The Post Journal

What The Post Journal does

The Post Journal is a community daily newspaper serving Chautauqua County, New York, operating under the legal entity Ogden Newspapers of New York, Inc. Founded in 1826, the publication covers local news, sports, opinion, obituaries, community events, and classifieds for residents of Jamestown and surrounding communities including Mayville, Fredonia, and Dunkirk. It primarily serves Chautauqua County households as subscribers and local small and medium-sized businesses as advertisers, operating from its headquarters in Jamestown, NY, with 51-100 employees.

The company's product portfolio spans multiple distribution channels. Core offerings include the physical daily print newspaper distributed via home delivery; the post-journal.com website delivering digital news content; a mobile-accessible digital edition reader hosted at mynewsonthego.com/postjournal; a standalone employment classifieds portal at jobs.post-journal.com; an online public notices platform integrated with newyorkpublicnotices.com and column.us; print and digital classifieds (including garage sales and commercial listings); email newsletters with breaking news and obituary alerts; and a local video clips section. Underlying technology is a standard CMS-based publishing platform with no disclosed proprietary technology, APIs, SDKs, third-party integrations, or machine learning capabilities.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams. Subscription revenue comes from physical newspaper delivery and digital subscriptions priced starting at $4.00/week, billed monthly, accessible via web browser and mobile apps. Advertising revenue is sourced from local businesses via the Brand Builders program and from classified advertisers. Public notice and legal advertising revenue is generated through placement services on the public notices portal. Go-to-market is sales-led, targeting local residents for subscriptions and local SMBs for advertising, with the jobs board serving as an additional service for job seekers and employers.

Name

The Post Journal

Legal name

Ogden Newspapers of New York, Inc.

Website

https://post-journal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1826

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Post Journal is a community daily newspaper serving Chautauqua County, New York, delivering local news, sports, opinion, obituaries, classifieds, jobs listings, and public notices across print, web, mobile, and newsletter channels under Ogden Newspapers of New York, Inc.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Community daily news
• Print and digital subscriptions
• Classified advertising
• Local journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Jamestown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Print and Digital Subscriptions: Subscription revenue from physical newspaper delivery and digital/mobile access. Subscribers can access content via computer, tablet, or smartphone through apps or web browsers.
2. Advertising: Display advertising and classified advertising revenue from local businesses and individuals. The newspaper offers advertising opportunities through its Brand Builders program.
3. Public Notices: Revenue from publishing public notices and legal advertisements, with links to newyorkpublicnotices.com for online notice placement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Post Journal publishes a community daily newspaper covering local news, sports, opinion, obituaries, life features, and classifieds for Chautauqua County, NY, distributed through print home delivery and digital subscriptions via website and mobile apps. It also operates a jobs board (jobs.post-journal.com), a public notices service integrated with newyorkpublicnotices.com, and a Brand Builders advertising program for local businesses. Revenue is generated primarily through consumer subscriptions and advertising sales.

Product overview

The Post Journal operates as a traditional local newspaper with a multi-platform digital presence. The core offering is the post-journal.com website delivering news content, complemented by a dedicated jobs board (jobs.post-journal.com), the My News on the Go digital edition reader, a newsletter subscription service, and a public notices platform. The product portfolio functions as a unified news and information service without a modular platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Print Newspaper Subscription (Post Journal) Daily print edition of The Post Journal delivered to subscribers' homes, covering local news, sports, opinion, life features, obituaries, and classifieds for Chautauqua County, NY.
• Digital Subscription (post-journal.com) Online access to The Post Journal's news, sports, opinion, obituaries, classifieds, and other content via post-journal.com, with subscriptions starting at $4.00/week on a monthly billing cadence.
• My News on the Go Digital Edition Digital edition reader platform at mynewsonthego.com/postjournal that delivers the newspaper to subscribers via web browser, tablet, or smartphone.
• Jobs Board (jobs.post-journal.com) Dedicated employment classifieds portal at jobs.post-journal.com connecting local job seekers with employers in the Chautauqua County region.
• Email Newsletter Subscriptions Email-based subscription service delivering daily breaking news, breaking news alerts, and obituary notifications to opted-in readers.
• Public Notices Service Online portal for browsing and placing public notices and legal advertisements, integrated with newyorkpublicnotices.com and using column.us for notice placement.
• Classifieds Section Print and digital classified advertising section covering garage sales, community announcements, and commercial advertisements for the local Chautauqua County market.
• Brand Builders Advertising Program Advertising program offering local businesses display and classified advertising opportunities across The Post Journal's print and digital channels.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• newyorkpublicnotices.com: Statewide public-notice aggregation platform integrated with The Post Journal's notice-placement workflow. Comparable as the ecosystem-level infrastructure for one of The Post Journal's protected revenue streams.

Broad incumbents

• Ogden Newspapers: Parent media group operating numerous community newspapers across the U.S. Directly comparable as the organizational owner and shared-services provider of The Post Journal; relevant for benchmarking operating model and capital allocation.
• Lee Enterprises: Major U.S. local newspaper group operating daily and weekly publications across small and mid-sized markets. Directly comparable as a multi-title community-newspaper operator with similar digital subscription strategies.
• Gannett: Largest U.S. newspaper publisher operating USA TODAY and hundreds of local dailies including many in New York. Relevant as a benchmark for the multi-title community-newspaper operating model and digital transition strategy.
• Tribune Publishing: Multi-title U.S. newspaper publisher. Comparable as a regional/local newspaper group facing similar structural pressures in print advertising and digital subscription migration.

Direct peers

• The Bradford Era: Community daily newspaper serving Bradford, PA, just across the NY/PA border from the Chautauqua County region. Directly comparable in scale, content mix (local news, sports, obituaries), and rural small-town readership.
• Olean Times Herald: Community daily newspaper serving Olean, NY in the same broader western NY region. Comparable as a small-market daily with similar print + digital subscription and advertising model.
• The Daily Star (Oneonta, NY): Daily newspaper serving a small upstate NY community. Comparable in scale, single-county geographic focus, and traditional print/digital subscription + advertising revenue model.
• The Observer (Dunkirk, NY): Sister community daily newspaper under Ogden Newspapers serving nearby Dunkirk, NY in the same western NY media market. Directly comparable in scale, coverage area, and operating model.

Regional players

• Salem Newswire: Local newspaper serving Salamanca, NY in the same western NY region. Comparable in scale and hyperlocal community coverage, though it primarily serves the Cattaraugus County portion of the regional market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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