Ogden Newspapers

What Ogden Newspapers does

The Ogden Newspapers, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned American newspaper publishing company founded on September 22, 1890 by H.C. Ogden with the launch of the Wheeling News in Wheeling, West Virginia. The company is controlled by the Nutting family (Bob Nutting, CEO), and operates a portfolio of more than 50 daily newspapers and numerous weekly publications, plus a magazine division, spanning 18+ U.S. states from New York to Hawaii. Its titles include regional flagships such as the Standard-Examiner, Lawrence Journal-World, The Maui News, Daily Herald (Provo), Vail Daily, Altoona Mirror, Sun-Gazette, Herald-Star, and The Parkersburg News/Sentinel, and it runs a Joint Operating Agreement with the Journal Gazette Company for Fort Wayne Newspapers. Adjacent operating subsidiaries include Ogden Directories (60+ directories across 11 states), Breeze Printing (commercial printing), SWC Realty, and TNC Ventures (digital and growth initiatives).

Beyond core publishing, the company monetizes through paid print and digital subscriptions, local display and classified advertising, directory listings, commercial printing contracts, and real estate brokerage fees. Distribution runs through a mix of physical newspaper delivery, newsstand/retail, and online self-serve digital subscriptions; a November 2025 partnership with CherryRoad Media migrates circulation and distribution onto the cloud-based LocalRoad platform. GTM is sales-led, with advertising and subscription sales targeted at local communities and small/medium businesses. Customer concentration is inherently broad due to a long-tail base of household subscribers and SMB advertisers across geographically dispersed markets.

Acquisitions over the past decade include Swift Communications (Colorado/California), The Frederick (MD) News-Post (2017), and the Standard-Examiner (April 2018). In June 2026 Ogden was among 35 publishers to file a copyright infringement suit against Microsoft and OpenAI in the Southern District of New York, alleging unauthorized scraping of news content for AI training. The company is privately held with no external equity backing.

Name

Ogden Newspapers

Legal name

The Ogden Newspapers Inc.

Website

https://ogdennews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ogden Newspapers is a privately held, Nutting-family-owned American newspaper company publishing 50+ daily newspapers, weeklies, and directories across 18+ states, monetized via subscriptions, local advertising, commercial printing, and real estate services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (513120), Directory and Mailing List Publishers (51314)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Daily newspapers
• Community journalism
• Directory publishing
• Commercial printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Wheeling

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices81 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Newspaper Subscriptions: Print and digital subscription revenue from more than 50 daily newspapers and numerous weekly publications serving local communities
2. Advertising: Local advertising revenue from businesses targeting local newspaper readers in communities served by the company's publications
3. Directory Publishing: Ogden Directories publishes over 60 directories in 11 states, generating revenue from local business directory listings
4. Commercial Printing: Breeze Printing provides commercial printing services, serving as an additional revenue stream
5. Real Estate Services: SWC Realty with offices in Uniontown, PA, Williamsport, PA, and Parkersburg, WV provides real estate services as a subsidiary operation

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ogden Newspapers publishes and distributes a portfolio of more than 50 daily newspapers, weekly publications, and magazines across 18+ U.S. states, stretching from New York to Hawaii, serving local communities with journalism, advertising, and related media services. Its vertical mix includes the Ogden Directories business (60+ directories in 11 states), a commercial printing operation (Breeze Printing), and real estate services (SWC Realty), all anchored by a long-running family-controlled tradition of local news.

Product overview

Ogden Newspapers operates a unified portfolio of local journalism products centered on its core newspaper publishing business. The company maintains over 50 daily newspapers and numerous weekly publications across the United States (spanning from New York to Hawaii), complemented by a magazine division and Ogden Directories (which publishes over 60 directories in 11 states). The portfolio also includes a cloud-based circulation and distribution platform (LocalRoad) for subscription operations, and robust online digital platforms that serve readers in both print and digital formats. The products work together as a comprehensive local media ecosystem serving community journalism needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Nutting Company: Parent holding entity for all Nutting family divisions and subsidiaries including Ogden Newspapers
• TNC Ventures

