Iconic American Newspapers and Legendary Consumer Magazines Return Under New Ownership as Smart Money Media AI Launches 200-Publication Digital Network

DETROIT, MI - April 24, 2026 -
Smart Money Media AI today announces that more than 200 historic American newspaper mastheads and consumer magazine brands - titles whose combined print run spans more than three centuries of American journalism - are now live online under new ownership. The portfolio includes Gourmet, SmartMoney, Mademoiselle, Modern Bride, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, House & Garden, Flower & Garden, Blender, Business 2.0, the New York Herald Tribune, the Brooklyn Eagle, the Boston Post, the Chicago Daily News, the Detroit Times, the Dallas Times Herald, the Houston Post, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, the Sacramento Union, the Washington Star, and many more.

Each property is now published at its own dedicated domain, fully accessible below.

The Magazines - Twelve Iconic Consumer Titles
The magazine division carries twelve of the most recognized consumer brands in American publishing history. Each title retains its original editorial identity while operating under new ownership and a modern digital-first publishing model.

Gourmet Magazine - Founded 1941. America's first magazine devoted exclusively to fine dining, wine, and the good life. Known as "the Vogue of food." https://gourmet.news

Mademoiselle Magazine - Founded 1935. The magazine that published Sylvia Plath, Joan Didion, Truman Capote, and Flannery O'Connor - the voice of intelligent young women for six decades. https://mademoiselle.news

SmartMoney Magazine - Founded 1992 by Hearst and Dow Jones. The personal-finance magazine for serious investors, widely considered the most prestigious consumer investing title of its era. https://smartmoney.news

SmartMoney Black - SmartMoney's culturally-intentional edition serving African American wealth-builders, investors, and entrepreneurs. https://smartmoneyblack.news
Modern Bride Magazine - Founded 1949. Six decades as the definitive American bridal authority.

https://modernbride.news
Family Circle Magazine - Founded 1932. One of the legendary "Seven Sisters" service magazines - at its peak, one of the largest-circulation titles in the United States.

https://familycircle.news
Ladies' Home Journal - Founded 1883. One of the oldest and most influential women's magazines ever published in America - 131 years of continuous cultural authority.

https://ladieshomejournal.news
House & Garden Magazine - Founded 1901. The Condé Nast authority on American interior design, architecture, and the art of the home. https://houseandgarden.news

Flower & Garden Magazine - The classic American gardening title covering ornamental horticulture, landscape design, and the cultivated garden. https://flowergarden.news

Blender Magazine - Founded 1994. The irreverent music magazine that challenged Rolling Stone for a generation of music fans. https://blender.news

Business 2.0 Magazine - Founded 1998. Time Inc.'s vision of the new economy - required reading during the dot-com era for technology founders, venture capitalists, and the digital entrepreneurial class. https://business2.news

Business 2.0 Black - Business 2.0's culturally-intentional edition covering Black tech founders, venture-backed entrepreneurs, and the modern African American business ecosystem. https://business2black.news

The Newspapers - Historic American Mastheads, Market by Market
The newspaper division now publishes under the mastheads of more than 100 historic American daily newspapers spanning 38 U.S. states and 4 Canadian provinces. The roster includes papers with deep literary heritage - the Brooklyn Eagle (where Walt Whitman served as editor), the Sacramento Union (where Mark Twain reported), the Arkansas Gazette (founded 1819, the oldest newspaper west of the Mississippi), and the Alexandria Gazette (founded 1784) - alongside the defining metropolitan dailies of twentieth-century America.

New York & Metropolitan Northeast
New York Herald Tribune, New York Journal American, New York Tribune, New York World, New York Sun, New York Globe, New York Journal, Brooklyn Eagle, Boston Post, Philadelphia Bulletin, Philadelphia Record, Hartford Times, Bridgeport Post, Scranton Tribune, Altoona Tribune, Pittsburg Press, Pittsburg Sun, Albany Law Journal, Manchester Union, Maine Times, Portland Telegram, American Law Journal.

