The ''Palm Beach Daily News'' is a

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serving the town of Palm Beach in Palm Beach County in

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. It is also known as "The Shiny Sheet" because of its heavy, slick newsprint stock.

History

The newspaper was founded in 1897 as the ''Lake Worth Daily News'', and it covers the news and social affairs of the residents on the island of Palm Beach itself. Previously owned by

Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises, Inc. is an American private company, privately held global conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, with approximately 55,000 employees and $21 billion in total revenue. Its major ope ...

, it has been a sister publication of '' The Palm Beach Post'' since 1948, when Florida newspaper owner John Perry, owner of ''The Post'', bought the ''Daily News'' as well. Cox acquired all of Perry's properties in the Palm Beaches in 1969. On October 31, 2017,

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announced its plans to sell the ''Palm Beach Daily News'' and ''Palm Beach Post''. In 2018, it was announced that

GateHouse Media GateHouse Media Inc. was an American publisher of locally based print and digital media. It published 144 daily newspapers, 684 community publications, and over 569 local-market websites in 38 states. Its parent company, New Media Investment Group ...

would buy the newspapers for $49.25 million, with the deal closed in May. Virginia-based

Gannett Gannett Co., Inc. ( ) is an American mass media holding company headquartered in New York City. It is the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation. It owns the national newspaper ''USA Today'', as well as several ...

currently owns the newspaper.

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