A sister paper is one of two or more newspapers which share a common owner, but are published with different content, different names, and sometimes (but not necessarily) in different geographical areas.
[1] Such an arrangement can offer economies of scale because staff and infrastructure can be shared.
[2] Formerly independent papers can become sister papers, as when the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post were both purchased by News Corporation.
Conversely, a single newspaper company can start several publications.
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