Products and services

• Daily Newspapers Portfolio (50+ daily titles) A portfolio of more than 50 daily newspapers serving local communities across 18+ U.S. states — providing hyperlocal journalism, local government accountability coverage, local sports, obituaries, classifieds, and advertising space for readers and local businesses in each market.
• Weekly Newspapers Associated weekly newspaper publications complementing Ogden's daily titles, providing additional regional and community-level news coverage in markets across the company's footprint.
• Magazine Division A magazine publishing division operating alongside Ogden's newspaper portfolio, producing magazine content for reader audiences.
• Ogden Directories Directory publishing operation producing over 60 local business directories across 11 states, generating subscription/listing revenue from local business listings in each community served.
• Breeze Printing (Commercial Printing) Commercial printing service offered by Ogden Newspapers through Breeze Printing, based in Fort Myers, FL, providing third-party printing services as an additional revenue stream.
• Online Digital Platforms (newspaper websites and digital subscriptions) Per-title newspaper websites and online digital community platforms giving subscribers digital access to Ogden's local journalism, supplementing print subscriptions with online content and digital-only subscriptions.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CherryRoad MediacoreTechnology or Integration · 21 November 2025CherryRoad Media and Ogden Newspapers formed a services partnership under which CherryRoad's LocalRoad circulation and distribution platform powers subscription and distribution operations for Ogden's portfolio of more than 50 daily newspapers and associated weeklies. LocalRoad was originally developed by CherryRoad for its own publishing operations and is now being offered as a turnkey solution for other publishers. The transition is currently in progress as part of an integration plan developed in collaboration between CherryRoad and Ogden leadership.
• Journal Gazette CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint Operating Agreement (JOA) partnership for Fort Wayne (IN) Newspapers between The Ogden Newspapers and the Journal Gazette Company, located at 600 W. Main Street in Fort Wayne, IN.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gannett Co., Inc. The largest U.S. local newspaper publisher (USA TODAY and hundreds of community dailies). Directly comparable as a multi-title daily newspaper chain with subscription and advertising revenue streams, though much larger and publicly traded.
• Lee Enterprises: Publicly traded operator of ~70 daily newspapers and 300+ weeklies across 25 states. Closest comparable in portfolio scale and small/mid-market focus, though Lee carries notable leverage from acquisitions.
• Forum Communications Company: Privately held by the Marcil family, operates daily newspapers (e.g., Fargo Forum) and broadcast properties across the Upper Midwest. Comparable as a family-owned regional media company with daily newspaper focus.
• MediaNews Group (Alden Global Capital): Hedge-fund-owned newspaper chain with hundreds of dailies including the Denver Post and Boston Herald. Comparable as a cost-disciplined multi-title daily newspaper operator, though with a more aggressive cost-cutting approach.
• McClatchy Company: Mid-sized daily newspaper chain (e.g., Miami Herald, Sacramento Bee) that emerged from bankruptcy under Chatham Asset Management. Directly comparable as a multi-state daily newspaper operator with subscription and advertising economics.
• Adams Publishing Group: Family-owned newspaper company with community dailies, weeklies, and shoppers across 20+ states. Highly comparable as a private, family-controlled, multi-state local newspaper operator pursuing roll-up acquisitions.
• Tribune Publishing: Operates major metropolitan dailies (Chicago Tribune, NY Daily News, Baltimore Sun). Comparable as a multi-title daily newspaper chain, though skewed toward larger urban markets than Ogden.
• Paxton Media Group: Family-owned publisher of daily and weekly newspapers across the Midwest, South, and Mid-Atlantic. Directly comparable to Ogden in family-controlled ownership structure, small-market focus, and active acquisition strategy.
• Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. (CNHI): Privately held by Retirement Systems of Alabama, CNHI operates community newspapers and daily titles across more than 20 states. Closely comparable to Ogden in small-market focus and private ownership.

Broad incumbents

• Hearst Corporation: Diversified media conglomerate owning major dailies (San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle) plus magazines, TV, and business media. Comparable in newspaper publishing but operates at far greater scale and across many media verticals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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