Daily Press (Virginia)
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet, online |
| Owner(s) | Tribune Publishing |
| Publisher | Marisa Porto |
| Editor | Marisa Porto |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Headquarters | 703 Mariners Row Newport News, Virginia 23606 |
| Circulation | 55,000 daily 85,000 Sunday |
| Website | dailypress.com |
The Daily Press Inc. is a daily morning newspaper published in Newport News, Virginia, which covers the lower and middle Peninsula of Tidewater Virginia. It was established in 1896 and bought by Tribune Company (now Tronc, Inc.) in 1986. The Daily Press has a daily average readership of approximately 101,100. It has a Sunday average readership of approximately 169,200.
The Daily Press is distributed to the following cities and counties: Gloucester, Hampton, Isle of Wight, James City, Newport News, Poquoson, Smithfield, Williamsburg, and York. Through its website at dailypress.com, The Daily Press also covers stories on the "Southside," which includes Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach. Monthly, dailypress.com currently receives nearly 7 million page views.
The Daily Press also owns and publishes the Virginia Gazette, a morning newspaper in Williamsburg, Virginia which publishes on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It covers Williamsburg, James City County, and York County, and has an average readership of 29,324. Annually, vagazette.com currently receives over 5 million page views.
Additionally, The Daily Press also owns and publishes The Tidewater Review, a morning newspaper in West Point, Virginia which publishes on Wednesdays. It covers King and Queen County, New Kent County, and West Point County; and has a Wednesday readership of 3,100. Monthly, tidewaterreview.com currently receives over 57,300 page views.
Beyond print and web, The Daily Press and its sister products also engage people on social media.
The Daily Press employs approximately 180 people. Included in that number are reporters, editors, graphic designers, photojournalists, advertising sales reps, press operators, crews that package and deliver the paper, and employees that maintain electronic systems. The Daily Press also has an online publishing team, a marketing department, a finance department, and a human resources team.
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