Black Press

This article is about the Canadian publishing company. For an overview of media serving black communities in the United States, see List of African-American newspapers and media outlets and African-American newspapers.
Black Press Group Ltd.
Company typePrivate
IndustryNewspapers
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Headquarters15288 54A Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada[1]
Area served
Canada: Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, and Yukon
United States: Alaska, Hawaii, and Washington
Key people
David Holmes Black (Chair)
Owners
  • David Holmes Black
  • (100%, 1975–2002)
  • David Holmes Black
  • (80.65%, 2002–24)
  • Torstar
  • (19.35%, 2002–24)
  • Carpenter Media Group
  • (2024–present)
SubsidiariesNorthern News Services Ltd.
Oahu Publications Inc.
Sound Publishing Inc
Websitewww.blackpressmedia.com Edit this at Wikidata

Black Press Group Ltd. (BPG) is a Canadian commercial printer and newspaper publisher founded in 1975 by David Holmes Black,[2] who has no relation to Canadian-born media mogul Conrad Black. Based in Surrey, British Columbia, it was previously owned by the publisher of Toronto Star (Torstar, 19.35%) and Black (80.65%).[3]

In March 2024, it was announced that Carpenter Media Group had completed its acquisition of the firm, in a deal that involved Canso Investment Counsel, Ltd.[4]

  1. ^ "Contact Us". Black Press. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  2. ^ "About Us". Black Press. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  3. ^ MacQueen, Ken (May 21, 2009). "Black's Magic". Maclean's. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  4. ^ "Carpenter Media Group completes acquisition of Black Press Media". Editor & Publisher. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-26.