Greenspun Media Group

Greenspun Media Group is an independent American media company headquartered in Henderson, Nevada, serving the Las Vegas Valley and broader Nevada audiences. It operates within The Greenspun Corporation and is associated with a portfolio of local newspapers, alternative and business publications, visitor-oriented magazines, and digital media properties. Its best-known publication is the Las Vegas Sun, a newspaper that traces its origins to 1950 and forms the historical foundation of the group's publishing activities. Over more than six decades, the company expanded from a local newspaper operation into a diversified publishing group. Its portfolio has included daily and community newspapers, weekly publications, city and regional magazines, tourism-oriented guides, and websites. The group has described its combined distribution as exceeding 27 million magazines and newspapers, reflecting the scale reached across its print portfolio rather than the circulation of a single title. Its principal Las Vegas publications have included the Las Vegas Sun, VEGAS INC, Las Vegas Weekly, Las Vegas Magazine, and Vegas2Go. These titles address different audiences: the Las Vegas Sun provides general local news; VEGAS INC focuses on business and economic affairs; Las Vegas Weekly covers local culture, entertainment, and alternative-news topics; Las Vegas Magazine serves visitors and residents with travel, dining, entertainment, and lifestyle content; and Vegas2Go functions as a visitor guide. The group has also published community newspapers serving neighborhoods and municipalities around Las Vegas, although a number of those titles were later discontinued. A significant expansion came in 2007, when The Greenspun Group acquired Niche Media, a luxury and city-magazine publisher founded by Jason Binn in 1992. The acquisition broadened the group's magazine interests beyond its Nevada-centered newspaper and visitor-media base. Niche Media was subsequently sold in 2014, making the transaction a temporary phase in the group's corporate development rather than a permanent integration of the Niche portfolio. Greenspun Media Group's positioning is that of a locally rooted, multi-format publisher. Its properties combine community reporting, business journalism, entertainment coverage, tourism information, and magazine publishing. The available reference material does not identify a current chief executive, founder, ownership percentage, financial results, public listing, or official corporate website. Accordingly, those fields remain unspecified.

Greenspun Media Group developed from the publishing activities associated with the Las Vegas Sun, which began publication in 1950. Over the following decades, the company built a broad local-media presence in the Las Vegas Valley. Rather than limiting itself to one newspaper, it assembled a portfolio covering general news, business, entertainment, tourism, lifestyle, and community reporting. The Las Vegas Sun became the group's principal newspaper property and its most recognizable journalistic brand. Other publications were designed for more specialized audiences. VEGAS INC provided business-oriented coverage of the Las Vegas economy and regional commercial affairs. Las Vegas Weekly operated as an alternative weekly with coverage of culture, entertainment, events, and local issues. Las Vegas Magazine served the tourism and lifestyle market, while Vegas2Go provided visitor-focused information. Before 2006, Las Vegas Magazine was known as Showbiz Weekly. The group also operated The Home News Community Newspapers of Nevada, a collection of geographically targeted newspapers covering communities and postal areas in and around Las Vegas. The portfolio included Boulder City News, Green Valley Home News, Henderson Home News, Silverado Home News, South Valley Home News, several Summerlin Home News editions, and West Valley News. Some editions were later closed: West Valley News ended in 2008, while Silverado Home News and the Summerlin Home News editions identified in the reference material ended in 2009. Las Vegas Life, a monthly magazine, is also listed among the group's former publications. In 2007, The Greenspun Group acquired Niche Media. Founded in 1992 by Jason Binn, Niche Media brought a different publishing profile to the organization, with a focus on city and luxury magazines. The acquisition represented an expansion beyond the group's core Nevada local-media base. Niche Media was sold in 2014, ending that ownership chapter. The available historical account describes Greenspun Media Group as an independent company and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Greenspun Corporation. It reports that the group had more than 60 years of experience in the Las Vegas Valley and more than 30 publications, with aggregate distribution exceeding 27 million magazines and newspapers. The source material does not provide a precise incorporation year, a complete ownership history, current management details, financial statements, or a confirmed official website. The group's present operating status is therefore best described as active in the absence of evidence that the company itself has ceased operations, while the status of individual publications may vary.

