Austin American-Statesman

Austin American-Statesman

Front page of the Austin American-Statesman, May 30, 2024
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Gannett Co., Inc (a division of Fortress Investment Group
Founded	1871; 154 years ago (1871) (as the Democratic Statesman)
Headquarters	8000 Metropolis Drive Building A. STE. 100 Austin, Texas 78744
Circulation	26,455 Daily 33,699 Sunday (as of 2022)[1]
ISSN	1553-8451
Website	www.statesman.com

The Austin American-Statesman is the major daily newspaper for Austin, the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. It is owned by Hearst Communications. The distribution of the following The New York Times, The Washington Post, Associated Press, and USA TODAY international and national news, but also incorporates Central Texas coverage, especially in political reporting. The paper covers the area's music scene, especially the annual South by Southwest Music Festival, and co-sponsors Austin events such as the Capital 10K, one of the largest 10K runs in the U.S., and the Season for Caring charity campaign. In the Austin market, the Statesman competes with the Austin Chronicle, an alternative weekly.