BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Hearst has purchased the Connecticut Post in Bridgeport and seven weekly newspapers in the state from MediaNews Group.
The two privately held companies announced the deal today. Terms were not disclosed.
The weeklies that Hearst acquired are the Darien News-Review, Greenwich Citizen, Fairfield Citizen-News, New Canaan News-Review, New Milford Spectrum, Norwalk Citizen-News and Westport News.
With the acquisition, Hearst also assumes management of three daily newspapers in Connecticut: The Advocate of Stamford, Greenwich Time and The News-Times of Danbury.
The combined circulation of the newspapers is about 137,000 daily and 151,000 on Sundays.
MediaNews Group is the nation’s fourth-largest newspaper company, with headquarters in Denver, Colo. It is the parent company of the Mercury News. Hearst owns 16 daily and 49 weekly newspapers, including the Houston Chronicle and San Francisco Chronicle.
