Gannett, GateHouse could be in running to buy Dow Jones newspapers

Dow Jones, former owner of the Joplin Globe, is looking to rid itself of six newspapers, and possible suitors include Gannett, owner of the Springfield News-Leader and USA Today, and GateHouse Media, owner of the Joplin Daily, Carthage Press, and Neosho Daily News.

According to an article in Editor & Publisher:

The six papers possibly facing the auction block are The News-Times in Danbury, Conn.; The Daily Star in Oneonta, N.Y.; the Press-Republican in Plattsburgh, N.Y.; the Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel; The Daily Item in Sunbury, Penn.; and Traverse City (Mich.) Record-Eagle.

While a geographically diverse collection, the newspapers are close to papers owned by such acquisitive chains as MediaNews Group, Gannett Co., and GateHouse Media, which recently moved its headquarters to upstate New York.