The Daily Gazette

What The Daily Gazette does

The Daily Gazette, legally Gazette News Group, Inc., is a privately held regional newspaper publisher based in Schenectady, New York, that operates a multi-platform local news portfolio serving the Capital Region of New York State. The flagship dailygazette.com website delivers local news, sports, business, politics, opinion, and community event coverage across Schenectady, Saratoga, Fulton, and Montgomery counties, and is built on TownNews's BLOX CMS — a third-party web content management system widely used by U.S. local news publishers. Content distribution spans the website, an e-Edition digital replica of the print edition, native iOS and Android mobile applications, two podcasts (Parting Schotts and Stan and Shen), and an email newsletter portfolio including breaking news alerts and a crime bulletin.

The company operates an ecosystem of wholly-owned regional sub-publications — The Leader-Herald (Fulton County), The Recorder (Amsterdam/Montgomery County), Spotlight News, Hudsonvalley360, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Lake Placid News, and The Spot518 (arts and culture, operated through nippertown.com) — collectively covering a broad geographic footprint across upstate New York. Adjacent revenue products include an online classifieds marketplace (Gazette Autos, CapRegion Jobs, CapRegion Homes), the Reader Rewards loyalty program, and the Community Journalism Fund (cjfund.org), a donor-funded initiative supporting local journalism. The business model combines consumer subscriptions (digital-only, print delivery, and combined packages) with quote-based display advertising, classifieds, and donor contributions.

Name

The Daily Gazette

Legal name

Gazette News Group, Inc.

Website

https://dailygazette.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1894

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Daily Gazette is a privately held regional newspaper, operating as Gazette News Group, Inc., that delivers local news across New York's Capital Region via print, website, mobile apps, e-Edition, podcasts, and a network of sub-publications serving upstate New York counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

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

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN)

Keywords

• Local news publishing
• Regional newspaper
• Digital news media
• Classified advertising
• Community journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Schenectady

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Daily Gazette is a privately held regional newspaper and digital news publisher based in Schenectady, New York, serving the Capital Region of New York State. The company produces and distributes local news, sports, opinion, and community journalism through a daily print newspaper, the dailygazette.com website, an e-Edition digital replica, iOS and Android mobile applications, email newsletters, podcasts, classifieds, and a network of affiliated community publications.

Product overview

The Daily Gazette is a regional newspaper publisher operating a multi-platform news portfolio. The core offering is the Daily Gazette website providing local news coverage for Schenectady, Saratoga County, and the Capital Region. The company distributes content through its main website, e-Edition digital replicas, and native iOS and Android mobile applications. Supporting products include podcast programming (Parting Schotts, Stan and Shen), email newsletter subscriptions, and an online classifieds marketplace. The Daily Gazette network encompasses multiple sub-publications including The Leader-Herald, The Recorder, Spotlight News, Hudsonvalley360, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, and The Spot518, collectively covering a broad geographic area across upstate New York.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Community Journalism Fund: A fund supporting local journalism initiatives in the region
• e-Edition
• The Spot518
• Leader-Herald
• The Recorder

Products and services

• The Daily Gazette newspaper (print and digital)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Alden Global Capital / MediaNews Group: Newspaper chain operating hundreds of regional dailies and weeklies. Relevant comparable in the regional/local newspaper roll-up strategy and multi-market community news model.
• Gannett Co. Largest U.S. newspaper chain operating USA TODAY and hundreds of local daily and weekly titles across the country, including regional dailies in New York; competes for the same subscription and advertising pools at greater scale.
• Hearst Media (Hearst Newspapers): Division of Hearst Corporation operating more than 20 daily newspapers including several in the Northeast. Larger incumbent competing in overlapping regional markets with broader portfolio resources.
• Tribune Publishing: Major U.S. newspaper group (acquired by Alden Global Capital) operating regional dailies across multiple markets. Competes for digital subscriptions and advertising in regional news with a much larger footprint.

Direct peers

• Lee Enterprises: Operator of a portfolio of local daily and weekly newspapers across the U.S., including titles in the broader Northeast. Closely comparable business model of multi-publication regional news with print + digital monetization.
• CNHI (Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.): Privately held newspaper group owning daily and weekly community papers across more than 20 states. Direct peer in operating a multi-title regional/local newspaper portfolio with shared back-office and digital infrastructure.
• Schurz Communications: Family-owned media company operating daily newspapers and broadcasting properties across multiple U.S. markets. Comparable as a privately-held multi-title regional media operator.
• Ogden Newspapers: Family-owned group operating daily and weekly newspapers across multiple U.S. markets. Comparable as a privately-held multi-title regional newspaper operator focused on community journalism.
• Times Union (Albany): The major daily newspaper serving the Albany/Capital Region of New York, directly competing with The Daily Gazette for readers, subscribers, and local advertising in overlapping counties.
• The Post-Star (Glens Falls): Regional daily newspaper serving Glens Falls and the southern Adirondack region of upstate New York. Direct geographic and category competitor for readers and local advertisers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dgazette
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TheDailyGazetteYouTube
• Facebookfacebook.com/dailygazette
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-daily-gazette
• Instagraminstagram.com/dgazette/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

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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