courier heraldcourier.com Bristol,VA 9,727 9,851 297 2,040
The Times-News magicvalley.com Twin Falls, ID 9,270 — 200 1,743
−Removed: Dothan Eagle dothaneagle.com Dothan, AL 9,148 9,538 298 1,648
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+Added: Herald & Review herald-review.com Decatur, IL 9,128 — 284 3,074
+Added: Lynchburg News & Advance newsadvance.com Lynchburg, VA 9,085 — 299 2,317
+Added: The Times and Democrat thetandd.com Orangeburg, SC 8,551 — 290 1,889
+Added: Hickory Daily Record hickoryrecord.com Hickory, NC 8,237 — 285 2,110
Grand Island Independent theindependent.com Grand Island, NE 8,063 — 228 2,497
−Removed: Globe Gazette globegazette.com Mason City, IA 7,617 8,415 252 2,315
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Corvallis Gazette-Times gazettetimes.com Corvallis, OR 7,020 — 143 1,697
−Removed: Statesville Record & Landmark statesville.com Statesville, NC 13,748 7,886 183 1,212
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Bryan-College Station Eagle theeagle.com Bryan, TX 6,682 — 262 1,851
−Removed: Arizona Daily Sun azdailysun.com Flagstaff, AZ 7,712 7,354 248 1,620
−Removed: The Times and Democrat thetandd.com Orangeburg, SC 7,485 7,007 299 2,350
−Removed: Florence Morning News scnow.com Florence, SC 6,691 6,848 234 1,453
+Added: Average Units (5)
+Added: 2023 Monthly Average ('000s) (6)(7)
+Added: Newspaper Primary Website Location Daily (3)
+Added: Unique Visitors Page Views
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+Added: Globe Gazette globegazette.com Mason City, IA 6,382 — 218 1,978
+Added: The Southern Illinoisan thesouthern.com Carbondale, IL 6,289 — 190 1,253
Albany Democrat-Herald democratherald.com Albany, OR 6,243 — 160 1,318
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Scottsbluff Star-Herald starherald.com Scottsbluff, NE 5,690 — 134 947
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−Removed: The McDowell News mcdowellnews.com Marion, NC 2,257 2,351 120 555
−Removed: Ravalli Republic ravallinews.com Hamilton, MT 2,413 2,330 94 464
−Removed: The News Virginian newsvirginian.com Waynesboro, VA 2,122 2,241 77 475
Daily Citizen wiscnews.com/bdc Beaver Dam, WI 5,372 — — —
+Added: Opelika Auburn News oanow.com Opelika, AL 5,202 — 217 1,765
+Added: The News Herald morganton.com Morganton, NC 4,800 — 165 1,061
+Added: Florence Morning News scnow.com Florence, SC 4,787 — 195 1,263
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+Added: Martinsville Bulletin martinsvillebulletin.com Martinsville, VA 4,704 — 130 966
Portage Daily Register wiscnews.com/pdr Portage, WI 4,437 — — —
Baraboo News Republic wiscnews.com/bnr Baraboo, WI 4,435 — — —
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Columbus Telegram columbustelegram.com Columbus, NE 3,068 — 126 919
Fremont Tribune fremonttribune.com Fremont, NE 2,984 — 155 934
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−Removed: Unique Visitors Page Views
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−Removed: Journal Gazette & Times-Courier jg-tc.com Mattoon/Charleston, IL 4,393 — 222 1,743
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−Removed: Elko Daily Free Press elkodaily.com Elko, NV 5,899 — 226 2,111
−Removed: September 20 Quarterly Executive Summary Data Report, unless otherwise noted.
−Removed: More recent data is not available.
−Removed: March 2022 Quarterly Executive Summary Data Report, unless otherwise noted.
−Removed: More recent data is not available
+Added: Winona Daily News winonadailynews.com Winona, MN 1,927 — 81 690
+Added: Muscatine Journal muscatinejournal.com Muscatine, IA 1833 — 228 1020
+Added: Ravalli Republic ravallinews.com Hamilton, MT 707 — 64 353
+Added: September 2023 Quarterly Executive Summary Data Report, unaudited
+Added: March 2023 Quarterly Executive Summary Data Report, unaudited More recent data is not available
(3) Not all newspapers are published Monday through Saturday or have a Sunday edition
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EMPLOYEES AND HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCES
−Removed: We believe the foundation of our business is the people and employees who carry out the various tactics that support our business strategy.
−Removed: A major focus in 2022 was investing in the top digital talent to carry out our Three Pillar Digital Growth Strategy and position us to achieve our long-term growth targets
−Removed: At September 25, 2022, we had approximately 4,365 employees, including approximately 788 part-time employees, exclusive of TNI and MNI.
+Added: We believe the foundation of our business is the people and employees who support our business strategy.
+Added: A major focus in 2023 was investing in top digital talent to carry out our Three Pillar Digital Growth Strategy and position us to achieve our long-term growth targets
+Added: At September 24, 2023, we had 3,342 employees, including 510 part-time employees, exclusive of TNI and MNI.
Full-time equivalent employees in 2023 totaled approximately 3,171 of which 527 are represented by unions.
We consider our relationships with our employees to be good.
−Removed: We are committed to an equitable and inclusive workplace that also reflects the diversity of our local readers and communities in which we serve.
−Removed: In 2021, we hired a Director of News and Talent Development who is charged with improving diversity in our newsrooms and hiring practices that promote a more complete and inclusive news coverage of the communities in which we serve.
+Added: We are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive workplace that also reflects the diversity of our local readers and communities in which we serve.
We continue to demonstrate our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion by assessing our hiring practices, extending our hiring reach, providing skill-building opportunities on diverse storytelling, and developing business strategies that include historically marginalized communities.
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• Our ability to manage increased capital costs;
−Removed: • Our ability to maintain our listing status on NASDAQ;
+Added: • Our ability to maintain our listing status on the Nasdaq Global Select Market ("NASDAQ");
• Competition;
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