This is a list of newspapers in Massachusetts, including print and online.
Daily newspapers Newspaper Area County Frequency Circulation Publisher/parent company Athol Daily NewsAtholFranklinDailyNewspapers of New England, Inc. The Berkshire EaglePittsfieldBerkshireDaily23,835New England Newspapers Inc. The Boston Globe BostonSuffolkDaily245,572Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC Boston HeraldBostonSuffolkDaily95,929Herald Media Cape Cod TimesBarnstableBarnstableDaily35,776USA Today Co. The Daily ItemLynnEssexDaily16,100Essex Media Group Daily Hampshire GazetteNorthamptonHampshireDaily15,572Newspapers of New England, Inc. The Daily News of NewburyportNewburyportEssexDaily9,649Community Newspaper Holdings Daily Times ChronicleWoburnMiddlesexDaily11,195Woburn Daily Times Inc. The Eagle-TribuneNorth AndoverEssexDaily35,397Community Newspaper Holdings The EnterpriseBrocktonPlymouthDaily22,454USA Today Co. The Gardner NewsGardnerWorcesterDaily4,904USA Today Co. Gloucester Daily TimesGloucesterEssexDaily7,463Community Newspaper Holdings The Herald NewsFall RiverBristolDaily14,979USA Today Co. The MetroWest Daily NewsFraminghamMiddlesexDaily17,830USA Today Co. The Milford Daily NewsMilfordWorcesterDaily6,099USA Today Co. The Patriot LedgerQuincyNorfolkDaily38,537USA Today Co. The RecorderGreenfieldFranklinDaily11,253Newspapers of New England Inc. The RepublicanSpringfieldHampdenDaily76,353Newhouse Newspapers The Salem NewsSalemEssexDaily20,295Community Newspaper Holdings Sentinel & EnterpriseFitchburgWorcesterDaily15,031Digital First Media Standard-TimesNew BedfordBristolDaily21,582USA Today Co. The SunLowellMiddlesexDaily42,899Digital First Media The Sun ChronicleAttleboroBristolDaily14,216TriboroMassachusetts News Media Inc. Taunton Daily GazetteTauntonBristolDaily6,703USA Today Co. Telegram & GazetteWorcesterWorcesterDaily74,563USA Today Co. The Wakefield Daily ItemWakefieldMiddlesexDaily4,800The Wakefield Item Co. The Westfield NewsWestfieldHampdenDaily4,500Westfield News Group
Non-daily newspapers NewspaperAreaCountyFrequencyOwnershipNotes The AdvocateFairhavenBristolWeeklyNews CorporationAlso covers Acushnet Agawam Advertiser News AgawamHampdenWeeklyTurley Publications Amherst BulletinAmherstHampshireWeeklyNewspapers of New EnglandAlso covers Deerfield, Hadley, Leverett, Pelham, Shutesbury and Sunderland Andover TownsmanAndoverEssexWeeklyCommunity Newspaper Holdings Ashland Local Town PagesAshlandMiddlesexMonthlyLocal Town Pages Auburn NewsAuburnWorcesterWeeklyStonebridge Press The Barnstable PatriotBarnstableBarnstableWeeklyNews Corporation Barre GazetteBarreWorcesterWeeklyTurley PublicationsAlso covers Hubbardston, Oakham, Petersham, Rutland Bay State BannerBostonSuffolkWeeklyBanner Publications Inc. Bay WindowsBostonSuffolkWeeklyJeff Coakley, Sue O'Connell Distributed throughout New England Beacon Hill TimesBostonSuffolkWeeklyIndependent Newspaper GroupCovers Beacon Hill, Boston Belmont Citizen-HeraldBelmontMiddlesexWeeklyNew Media Investment Group Belmont VoiceBelmontMIddlesexWeeklyBelmont News Foundation Blackstone Valley TribuneNorthbridgeWorcesterWeeklyStonebridge PressAlso covers Douglas and Uxbridge DigBostonBostonSuffolkWeeklyDig Media GroupThe Bourne EnterpriseBourneBarnstableWeeklyFalmouth Publishing Inc. Brookline TABBrooklineNorfolkWeeklyNew Media Investment GroupBrookline.NewsBrooklineNorfolkWeeklyIndependent Newspaper Group Cambridge ChronicleCambridgeMiddlesexWeeklyNew Media Investment Group Cape Cod ChronicleChathamBarnstableWeeklyHyora PublicationsCovers Chatham and Harwich The Cape CodderOrleansBarnstableWeeklyNew Media Investment GroupAlso covers Brewster, Chatham, and Eastham Carlisle MosquitoCarlisleMiddlesexWeeklyCarlisle Communications Inc. Charlestown Patriot-BridgeBostonSuffolkWeeklyIndependent Newspaper GroupCovers Charlestown Charlton VillagerCharltonWorcesterWeeklyStonebridge Press Chelsea RecordChelseaSuffolkWeeklyIndependent Newspaper Group Chicopee RegisterChicopeeHampdenWeeklyTurley Publications The