Report: Newspaper chains Gannett, GateHouse in merger talks

NEW YORK — Two of the country’s largest newspaper companies are in “advanced talks” to combine.
That’s according to a Wall Street Journal report that cites unidentified people familiar with the matter.
The Journal says that Gannett Co., the owner of USA Today, and GateHouse Media, the owner of the Austin American-Statesman, Palm Beach Post and many papers in small- and mid-sized towns, are nearing a deal that would have GateHouse or its parent buy Gannett.
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