What Los Angeles Daily News does

Los Angeles Daily News is a daily newspaper founded in 1911 that provides hyperlocal news, sports, crime, politics, business, entertainment, and community coverage for the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, and broader LA County. It operates dailynews.com as its primary digital property alongside an e-edition digital replica (enewspaper.dailynews.com), traditional print home delivery, email newsletters, and social distribution. The publication is part of the Southern California News Group (SCNG) network under the MediaNews Group / Digital First Media corporate umbrella, sharing advertising sales, editorial infrastructure, and technology platforms across the regional newspaper portfolio.

The publication's technology stack centers on WordPress VIP as the content management system for dailynews.com, supplemented by Trinity Audio for article-to-audio conversion and AccuWeather for weather data widgets. Its product surface extends beyond core editorial into the Daily News Store (e-commerce/merchandise), Photo Reprints, a regional Job Board (careers.socalnewsgroup.com), Best Reviews (consumer product review content), Events listings, and SCNG Premium (exclusive investigative subscription tier).

The business model combines four revenue streams: (1) recurring digital subscriptions purchased via checkout.dailynews.com, (2) recurring print subscriptions with home delivery, (3) recurring e-edition subscriptions, and (4) advertising — encompassing display ads, branded/sponsored content (Paid Partner Content, Ascend, Brandpoint, The T.E.A.), and SCNG network advertising solutions. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the publication uses a self-serve subscription funnel with quote-based premium/enterprise offerings. The customer base is a horizontal, geographically-segmented long tail of LA-area individual consumers, sports fans, and local business readers — with no disclosed enterprise anchor accounts.

Name

Los Angeles Daily News

Legal name

Los Angeles Daily News

Website

https://dailynews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Los Angeles Daily News is a legacy daily newspaper (founded 1911) covering the San Fernando Valley and greater Los Angeles area across news, sports, crime, politics, and community topics, operating dailynews.com, print delivery, and e-edition under the Southern California News Group / MediaNews Group network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper Publishers (51311), Periodical Publishers (513120)

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 industries

Community, Ethnic & Multilingual News Publishers (MPAJADAG), Syndication, Licensing & Content Partnerships (Columns, Features, Photos) (MPAJADAI)

Keywords

• Local newspaper
• Digital news subscription
• Print journalism
• Hyperlocal news
• News publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: Subscription-based revenue from digital content access through checkout.dailynews.com with various subscription tiers including digital-only and full access packages
2. Print Subscriptions: Traditional print newspaper subscription revenue providing home delivery and newsstand sales
3. Advertising: Display advertising and branded content offerings including SCNG Premium content, sponsored content, and advertising solutions through Southern California News Group
4. E-Edition Access: Digital replica of print edition available through enewspaper.dailynews.com as premium add-on or standalone subscription

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Los Angeles Daily News is a local newspaper delivering hyperlocal news, sports, crime, politics, business, entertainment, and community coverage to Los Angeles County and the San Fernando Valley across print, digital website (dailynews.com), and e-Edition platforms. The publication operates on a paid subscription model supplemented by display advertising and branded content, and offers ancillary services including a merchandise store, photo reprints, and a local job board.

Product overview

Los Angeles Daily News is a local newspaper publication offering a multi-platform news operation. The core product is the dailynews.com website delivering digital news content across multiple sections (News, Local News covering San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles, Sports including Lakers/Clippers/Dodgers/Angels, Things To Do, Obituaries, Opinion). The publication operates a digital subscription model offering the e-Edition (digital replica of print), digital-only access, and SCNG Premium tier for exclusive content. Additional products include Best Reviews (consumer product reviews), Events listings, Photo Reprints service, Daily News Store (merchandise/e-commerce), a Job Board for local employment classifieds, and Branded Content/Advertising services for partners. The publication is part of Southern California News Group (SCNG), part of the MediaNews Group/Digital First Media network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Daily News Website (dailynews.com)

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Southern California News Group (SCNG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLos Angeles Daily News is part of the Southern California News Group (SCNG), a network of regional newspapers and digital properties covering Southern California communities. SCNG provides shared infrastructure, advertising solutions, content syndication, and operational support across member publications.
• MediaNews Group (Digital First Media)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company operating Los Angeles Daily News under the Digital First Media umbrella, providing corporate leadership, technology platforms (including WordPress VIP), and strategic direction for the newspaper network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Axios Local: Network of digital-first local newsletters launched in multiple U.S. metros. Operates a paid newsletter + advertising model targeting affluent local readers, directly competing with the Daily News' smart brevity local coverage and ad dollars.
• LAist: Digital-first nonprofit local news outlet covering Los Angeles with growing audience and philanthropic funding. Competes for the same LA hyperlocal audience but does so without a legacy print business or paywall, pressuring the Daily News on digital engagement.

Direct peers

• Pasadena Star-News: Pasadena-based SCNG sister publication with the same platform, paywall, and e-edition infrastructure. Most directly comparable on geographic adjacency and small-team local journalism economics.
• The Denver Post: Flagship daily of MediaNews Group / Digital First Media (the LA Daily News' parent). Operates the same DFM platform stack, subscription model, and SCNG-style network structure, making it a closely comparable peer at a larger scale.
• Long Beach Press-Telegram: Long Beach-based SCNG sister paper with overlapping LA County coverage and the same digital subscription / branded content model. Provides a direct comparison for how the Daily News' hyperlocal beats perform across adjacent geographies.
• Orange County Register: Sister title under the Southern California News Group (SCNG) network, operating the same WordPress VIP / DFM platform and revenue model. Comparable in scope (local/regional daily with digital subs and e-edition) and shares advertising sales force and editorial infrastructure with the LA Daily News.
• Los Angeles Times: Flagship LA daily newspaper and the dominant direct competitor in the Los Angeles County market. Offers overlapping local news, sports, and investigative coverage, competing directly for the same subscriber base and advertisers as the LA Daily News.
• San Jose Mercury News: Major California regional daily covering the Bay Area with a similar digital subscription / paywall / e-edition model and comparable audience demographic. Useful comparable for digital subscription economics of a top-tier regional daily.
• Daily Breeze: Torrance-based SCNG sister title serving the South Bay with the same digital subscription, branded content, and SCNG Premium product set. Comparable peer for evaluating subscriber engagement and ad performance in LA-adjacent submarkets.
• Press-Enterprise: Riverside-based SCNG sister paper serving the Inland Empire with the same digital subscription, paywall, and branded content model. Strong comparison point for monetization, audience reach, and operational structure of a non-flagship SCNG title.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ladailynews
• Facebookfacebook.com/ladailynews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/los-angeles-daily-news

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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