South Bend Tribune

South Bend, Indiana, United StatesEnglish

Serving the Michiana region for over 150 years, this publication provides comprehensive local news, sports coverage, and investigative journalism to the residents of South Bend and surrounding northern Indiana communities. It stands as a historic pillar of the area’s media landscape, chronicling the evolution of the region while maintaining a focus on the University of Notre Dame and local civic affairs.

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MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN INDIANA

A defining feature of this Midwestern newspaper market is its steady transition from historic family ownership to widespread corporate consolidation. The Gannett-owned Indianapolis Star dominates statewide circulation and regional reporting. In the northern industrial corridor, Lee Enterprises operates the high-circulation Times of Northwest Indiana, while the South Bend Tribune and the Evansville Courier & Press serve their respective border regions under Gannett ownership. Maintaining rare local independence, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette remains a family-owned daily. Serving the African American community since 1895, the Indianapolis Recorder stands out as one of the nation's oldest continuously published legacy weeklies. Paperboy indexes 111 Indiana newspapers — browse the full directory below.