Media General is an independent, publicly owned communications company situated primarily in the Southeast with interests in newspapers, television stations and interactive media.
Publishing Division Media General publishes 25 daily newspapers, including three metropolitan newspapers, The Tampa Tribune, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and the Winston-Salem Journal; 22 daily community newspapers in Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama and South Carolina; plus approximately 275 weekly newspapers and other targeted publications.
Broadcast Division Media General currently owns and operates 20 network-affiliated broadcast television stations, including WFLA, the number-one rated station in Florida. Media General’s stations reach approximately 30 percent of all television households in the Southeast and nearly 9 percent of those in the United States.
Interactive Media Division Media General operates more than 75 online enterprises that are affiliated with the company’s newspapers and television stations. The company also owns DealTaker.com, an online coupons and shopping site; Blockdot, Inc., an advergaming and game development firm known for successful product innovation, and Boxerjam, a multimedia producer of interactive games and puzzles.
Convergence – The Power Of Multimedia Convergence at Media General combines multimedia resources—print, television, the Internet and, through partnerships, radio—to serve more people better. Convergence delivers stronger local journalism by sharing news gathering and reporting resources. By becoming the preferred local provider of news and information, and increasing audience share, convergence drives revenue growth. With the Internet, every Media General market is a convergence market. In six markets, Media General has implemented convergence across three media platforms.
Contact
Inside Lynchburg Calling Area: (434) 385-5440
Outside Lynchburg Calling Area: 1-800-275-8830
For delivery or circulation issues, e-mail: circulation@newsadvance.com
Obituaries: (434) 385-5559; e-mail obits@newsadvance.com
Obituary deadline: 4:30 p.m. every day
The News & Advance is located at 101 Wyndale Drive,
Lynchburg, Va. 24501. Map
Terry Jamerson
Publisher
tjamerson@newsadvance.com
434-385-5570
Tony Stophel
Circulation Director
tstophel@newsadvance.com
434-385-5444
Joe Stinnett
Managing editor
jstinnett@newsadvance.com
434-385-5520
Logan Anderson
Opinion editor
landerson@newsadvance.com
434-385-5549
Caroline Glickman
City Editor
cglickman@newsadvance.com
434-385-5552