Jacksonville Free Press

What Jacksonville Free Press does

Jacksonville Free Press (legal entity Free Press of Jacksonville) is a privately-held weekly newspaper founded in September 1986, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It serves the African-American community across Northeast Florida (Duval, Clay, and St. Johns counties) and Southeast Georgia (St. Mary's, Brunswick, and King's Bay), providing local, state, national, and international news along with entertainment, sports, politics, lifestyle, editorial, and religion content. The publication was established to address community demand for positive, informative news coverage of and by African-Americans, and is described as 'a major link to the African-American community' in the First Coast region.

The publication operates a hybrid print and digital distribution model. Print distribution is delivered via subscription mail and newsstand single-copy sales across six counties spanning two states. Digital presence consists of a WordPress-based website (jacksonvillefreepress.com) with RSS feed, video content, event submission, and photo submission features. Content partnerships (notably with Jaxtoday for shared coverage) and active social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter extend audience reach beyond print.

Revenue is generated through three streams: recurring subscriptions, display and classified advertising targeted at the African-American consumer market, and one-time newsstand sales. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The publication is a member of the National Newspaper Publisher's Association, Southeast Black Publisher's Association, Florida Publishers Association, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, and African-American Chamber of Commerce. No app, API, proprietary technology, AI/ML capability, or institutional investment is indicated in the source material.

Name

Jacksonville Free Press

Legal name

Free Press of Jacksonville

Website

https://jacksonvillefreepress.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jacksonville Free Press is a privately-held weekly newspaper, founded in 1986, serving the African-American community across Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia with print and digital news, advertising, and subscription distribution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJADAG

Community, Ethnic & Multilingual News Publishers

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/News Publishing (Newspapers, Digital Newsrooms, Wire Services)

SECONDARYMPAJADAB

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/News Publishing (Newspapers, Digital Newsrooms, Wire Services)

SECONDARYMPAJADAH

Alternative/Independent Newsweeklies & Opinion Press

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/News Publishing (Newspapers, Digital Newsrooms, Wire Services)

Keywords

• Community newspaper publishing
• Weekly news publication
• African-American media
• Local news reporting
• Display advertising services

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Primary distribution through subscription model for weekly publication
2. Advertising: Display and classified advertising services targeting the African-American consumer market. The publication is described as 'an asset to advertisers in reaching and holding their share of the billion dollar African-American consumer market'
3. Newsstand Sales: Single-copy sales through various newsstand sites across the city

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Jacksonville Free Press publishes a weekly Black-owned newspaper and accompanying digital news website delivering local, state, national, and international news, entertainment, sports, politics, editorials, and lifestyle content for the African-American community in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. Distribution is hybrid: print copies are delivered via paid subscriptions and sold at newsstands across Duval, Clay, and St. Johns counties, while the digital edition extends reach through the website, social media channels, and RSS feed.

Product overview

Jacksonville Free Press (also known as Free Press of Jacksonville) is a traditional print and digital news publication offering a single unified product—weekly newspaper content—distributed both in print (via subscription and newsstands) and digitally through its website. The publication has expanded its digital presence to include video content, RSS feeds, event submissions, and photo submission services. The company operates as a weekly publication serving the African-American community in Northeast Florida with news, entertainment, sports, politics, and lifestyle content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jacksonville Free Press Weekly Newspaper (Print Edition) Weekly print newspaper circulated in Duval, Clay, and St. Johns counties in Florida (plus parts of Southeast Georgia) providing local, state, national, and international news, entertainment, sports, politics, editorials, and lifestyle content for the African-American community.
• Jacksonville Free Press Digital News Website

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Jaxtoday (Content Partnership)minorOthersThe publication partners with Jaxtoday for shared content coverage, as evidenced by articles such as the Northside Sewer Project featuring 'From our partners at Jaxtoday' attribution.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• New York Amsterdam News: Iconic African-American weekly newspaper with print, digital, and event-driven community engagement, operating under the same NNPA-aligned community-newspaper model.
• The Atlanta Daily World: Historic Black-owned newspaper serving the Southeast U.S. with print and digital editions aimed at African-American readers, sharing the same niche audience and community-newspaper business model.
• Michigan Chronicle: Historic Black weekly newspaper operating a print + digital subscription and advertising model for African-American audiences, structurally similar to Jacksonville Free Press.
• The Charlotte Post: Black community newspaper covering a Southeastern U.S. metro with weekly print and digital editions serving African-American readers — same regional positioning and revenue mix.
• The New Orleans Data News Weekly: Regional Black weekly news publication targeting African-American readers in the U.S. South with print and digital distribution, directly comparable in format and audience.
• The Afro-American (Baltimore/D.C.): Long-running Black newspaper with both print and digital editions serving African-American communities, similar in audience, NNPA membership, and weekly newsprint cadence.
• The Washington Informer: NNPA-affiliated Black community weekly covering local and national news for African-American readers, with an analogous subscription/advertising model and print-plus-digital format.
• St. Louis American: NNPA-member Black-owned weekly focused on local news for African-American readers, with parallel subscription, advertising, and digital revenue streams.
• The Florida Star: Another Black-owned weekly newspaper serving Florida, including Jacksonville-adjacent markets, with a comparable mix of print, digital, subscription, and advertising revenue targeting African-American readers. Direct peer given shared geography, audience, and product format.
• The Dallas Weekly: Black-owned weekly newspaper covering local news for African-American communities, operating with the same print + digital + advertising revenue model as Jacksonville Free Press.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jacksonvillefp
• Facebookfacebook.com/JaxFreePress
• Instagraminstagram.com/jacksonvillefreepress
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jacksonville-free-press

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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