News Media Corporation
News Media Corporation (NMC) is an America family-owned newspaper corporation that publishes 65 different newspaper titles in eight states across the United States. Currently, it operates in smaller cities and towns with populations between 5,000 and 50,000. NMC operates in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming. History. News Media Corporation (NMC) was founded in 1975 by John C. Tompkins. In 2012, NMC created a new strategic business unit called News Media Digital, which is responsible for the organization's digital marketing and advertising ventures. People. In August 2018 , Nick Monico joined NMC as President and John C. Tompkins was named Chairman. Before joining NMC, Monico was Chief Operations Officer of "Wick Communications", vice president of community publishing for GateHouse Media, vice president/COO and chief strategic officer for Trib Total Media in Pittsburgh, president of Gannett Media Network of Central Ohio and COO of Thomson Newspapers’ Chicago and Kansas City divisions. Nick left News Media Corporation in October 2019 and John Shank was promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Shank, who has worked his entire 31-year multimedia publishing career with NMC, is based in Rochelle and will oversee  the company’s entire operation, while continuing on in a dual role as Illinois group publisher. Atascadero News controversy. In 2015, a lawyer for News Media Corporation sent a cease and desist letter to the owner of an online news site also titled Atascadero News, claiming trademark infringement (NMC publishes a paper with the same name). The letter demanded that the owner stop using the name and a similar Twitter handle. The owner of the news site then changed the name to A-Town Daily News, referencing the town’s commonly used nickname.