Marinscope Community Newspapers is a chain of six weekly newspapers in Marin County, California.
History Marinscope, Inc. was founded by Paul Anderson and his wife Billie in 1971. In 1998, business magnate Vijay Mallya bought Marinscope from Anderson. In 2008, Marinscope bought the newspaper Novato Advance from Scripps Enterprises, a company in Charlottesville, Virginia.
In March 2015, Marinscope Community Newspapers was bought by Sherman Frederick, who used to publish the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and his wife Christina. Marinscope Community Newspaper became part of Battle Born Media, a company owned by Frederick that publishes newspapers in Northern Nevada. In 2016, Marinscope purchased the Pacifica Tribune from Bay Area News Group. In 2020, the Pacifica Tribune was sold to Coastside News Group, owner of the Half Moon Bay Review.Coastside News Group buys Pacifica Tribune, October 8, 2020 The Coastside-based California benefit corporation that owns the Half Moon Bay Review has added a second newspaper to its portfolio. The Coastside News Group Inc. announced on Thursday that it had purchased the Pacifica Tribune.
The six newspapers published by Marinscope Community Newspapers are Novato Advance, Sausalito Marin Scope, Mill Valley Herald, San Rafael News Pointer, Twin Cities Times, and the Ross Valley Reporter. References
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