https://newyorkheraldtribune.news
https://newyorkjournalamerican.news
https://newyorktribune.news
https://newyorkworld.news
https://newyorksun.news
https://newyorkglobe.news
https://newyorkjournal.news
https://brooklyneagle.news
https://bostonpost.news
https://philadelphiabulletin.news
https://philadelphiarecord.news
https://hartfordtimes.news
https://bridgeportpost.news
https://scrantontribune.news
https://altoonatribune.news
https://pittsburgpress.news
https://pittsburgsun.news
https://albanylawjournal.news
https://manchesterunion.news
https://mainetimes.news
https://portlandtelegram.news
https://americanlawjournal.news
Washington, D.C. & Mid-Atlantic
Washington Star, Washington Times Herald, Washington Herald, Washington Times, Baltimore American, Baltimore Globe, Alexandria Gazette.

https://washingtonstar.news
https://washingtontimesherald.news
https://washingtonherald.news
https://washingtontimes.news
https://baltimoreamerican.news
https://baltimoreglobe.news
https://alexandriagazette.news
Midwest & Great Lakes
Detroit Times, Michigan Citizen, Chicago Daily News, Chicago American, Kansas City Times, Kansas City Kansan, Kansan, Minneapolis Star, Milwaukee Sentinel, Cincinnati Post, Cleveland Press, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis Post, St. Paul Dispatch, Des Moines Tribune, Omaha Bee, Indianapolis Times, Evansville Press, Kentucky Post, Herald Tribune, Idaho Observer, Alabama Journal.

https://detroittimes.news
https://michigancitizen.news
https://chicagodailynews.news
https://chicagoamerican.news
https://kansascitytimes.news
https://kansascitykansan.news
https://kansan.news
https://minneapolisstar.news
https://milwaukeesentinel.news
https://cincinnatipost.news
https://clevelandpress.news
https://stlouisglobe.news
https://stlouispost.news
https://stpauldispatch.news
https://desmoinestribune.news
https://omahabee.news
https://indianapolistimes.news
https://evansvillepress.news
https://kentuckypost.news
https://heraldtribune.news
https://idahoobserver.news
https://alabamajournal.news
South, Texas & Gulf
Houston Post, Dallas Times Herald, Dallas Times, Dallas Herald, Dallas Dispatch, Dallas Express, San Antonio Light, Nashville Banner, Memphis Press-Scimitar, Memphis Press, Tampa Tribune, Tampa Times, Tulsa Tribune, Shreveport Journal, Jackson Daily, Miami Sun Post, Carolina Times, Birmingham Post-Herald, Southern Voice, New Orleans States, Arkansas Gazette.

https://houstonpost.news
https://dallastimesherald.news
https://dallastimes.news
https://dallasherald.news
https://dallasdispatch.news
https://dallasexpress.news
https://sanantoniolight.news
https://nashvillebanner.news
https://memphispressscimitar.news
https://memphispress.news
https://tampatribune.news
https://tampatimes.news
https://tulsatribune.news
https://shreveportjournal.news
https://jacksondaily.news
https://miamisunpost.news
https://carolinatimes.news
https://birminghampostherald.news
https://southernvoice.news
https://neworleansstates.news
https://arkansasgazette.news
West, Mountain & Pacific
Los Angeles Herald, LA Herald, Los Angeles Herald Examiner, San Diego Tribune, San Francisco Call, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Sacramento Union, Sacramento Tribune, Oakland Tribune, Phoenix Gazette, Tucson Citizen, Albuquerque Tribune, Rocky Mountain News, Seattle Post, Seattle Star, Seattle Union Record, Oregon Journal, Anchorage Times, Honolulu Star.

https://losangelesherald.news
https://laherald.news
https://heraldexaminer.news
https://sandiegotribune.news
https://sanfranciscocall.news
https://sanfranciscobayguardian.news
https://sacramentounion.news
https://sacramentotribune.news
https://oaklandtribune.news
https://phoenixgazette.news
https://tucsoncitizen.news
https://albuquerquetribune.news
https://rockymountain.news
https://seattlepost.news
https://seattlestar.news
https://seattleunionrecord.news
https://oregonjournal.news
https://anchoragetimes.news
https://honolulustar.news
Canada
Montreal Star, Toronto Telegram, Toronto Times, Ottawa Journal, Winnipeg Tribune, Calgary Albertan, Halifax Daily.

https://montrealstar.news
https://torontotelegram.news
https://torontotimes.news
https://ottawajournal.news
https://winnipegtribune.news
https://calgaryalbertan.news
https://halifaxdaily.news
Topic-Vertical Publications - The Specialist Network
Beyond the legacy mastheads, the network operates specialist publications - financial, legal, spiritual, health, cultural, and technology titles - each published at its own domain.