Christian Science MonitorBostonSuffolkWeeklyChristian Science Publishing SocietyDaily website; formerly a printed daily The ChronicleDartmouthBristolWeeklyNews CorporationAlso covers WestportThe Concord BridgeConcordMiddlesexWeeklyThe Concord Independent FoundationBegan publishing in October 2022 Country JournalHuntingtonHampshireWeeklyTurley PublicationsAlso covers Becket, Blandford, Chester, Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Middlefield, Montgomery, Otis, Plainfield, Russell, Sandisfield, Williamsburg, Westfield, Westhampton, and Worthington The Dedham TimesDedhamNorfolkWeeklyDedham Times, Inc. Dedham TranscriptDedhamNorfolkWeeklyNew Media Investment GroupFormer daily Dorchester ReporterDorchesterSuffolkWeeklyBoston Neighborhood News Inc. Duxbury ClipperDuxburyPlymouthWeeklyClipper Press East Boston Times-Free PressBostonSuffolkWeeklyIndependent Newspaper GroupCovers East Boston Everett IndependentEverettMiddlesexWeeklyIndependent Newspaper Group The Falmouth EnterpriseFalmouthBarnstableWeeklyFalmouth Publishing Inc. Fall River SpiritFall RiverBristolWeeklyNews Corporation The Foxboro ReporterFoxboroughNorfolkWeeklyFoxboro Reporter H-W NewsHamilton, WenhamEssexWeeklyH-W News, Inc. The Harvard PressHarvardWorcesterWeekly The Haverhill GazetteHaverhillEssexWeeklyCommunity Newspaper Holdings The HeraldChicopeeHampdenWeeklyReminder PublicationsAlso covers Granby, Holyoke, and South Hadley Holyoke SunHolyokeHampdenWeeklyTurley Publications Hopkinton IndependentHopkintonMiddlesexBiWeeklyHopkinton Independent, LLC Full saturation paper Hudson SunHudsonMiddlesexWeeklyNew Media Investment Group Hyde Park BulletinBostonSuffolkWeeklyBulletin Newspapers, Inc. Covers Hyde Park and Boston The Inquirer and MirrorOn This Day in Nantucket History - Page 19 1625851596 Amy Jenness - 2014 On this day in 1840, Nantucket's fifth newspaper, the Islander, began publishing. Island Democrats backed the Islander (the Inquirer took a conservative position and staunchly supported the Whig Party) and hired Charles C. Hazewell, a youngNantucketNantucketWeeklyNews Corporation Ipswich Local NewsIpswich, Rowley, Topsfield, Boxford EssexWeeklyIndependent non-profit The ItemClintonWorcesterWeeklyThe New York Times CompanyFormer daily; also covers Berlin, Bolton, Lancaster, and Sterling Jamaica Plain GazetteBostonSuffolkBiweeklyIndependent Newspaper Group Journal RegisterPalmerHampdenWeeklyTurley PublicationsAlso covers Monson The LandmarkHoldenWorcesterWeeklyHolden Landmark Corp. Also covers Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, and Sterling Leominster ChampionLeominsterWorcesterWeeklyHolden Landmark Corp. Longmeadow NewsLongmeadowHampdenWeeklyWestfield News Group Ludlow RegisterLudlowHampdenWeeklyTurley Publications The Lunenburg LedgerLunenburgWorcesterWeeklyDG Ink Lynn JournalLynnEssexWeeklyIndependent Newspaper Group Main Street JournalMarlboroughMiddlesexWeeklyMain Street Journal Inc. The Manchester CricketManchester-by-the-SeaEssex Marlborough EnterpriseMarlboroughMiddlesexWeeklyNew Media Investment Group The Martha's Vineyard TimesTisburyDukesWeeklyMartha's Vineyard Times Corp.Covers all of Martha's VineyardThe Mashpee EnterpriseMashpeeBarnstableWeeklyFalmouth Publishing Inc. The Medfield PressMedfieldNorfolkWeeklyNew Media Investment Group Melrose Weekly NewsMelroseMiddlesexWeeklyThe Wakefield Item Co. Middleboro GazetteMiddleboroughPlymouthWeeklyNews CorporationAlso covers Lakeville The Millbury-Sutton ChronicleMillburyWorcesterWeeklyHolden Landmark Corp.Also covers Sutton Milton TimesMiltonNorfolkWeeklyPat Desmond Mission Hill GazetteBostonSuffolkMonthlyIndependent Newspaper GroupCovers Mission Hill, Boston Montague ReporterMontagueFranklinWeekly Also covers Wendell, Gill and Erving North End Regional ReviewBostonSuffolkWeeklyIndependent Newspaper GroupCovers North End and Boston Norwood RecordNorwoodNorfolkWeeklyBulletin Newspapers, Inc. The Peabody and Lynnfield Weekly NewsPeabodyEssexWeeklyAlso covers Lynnfield Provincetown