We will accelerate the growth of the combined company’s digital revenue through innovative customer experiences and new marketing solutions for businesses, while creating an expansive journalism network with the resources required to deliver unique and award-winning content.

A statement by New Media Investment Group earlier this week in its announcement of a $1.4 billion deal to acquire Gannett, publisher of USA Today and other newspapers, and to merge it with its own GateHouse Media. The new company will own 263 daily media organizations across 47 states, and reach more than 145 million monthly unique visitors, according to a Barron’s report.