▁an ▁ 8 0 - year ▁period ▁of ▁single ▁family ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁publication . ▁So on ▁after , ▁the ▁minor ity ▁owner ▁sold ▁his ▁interest ▁to ▁R . H . ▁G ore , ▁a ▁compet itor . ▁The ▁minor ity ▁shares ▁were ▁later ▁sold ▁to ▁Perry ▁Publications , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁The ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁Post . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁The ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁Post ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁C ox ▁Enter pr ises , ▁a ▁media ▁company ▁that ▁own s ▁The ▁Atlanta ▁Journal - Const itution ▁and ▁other ▁publications . ▁C ox ▁acquired ▁Perry ' s ▁ 4 7 . 5 % ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁News - J ournal , ▁assigned ▁a ▁value ▁of ▁$ 5   mill ion , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁transaction . ▁The ▁David son ▁family ▁continued ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁ 5 2 . 5 % ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁stock . ▁C ox ▁was ▁not ▁represented ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁say ▁in ▁corpor ate ▁dec isions . ▁ ▁The ▁News - J ournal ▁Center ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁News - J ournal ▁offered ▁to ▁pay ▁$ 1 3 ▁million ▁for ▁naming ▁rights ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁performing ▁arts ▁center ▁in ▁Day ton a ▁Beach ▁being ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁Se as ide ▁Music ▁Theater , ▁founded ▁by ▁News - J ournal ▁CE O ▁Ti ppen ▁David son . ▁C ox ▁Enter pr ises ▁file d ▁suit ▁against ▁the ▁News - J