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Based in Albany, New York, the Times Union, a Hearst Newspaper, is Upstate New York's largest daily newspaper and most effective media outlet. Our website, timesunion.com, is the dominate news Web site of New York's Capital Region. We deliver the news online and via our mobile site, enabling you to view, and get text alerts from timesunion.com on your mobile phone. We also produce an E-Edition, as well as a weekday breaking news e-mail update. Our Publisher is George R. Hearst III.

Mountain Xpress is the keen-eyed, eloquent voice of the Asheville metro area (pop. 225,000) and surrounding southern Appalachian counties, providing an indispensable guide for residents and visitors alike. We focus on local politics, civic issues and the area's vibrant arts-and-entertainment scene -- reporting the news with a magazine flair. Our opinion section offers a popular forum for the debate of local issues, thanks in large part to the lively submissions of our readers, who constitute a diverse blend of the region's most active and independent-minded residents. We also publish the area's most comprehensive calendar --- a one-stop guide to what's happening in the region. While the bulk of our readers are 25-to-49 years old, Mountain Xpress is read by a diverse audience that includes a 21 percent readership over age 60. Our readers are, primarily, active professionals who enjoy a greater-than-average amount of leisure time. The paper's editorial goal is to provide a forum for debate and to help citizens of all political persuasions play an active part in the community.

The Poughkeepsie Journal is a multimedia company providing news and information for residents of Dutchess and Ulster counties. In addition to the printed edition, we maintain a website (www.poughkeepsiejournal.com), a variety of blogs (blogs.poughkeepsiejournal.com) and several specialty publications including Living &Being (a monthly health and wellness publication), two bridal guides, a real estate magazine and other special sections throughout the year.