Business & Finance
https://bitcoin.news
https://crypto.news
https://ripple.news
https://mortgage.news
https://taxrefund.news
https://industry.news
https://capitol.news
https://giant.news
Black Business & Culture
https://blackbusiness.news
https://blackbiz.news
https://blackart.news
Health & Medicine
https://cancer.news
https://cancerhospital.news
https://cancersupport.news
https://diabetes.news
https://diabetic.news
https://digestive.news
https://therapy.news
https://massage.news
https://handgun.news

Family, Home & Lifestyle
https://family.news
https://parenting.news
https://child.news
https://diaper.news
https://domestic.news
https://teen.news
https://homes.news
https://recipe.news
https://cigars.news
https://weed.news
Fashion & Design
https://fashion.news
https://chronograph.news
Spirituality, Wisdom & Esoterica
https://spirituality.news
https://meditate.news
https://mantra.news
https://mushroom.news
https://mushrooms.news
https://vajra.news
https://thoth.news
https://hindu.news
https://jehovah.news
https://orisha.news
https://naga.news
https://anunnaki.news
Transport, Weather & Daily Life
https://traffic.news
https://weather.news
https://watch.news
https://local.news
https://engineer.news
https://evcharge.news
https://grants.news
https://fox247.news
Editorial Continuity Under New Ownership
Titles including Gourmet, SmartMoney, Mademoiselle, Modern Bride, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, House & Garden, Flower & Garden, Blender, Business 2.0, the Brooklyn Eagle, the Boston Post, the Chicago Daily News, the Detroit Times, the Dallas Times Herald, the Houston Post, the Sacramento Union, and the Los Angeles Herald Examiner are being published as living publications - not archived relics. Each brand is digitally active, indexed, searchable, and producing modern editorial under its original name. Readers searching for any of these historic American brands on Google will find each masthead alive, publishing new content at its own dedicated .news domain.

Publication Infrastructure
Each of the 200+ properties - Gourmet magazine, SmartMoney magazine, Mademoiselle magazine, Modern Bride, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, House & Garden, Flower & Garden, Blender, Business 2.0, and the full newspaper roster - is published on a unified modern publishing stack. In-house AI content pipelines produce original editorial across the network. A proprietary SSP/DSP programmatic advertising layer handles monetization, with header-bidding infrastructure integrated with Google Ad Manager, Amazon UAM, Sovrn, and additional demand partners. The network supports full RSS, email newsletter distribution, and cross-platform social syndication across more than 150 Facebook pages and more than 150 X (Twitter) accounts.

The entire portfolio operates under Buddha Digital Temple's 508(c)(1)(A) Faith-Based Organization charter, with Smart Money Media AI serving as the publishing arm. Per two independent CPA appraisals completed in February 2026 (ASC 820/805 methodology), the parent organization carries an $8.0 billion pre-money fair market value.

About Smart Money Media AI
Smart Money Media AI is a digital media organization publishing more than 200 consumer magazine and newspaper brands online - including Gourmet, SmartMoney, Mademoiselle, Modern Bride, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, House & Garden, Flower & Garden, Blender, Business 2.0, the New York Herald Tribune, the Brooklyn Eagle, the Chicago Daily News, the Detroit Times, the Dallas Times Herald, the Houston Post, the Sacramento Union, the Washington Star, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, and many more. The company also operates the Wiki REIT AI network of more than 100 million informational sites. Smart Money Media AI operates as the media division of Buddha Digital Temple, a 508(c)(1)(A) Faith-Based Organization headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. The mission is to steward iconic American publishing brands into the modern digital age while funding charitable and humanitarian work through The Family Circle Foundation and affiliated causes.

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Smart Money Media AI is a digital media organization publishing more than 200 consumer magazine and newspaper brands online - including Gourmet, SmartMoney, Mademoiselle, Modern Bride, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, House & Garden, Flower & Garden, Blender, Business 2.0, the New York Herald Tribune, the Brooklyn Eagle, the Chicago Daily News, the Detroit Times, the Dallas Times Herald, the Houston Post, the Sacramento Union, the Washington Star, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, and many more.

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