On the back of Australian News Corp media dropping King Features comic strips in their newspapers around the country, we can also announce that an American media company Lee Enterprises has made the same decision. From what we understand Lee Enterprises has 77 newspapers in their control.
For two large media companies to make the same decision inside a short period of time may worry some.
You can read our original article about News Corp here including comments by newspaper creators Jeff Weigel, Tony DePaul and Mike Manley.
There has been an online petition started on change.org regarding the News Corp decision. You can sign here.
At the time of writing - 3,500+ has signed. The official line from several sources when asked about this decision has been that no one reads the comics and more people want the puzzles instead. I will let you decide if you believe that or not.
On the back of News Corp, the King Features comic archive website has started advertising their platform because of the situation. A screenshot of the advert is attached here.
The list of the 77 newspapers for Lee Enterprises are:
ALABAMA
Dothan Eagle
Dothan • dothaneagle.com
Opelika-Auburn News
Opelika • oanow.com
ARIZONA
Arizona Daily Sun
Flagstaff • azdailysun.com
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson • tucson.com
CALIFORNIA
Napa Valley Publishing
Napa • napavalleyregister.com
IDAHO / NEVADA
Elko Daily Free Press
Elko • elkodaily.com
Times-News
Twin Falls • magicvalley.com
ILLINOIS
Herald and Review
Decatur • herald-review.com
Journal Gazette/Times-Courier
Mattoon • jg-tc.com
The Pantagraph
Bloomington • pantagraph.com
Moline Dispatch & Rock Island Argus
Moline • qconline.com
The Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale • thesouthern.com
INDIANA
The Times
Munster • nwitimes.com
IOWA
Clarinda Herald-Journal
Clarinda • clarindaherald.com
Denison Bulletin and Review
Denison • dbrnews.com
Globe Gazette
Mason City • globegazette.com
Logan Herald-Observer/Woodbine Twiner
Woodbine • loganwoodbine.com
The Muscatine Journal
Muscatine • muscatinejournal.com
The Daily Nonpareil
Council Bluffs • nonpareilonline.com
The Quad-City Times
Davenport • qctimes.com
Sioux City Journal
Sioux City • siouxcityjournal.com
Shenandoah Valley News
Shenandoah • valleynewstoday.com
The Courier
Waterloo • wcfcourier.com
MINNESOTA
Winona Daily News
Winona • winonadailynews.com
MISSOURI
Daily Journal
Park Hills • dailyjournalonline.com
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis • stltoday.com
MONTANA
Billings Gazette
Billings • billingsgazette.com
Independent Record
Helena • helenair.com
Missoulian
Missoula • missoulian.com
The Montana Standard
Butte • mtstandard.com
Ravalli Republic
Hamilton • ravallirepublic.com
NORTH CAROLINA
Greensboro News and Record
Greensboro • greensboro.com
Hickory Daily Record
Hickory • hickoryrecord.com
Independent Tribune
Concord • independenttribune.com
Winston-Salem Journal
Winston-Salem • journalnow.com
McDowell News
Marion • mcdowellnews.com
Mooresville Tribune
Mooresville • mooresvilletribune.com
News Herald
Morganton • morganton.com
Statesville Record and Landmark
Statesville • statesville.com
NORTH DAKOTA
The Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck • bismarcktribune.com
NEBRASKA
The Beatrice Daily Sun
Beatrice • beatricedailysun.com
The Columbus Telegram
Columbus • columbustelegram.com
Fremont Tribune
Fremont • fremonttribune.com
The Lincoln Journal Star
Lincoln • journalstar.com
Kearney Hub
Kearney • kearneyhub.com
Lexington Clipper-Herald
Lexington • lexch.com
North Platte Telegraph
North Platte • nptelegraph.com
Omaha World-Herald
Omaha • omaha.com
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Scottsbluff • starherald.com
Grand Island Independent
Grand Island • theindependent.com
Wahoo Ashland Waverly
Wahoo • wahoo-ashland-waverly.com
York News Times
York • yorknewstimes.com
NEW JERSEY
Atlantic City Weekly
Pleasantville • atlanticcityweekly.com
Press of Atlantic City
Pleasantville • pressofatlanticcity.com
NEW YORK
The Citizen
Auburn • auburnpub.com
The Buffalo News
Buffalo • buffalonews.com
The Post-Star
Glens Falls • poststar.com
OKLAHOMA
Tulsa World
Tulsa • tulsaworld.com
OREGON
Democrat-Herald
Albany • democratherald.com
Gazette-Times
Corvallis • gazettetimes.com
Lebanon Express
Lebanon • lebanon-express.com
PENNSYLVANIA
The Sentinel
Carlisle • cumberlink.com
SOUTH CAROLINA
SCNOW
Florence • scnow.com
The Times and Democrat
Orangeburg • thetandd.com
SOUTH DAKOTA
Rapid City Journal
Rapid City • rapidcityjournal.com
TEXAS
My Aggie Nation
Bryan • myaggienation.com
Bryan-College Station Eagle
Bryan • theeagle.com
Waco Tribune-Herald
Waco • wacotrib.com
VIRGINIA
The Daily Progress
Charlottesville • dailyprogress.com
Fredericksburg Free Lance Star
Fredericksburg • fredericksburg.com
Danville Register Bee/Go Dan River
Danville • godanriver.com
Bristol Herald Courier - Tricities
Bristol • heraldcourier.com
Martinsville Bulletin
Martinsville • martinsvillebulletin.com
Lynchburg News and Advance
Lynchburg • newsadvance.com
The News Virginian
Waynesboro • newsvirginian.com
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Richmond • richmond.com
Roanoke Times
Roanoke • roanoke.com
Smith Mountain Lake
Hardy • smithmountainlake.com
Culpeper Star-Exponent
Culpeper • starexponent.com
SWVA Today
Wytheville • swvatoday.com
Franklin News Post
Rocky Mount • thefranklinnewspost.com
WASHINGTON
The Daily News
Longview • tdn.com
WISCONSIN
The Chippewa Herald
Chippewa Falls • chippewa.com
The Journal Times
Racine • journaltimes.com
Kenosha News
Kenosha • kenoshanews.com
La Crosse Tribune
La Crosse • lacrossetribune.com
Lake Geneva Regional News
Lake Geneva • lakegenevanews.net
Madison.com
Madison • madison.com
WYOMING
The Casper Journal
Casper • casperjournal.com
Casper Star Tribune
Casper • trib.com
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