Gannett to Purchase Area's Journal Newspapers Chain

From: The Washington Post | Date: May 17, 1991| Author: Mark Potts; Paul Farhi | Copyright information

Gannett Co. of Rosslyn, the publisher of USA Today, said yesterday it has agreed to purchase the suburban Journal newspapers, a chain of five dailies covering Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Prince George's and Montgomery counties.

The deal, which could cost Gannett as much as $47 million and includes a high-quality color printing operation, will put the nation's largest newspaper publisher in direct competition with The Washington Post for the region's suburban readers and advertis...

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