IndependentProvincetownBarnstableWeeklyFamily and community ownedCovers Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, and Eastham Quaboag CurrentBrookfieldWorcesterWeeklyTurley PublicationsAlso covers East Brookfield, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Warren, and West Brookfield Quincy SunQuincyNorfolkWeekly Revere JournalRevereSuffolkWeeklyIndependent Newspaper Group Richmond RecordRichmondBerkshireMonthlyThe Richmond Record Inc Rumbo (newspaper)LawrenceEssexWeeklySUDA Inc.Also covers Methuen; biweekly regional edition covers more of the Merrimack Valley Salem GazetteSalemEssexWeeklyNew Media Investment GroupThe Sandwich EnterpriseSandwichBarnstableWeeklyFalmouth Publishing Inc. Saugus AdvertiserSaugusEssexWeeklyNew Media Investment Group Seekonk StarSeekonkBristolWeeklyEast Bay Newspapers SentinelBelchertownHampshireWeeklyTurley PublicationsAlso covers Amherst and Granby Shrewsbury ChronicleShrewsburyWorcesterWeeklyNew Media Investment GroupThe Somerville TimesSomervilleMiddlesexWeeklyProspect Hill Publishing Corp. South End NewsBostonSuffolkWeeklySouth End News Inc. Covers South End and Boston Southbridge NewsSouthbridgeWorcesterDailyStonebridge Press The SpectatorSomersetBristolWeeklyNews CorporationAlso covers Dighton, Rehoboth, and Swansea Spencer New LeaderSpencerWorcesterWeeklyStonebridge PressAlso covers Brookfield, East Brookfield, Leicester, North Brookfield, and West Brookfield The Stoneham IndependentStonehamMiddlesexWeeklyWoburn Daily Times Inc. Sturbridge VillagerSturbridgeWorcesterWeeklyStonebridge PressAlso covers Brimfield, Holland, and Wales The SummitEasthamptonHampshireWeeklyNewspapers of New EnglandAlso covers Southampton and Westhampton Tantasqua Town CommonSturbridgeWorcesterWeeklyTurley PublicationsAlso covers Brimfield, Holland, nd WalesThe Town CommonAmesbury Boxford Danvers Essex Georgetown Groveland Hampton Haverhill Ipswich Merrimac Newbury Newburyport Portsmouth Rowley Rye Salisbury Seabrook Topsfield West NewburyEssexWeeklyThe Town Common, Inc.Covers the Upper North Shore of MA and Coastal NH Town ReminderSouth HadleyHampshireWeeklyTurley PublicationsThe Transcript & JournalMedfordMiddlesexWeeklyNew Media Investment GroupAlso covers Somerville Vineyard GazetteEdgartownDukesWeeklyThe Martha's Vineyard Gazette LLCCovers all of Martha's Vineyard The Wanderer (Massachusetts_newspaper)MattapoisettPlymouthWeeklyAlso covers Marion and Rochester Ware River NewsWareHampshireWeeklyTurley PublicationsAlso covers Hardwick Wayland Town CrierWaylandMiddlesexWeeklyNew Media Investment Group The Webster TimesWebsterWorcesterWeeklyStonebridge PressAlso covers Dudley and Oxford The Wellesley TownsmanWellesleyNorfolkWeeklyNew Media Investment Group Westport ShorelinesWestportBristolWeeklyEast Bay Newspapers West Roxbury-Roslindale BulletinBostonSuffolkNon-dailyBulletin Newspapers, Inc. Covers Roslindale and West Roxbury The Westwood PressWestwoodNorfolkWeeklyNew Media Investment Group Wilbraham-Hampden TimesWilbrahamHampdenWeeklyTurley PublicationsAlso covers Hampden Winchendon CourierWinchendonWorcesterWeeklyStonebridge Press Winthrop Sun TranscriptWinthropSuffolkWeeklyIndependent Newspaper Group Whitman-Hanson ExpressHansonPlymouthWeeklyClipper PressAlso covers Whitman Worcester MagazineWorcesterWorcesterWeeklyHolden Landmark Corp.Alternative weekly
College newspapers
The Amherst Student – Amherst College The Beacon – Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts The Beacon – Merrimack College The Berkeley Beacon – Emerson College The Comment – Bridgewater State University The Connector – UMass Lowell The Daily Collegian – UMass Amherst The Daily Free Press – Boston University The Harvard Crimson – Harvard University The Heights – Boston College The Hub – Emmanuel College The Independent – Harvard University The Justice – Brandeis University The Massachusetts Daily Collegian – University of Massachusetts Amherst The Mass Media – University of Massachusetts Boston The Mount Holyoke News – Mount Holyoke College