BAY AREA NEWS GROUP

Bay Area News Group is powered by MediaNews Group, one of the largest newspaper companies in the United States situated throughout California, the Rocky Mountain region and the Northwest. We are privately owned and operate nearly 60 daily newspapers in 13 states with combined daily and Sunday circulation of approximately 2.6 million and 2.9 million, respectively. Each of our newspapers maintains a Web site focused on local news content.

As local news leaders, each Bay Area News Group website and newspaper has a long history of editorial and advertising excellence in the communities it serves - forming a special kind of trust and brand loyalty that advertisers value.

With 47% of the San Francisco DMA reading at least one of our websites or newspapers (nearly 2.7 million reached in a week's time). The Bay Area News Group continues to outdistance television, cable, radio and other print competitors as one of the most powerful and effective advertising buys in the San Francisco Bay Area.

What's more, with the added force of alternative delivery programs and targeted marketing opportunities, Bay Area News Group is the ultimate vehicle for reaching the nation's fifth-largest DMA.

Bay Area News Group is a division of the California Newspapers Partnership, headquartered in San Jose, California.