Champion Media is a Media conglomerate headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina. It was founded in 2017.
History Champion Media was founded by Scott Champion and his son Corey Champion in 2017. According to the company's management, Champion was founded with the purpose of alleviating the decline of newspapers. Specifically, by acquiring publications from large corporations. Then providing "back end support" such as accounting and human resources to the acquired papers, while leaving editorial and advertising to the paper's management.
In June 2017, Champion Media acquired five dallies and 17 weeklies from based in North and South Carolina from Civitas Media. In October 2017, the company sold its recently acquired Mount Airy based papers to Adams MultiMedia. In February 2018, the Maysville Ledger Independent was acquired from Lee Enterprises. In August 2019, the Times Leader was acquired by Avant Publications, a joint venture of Champion Media and MIDTC.
In June 2025, Champion Media paid a $102,500 settlement after a lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which alleged that they canceled an interview with a deaf job applicant, due to the candidate's deafness. In August 2025, they acquired four South Dakota newspapers after the bankruptcy of News Media Corporation. This was met with a largely positive response, though some were concerned that Champion would make the same mistakes as NMC.
Publications +TitleLocationThe Anson RecordWadesboro, North CarolinaThe Bladen JournalElizabethtown, North CarolinaThe Brookings RegisterBrookings, South DakotaBrown County PressWilliamsburg, OhioClermont SunWilliamsburg, OhioDevils Lake JournalDevils Lake, North DakotaDiscover BarringtonDeer Park, IllinoisHerald-AdvocateBennettsville, South CarolinaHuron PlainsmanHuron, South DakotaLaurinburg ExchangeLaurinburg, North CarolinaMaysville Ledger IndependentMaysville, KentuckyMoody County EnterpriseFlandreau, South DakotaMount Olive TribuneClinton, North CarolinaNewberry ObserverNewberry, South CarolinaNews DemocratWilliamsburg, OhioPeople’s DefenderWest Union, OhioRedfield PressRedfield, South DakotaRichmond County Daily JournalRockingham, North CarolinaRipley BeeWilliamsburg, OhioThe RobesonianLumberton, North CarolinaSampson IndependentClinton, North CarolinaSentinel ProgressEasley, South CarolinaThief River Falls TimesThief River Falls, Minnesota
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