Current Publishing is a
publishing
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company in Southern
Maine
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that was founded by publisher Lee Hews in 2001.
In November 2015, after fourteen years of independent publishing, the company was sold to
Sun Media
Sun Media Corporation was the owner of several tabloid and broadsheet newspapers in Canada and the 49 percent owner of the now defunct Sun News Network. It was a subsidiary of Quebecor Media.
On October 6, 2014, Quebecor Media announced the ...
,
the local, family-owned publishers of the ''Weekly Forecaster''
newspapers
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, spor ...
, the daily ''
Lewiston Sun Journal
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'', and several other weekly newspapers in the state. During the first year of ownership, the Sun Media team invested heavily in the niche
magazine
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division of Current Publishing and relaunched three of the magazines as full glossy publications: ''Maine Women Magazine'', ''My Generation'', and ''95 North''.
One year later, two of the most popular Current Publishing newspapers were
merged
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with ''Forecaster'' newspapers due to duplication in coverage. The result is stronger,
independent
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weekly newspapers in the market.
Together, Current Publishing's ''American Journal & Lakes Region Weekly'', along with the four ''Forecaster'' editions dominate the Southern Maine market in circulation and local news coverage.
The combined weekly circulation is over 100,000 with an 80% penetration in the market.
External links
keepmecurrent.commainewomenmagazine.commygenerationmaine.com
References
Publishing companies based in Maine
2001 establishments in Maine
Publishing companies established in 2001
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