Monterey Herald
Daily newspaper published in Monterey, California, US
The Monterey Herald, informally known as the The Monterey County Herald, is a daily newspaper digitally produced and published in print at Chico, California, and written at Monterey, California, serving Monterey County. It is owned by Media News Group, which is owned by Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund in New York City largely managed by the millionaires Randall D. Smith and Heath Freeman, who have a national reputation for downsizing and dismantling newspapers. In the 1900's, hundreds of people worked for the Herald. As of July 2026, there are less than six journalists responsible for a coverage area twice the size of Delaware.
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