Portage Daily Register

Portage, Wisconsin, United StatesEnglish

The Portage Daily Register is a daily newspaper based in Portage, Wisconsin, serving Columbia County and surrounding areas. It provides comprehensive local news coverage, including community events, government, sports, and business updates. Part of the WiscNews network, it focuses on regional issues affecting its readership.

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MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN WISCONSIN

Heavy consolidation by national chains like Gannett and Lee Enterprises defines the modern newspaper industry across America's Dairyland, though a broad network of rural community dailies remains active. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a Pulitzer-winning Gannett property formed from a 1995 merger, dominates the media market with the largest circulation. In the capital, Lee Enterprises operates the Wisconsin State Journal as the primary daily serving the southern counties. Further north, the Green Bay Press-Gazette, another Gannett publication, anchors regional reporting. The collegiate press also carries historical weight, highlighted by Madison's Badger Herald operating as a fully independent student publication. Paperboy indexes 102 Wisconsin newspapers — browse the full directory below.