0 , ▁The ▁Dem ocrat ▁and ▁Chron icle ▁ranked ▁number ▁one ▁among ▁US ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁market ▁pen etr ation , ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁readers ▁in ▁a ▁met ro ▁area ▁who ▁read ▁in ▁print ▁or ▁online . ▁The ▁Dem ocrat ▁and ▁Chron icle ▁held ▁that ▁top ▁spot ▁for ▁several ▁years , ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁among ▁the ▁leaders ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁Dem ocrat ▁and ▁Chron icle , ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁parent ▁company ▁G ann ett , ▁was ▁su ed ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁by ▁a ▁former ▁paper boy ▁who ▁accused ▁the ▁newspaper ▁of ▁en abling ▁a ▁former ▁district ▁manager ▁to ▁sex ually ▁ab use ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁This ▁case ▁is ▁currently ▁pending . ▁Four ▁more ▁law su its ▁have ▁since ▁been ▁file d . ▁ ▁Notable ▁contrib utors ▁▁ ▁Earl ▁C ald well ▁▁ ▁Marie ▁D . ▁De ▁Jesus ▁▁▁ ▁Arch ▁M err ill ▁ ▁Manuel ▁River a - O rt iz ▁ ▁Michael ▁Wal sh ▁ ▁Pr ices ▁ ▁The ▁Dem ocrat ▁and ▁Chron icle ▁prices ▁are : ▁$ 2 . 5 0 ▁daily , ▁$ 3 ▁Sunday ▁and ▁$ 5 ▁Thanks g iving ▁Day . ▁May ▁be ▁higher ▁outside ▁Mon roe ▁& ▁adjacent ▁count ies . ▁ ▁The ▁rates ▁for ▁print ▁advert ising ▁vary ▁based ▁on ▁season ality , ▁frequency , ▁and ▁size . ▁ ▁The ▁rates ▁for ▁digital ▁advert ising ▁vary , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁ad ▁and ▁reach ▁of ▁the ▁campaign