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Austin American-Statesman
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Front page of the Austin American-Statesman, May 30, 2024
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
OwnerTemplate:Pluralize from textHearst Communications
Founded1871; 155 years ago (1871) (as the Democratic Statesman)
Headquarters8000 Metropolis Drive Building A. STE. 100
Austin, Texas 78744
Circulation17,000 Digital Subscribers [1]
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  • 26,455 Daily
  • 33,699 Sunday
(as of 2022)[2]
ISSN1553-8451
Websitewww.statesman.com

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The Austin American-Statesman is the major daily newspaper for Austin, the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. It is owned by Hearst Communications. The distribution of the following The New York Times, The Washington Post, Associated Press, and USA TODAY international and national news, but also incorporates Central Texas coverage, especially in political reporting. The paper covers the area's music scene, especially the annual South by Southwest Music Festival, and co-sponsors Austin events such as the Capital 10K, one of the largest 10K runs in the U.S., and the Season for Caring charity campaign. In the Austin market, the Statesman competes with the Austin Chronicle, an alternative weekly.

Circulation

In 2009, the Austin American-Statesman ranked 60th in circulation among daily newspapers, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.[3] Figures from Scarborough Research show the Statesman — in print and online – reaches 68% of Central Texans in an average week.[4]

Following a national trend among daily newspapers, the Statesman has seen drastic circulation declines in recent years. Austin is one of America's most internet-connected cities, though not ranked in the 25 largest "connected" cities, and in a related trend, the Statesman's daily circulation ranks among those cities seeing drops of 5% or more in recent reports.[5] As compared to a U.S. national decline of 2.1%, the Statesman's daily circulation in the most recent six-month reporting period fell 5.6% to 173,527. Its Sunday circulation fell 5.5% to 215,984. Austin is the 11th-largest city (and the 35th-largest metropolitan area) in the U.S.

Politics

The Statesman endorsed George W. Bush in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections,[6] and Republican governor Rick Perry along with every other Republican incumbent in 2006.[citation needed] In the 2008 presidential election, however, the paper endorsed Barack Obama.[6] The Statesman also provides coverage of Libertarian Party and Green Party matters.

History

Founded as the triweekly[7] Democratic Statesman in 1871, the newspaper was originally allied with the state Democratic party during Reconstruction. It began daily publication as a morning paper in 1873. After absorbing the Austin Tribune in 1914, it published as the afternoon Austin Statesman and Tribune, then became an evening paper and changed its name to the Austin Evening Statesman in 1916.[8]

A rival paper, the morning Austin American, began in 1914. Waco-based newspapermen Charles E. Marsh and E.S. Fentress bought the American in 1919 and the Evening Statesman in 1924. Merged under one company, the morning and evening papers published separately during the week and combined for a Sunday Austin American Statesman edition. The company continued separate titles until 1973, when all products became the American-Statesman, with four editions daily.[8]

Cox Enterprises acquired the Statesman when it bought the Waco newspaper company in 1976. In 1987, the Statesman moved to morning-only publication.[8] In 2008, Cox put the Statesman up for sale with most of its other newspaper holdings to pay down debt.[9] A year later, the company pulled the paper off the market, citing a lack of suitable offers.[10]

The newspaper was part of the subsidiary Cox Media Group, which joined the corporation's television, radio, and newspaper assets under one umbrella in 2008.[11]

The Statesman was named Texas Associated Press Managing Editors' Newspaper of the Year in 2013, 2014, and 2016,[12] besting Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas.[13][14][15]

In 2015, ¡Ahora Sí! was named the best Spanish-language newspaper in the country for its circulation size by the National Association of Hispanic Publishers.[16]

On March 6, 2018, the sale of the Statesman to GateHouse Media from Cox Media Group was announced.[17] Upon taking over in April, GateHouse said the Statesman would be the "flagship" of the expanding chain, noting its existing 240-employee design and editing hub in Austin.[18]

In August 2019, New Media Investment Group, the parent entity of GateHouse Media, announced it had agreed to buy Gannett (the longtime parent company of USA Today, the Arizona Republic, the Detroit Free Press, and several other newspapers),[19][20] and operations would continue under the Gannett rather than GateHouse name, at the Gannett headquarters outside Washington, DC, but under New Media's CEO. The acquisition of Gannett by New Media Investment Group was completed on November 19, 2019.[21] Gannett sold the Austin American-Statesman in February 2025 to Hearst Communications.[22]

In March 2022, The Statesman moved to a six-day printing schedule, eliminating its printed Saturday edition.[23]

Community weeklies

The Austin American-Statesman publishes these community weeklies:[24]

  • The Bastrop Advertiser
  • Smithville Times
  • Westlake Picayune
  • Lake Travis View
  • Round Rock Leader
  • Pflugerville Pflag

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gannett. "Form 10-K". Securities & Exchange Commission. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Post Beats News". New York Post. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Consumer Insight Solutions" (PDF). www.scarborough.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2008.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Saba, Jennifer (April 25, 2007). "FAS-FAX Preview: Circ Numbers To Take Another Big Hit". Editor & Publisher. Archived from the original on April 27, 2007.
  6. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Weiner, Rachel (October 17, 2008). "Newspapers That Backed Bush Shift To Obama". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
  7. ^ Once every three weeks.
  8. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bishop, Curtis; Schroeter, R. L. "Austin American-Statesman". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cox to sell off several newspapers, Valpak operations". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cox won't sell Austin American-Statesman newspaper". Reuters. August 6, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cox Enterprises Announces New Business Organization: Cox Media Group". Coxenterprises.mediaroom.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."American-Statesman named Texas' top newspaper".
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2014 Texas APME Awards List". Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2015 Texas APME Awards List". Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2016 Texas APME Awards List". Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  16. ^ Statesman’s ¡Ahora Sí! publication wins multiple José Marti Awards Script error: No such module "webarchive".
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."American-Statesman being sold to GateHouse in $47.5M deal".
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Shonda Novak; Brian Davis (April 3, 2018). "Statesman's new owner says Austin will be 'a flagship' for media group". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Darcy, Oliver (August 5, 2019). "USA Today owner Gannett merges with GateHouse Media to form massive newspaper company". CNN. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Media Investment Group to Acquire Gannett". www.businesswire.com. August 5, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Media and Gannett Complete Merger, Creating Leading U.S. Print and Digital News Organization". www.businesswire.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hearst to purchase Austin American-Statesman from Gannett, expanding footprint in Texas". Austin American-Statesman. February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.staff, American-Statesman (January 12, 2022). "Austin American-Statesman to end Saturday print delivery, will offer enhanced e-Editions". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Austin Community Newspaper: Local Advertising". Statesman Media. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

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