• by Ray Schultz , March 31, 2024

Sound Publishing, publisher of multiple newspapers in the Pacific Northwest, has new owners with the sale of its Canadian owner, Black Press Media, to Carpenter Media Group and Canadian institutional investors Canso Investment Counsel and Deans Knight Capital Management.

The terms were not disclosed.  

The sale follows the restructuring of Black Press Media under Canadian creditor protection laws in British Columbia. 

Sound Publishing publishes more than 40 newspapers in the state of Washington, including the Everett Herald and the Okanogan Valley-Gazette Tribune, plus three titles in Alaska and the Seattle Weekly, an online news site. 

Black Press Media publishes 150 daily and weekly newspapers in Canada and the U.S. It boasts of a print audience of more than 4.5 million readers and total monthly readership of 19 million users, Seattle Weekly reports.  

“We are dedicated to serving communities with the best hyperlocal journalism, available 24/7 and produced by passionate journalists living in those communities,” Black Press CEO Glenn Rogers says.

Rogers adds, “With our strong financial position and the support of our new ownership group, our readers and advertisers can count on us to continue delivering the quality journalism and advertising solutions that we are known for.”

Formerly called Carpenter Newsmedia, Carpenter Media Group, operates community news publications in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Kentucky, Seattle Weekly reports.