• 2014

  Niche Media is sold

  [1]Greenspun Media Groupen.wikipedia.org

  Niche Media leaves the Greenspun portfolio through a sale.

• 2009

  Several community newspaper editions are discontinued

  [1]Greenspun Media Groupen.wikipedia.org

  The Silverado Home News and specified Summerlin Home News editions are discontinued.

• 2008

  West Valley News is discontinued

  [1]Greenspun Media Groupen.wikipedia.org

  West Valley News, one of the group's community newspaper editions, is discontinued.

• 2007

  Niche Media is acquired

  [1]Greenspun Media Groupen.wikipedia.org

  The Greenspun Group acquires Niche Media, extending its magazine-publishing activities beyond Nevada.

• 2006

  Showbiz Weekly is renamed Las Vegas Magazine

  [1]Greenspun Media Groupen.wikipedia.org

  The publication previously known as Showbiz Weekly is identified as Las Vegas Magazine from 2006 onward.

• 1950

  Las Vegas Sun begins publication

  [1]Greenspun Media Groupen.wikipedia.org

  The Las Vegas Sun begins publication, establishing the newspaper operation that later develops into Greenspun Media Group.

A locally focused Nevada media group combining newspaper journalism, business coverage, alternative weekly publishing, tourism media, lifestyle magazines, and digital distribution.

• Newspaper · 1950

  Las Vegas Sun

  The Las Vegas Sun is the group's foundational newspaper property, originating in 1950. It provides general news and public-affairs coverage centered on Las Vegas and the surrounding Nevada community. The title is the most prominent publication associated with Greenspun Media Group and represents the company's long-standing local journalism role.

• Business newspaper

  VEGAS INC

  VEGAS INC is a Las Vegas business newspaper focused on companies, entrepreneurs, economic activity, development, and the regional business environment. It complements the group's general-news publishing by targeting professional and commercial readers interested in the city's economy.

• Alternative weekly newspaper

  Las Vegas Weekly

  Las Vegas Weekly is an alternative weekly publication covering local culture, entertainment, events, nightlife, and community topics. Its editorial role is distinct from the Las Vegas Sun's general-news orientation and gives the group a platform for recurring arts and city-life coverage.

• Tourism and lifestyle magazine · 2006

  Las Vegas Magazine

  Las Vegas Magazine is a visitor- and lifestyle-oriented publication covering the city's attractions, dining, entertainment, hospitality, and experiences. It was previously known as Showbiz Weekly before the 2006 name change and is positioned toward tourists as well as residents seeking local leisure information.

• Visitor guide

  Vegas2Go

  Vegas2Go is a visitor-focused guide providing practical and promotional information for people visiting Las Vegas. It forms part of the group's tourism-media offering alongside Las Vegas Magazine.

• Community newspapers

  The Home News Community Newspapers of Nevada

  The Home News portfolio consisted of neighborhood and municipal newspapers serving communities and postal areas in the Las Vegas region. Listed editions included Boulder City News, Green Valley Home News, Henderson Home News, Silverado Home News, South Valley Home News, Summerlin Home News, and West Valley News. Several editions were later discontinued.

• Monthly magazine

  Las Vegas Life

  Las Vegas Life was a monthly magazine listed among the group's former publications. The title contributed to the company's magazine presence in the Las Vegas market before leaving the active portfolio.

• 2014

  Sell Niche MediaM&A

  Background

  After Niche Media had been part of the Greenspun group's portfolio for several years, the company changed ownership of the acquired magazine business.

  Action taken

  Niche Media was sold.

  Aftermath

  The sale ended the group's ownership of Niche Media and returned the portfolio's emphasis toward its established local and regional media activities.

  Source

• 2007

  Acquire Niche MediaM&A

  Background

  The Greenspun Group sought to expand its publishing activities beyond its established Nevada newspaper, community-news, and visitor-media operations.

  Action taken

  The group acquired Niche Media, a magazine publisher founded by Jason Binn in 1992.

  Aftermath

  Niche Media remained associated with the group until it was sold in 2014.

  Source

1. 1Greenspun Media Groupen.wikipedia.org