The Daily Record

What The Daily Record does

The Daily Record is a local daily newspaper serving Wooster, Ohio and the surrounding Wayne and Holmes counties, owned by Gannett (NYSE: GCI) and operating as part of the USA TODAY NETWORK. The publication distributes content through a digital news platform (the-daily-record.com), an eNewspaper digital replica, and a physical print edition, covering local news, politics, high school and regional sports, entertainment, lifestyle, and community events. Its product portfolio extends beyond editorial content to include obituary submission services, an online classifieds marketplace, a jobs portal, a real estate listings platform powered by AddressUSA integration, email newsletters, and a public notices/legal announcements platform serving multiple Ohio counties.

The business operates on a multi-stream revenue model combining consumer subscriptions (digital and print recurring), local display and classified advertising, fee-based obituary placement, and statutory public notice advertising. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, targeting individual residents and local businesses in its geographic footprint, with marketing channels spanning the USA TODAY Network brand association, Facebook organic social, email newsletters, SEO/organic search, and paid digital advertising through the USA Today advertising network. The company leverages Gannett's shared technology infrastructure for content management, digital subscriptions, and advertising operations, operating with a lean team of 1-10 employees at its Wooster, Ohio headquarters.

Name

The Daily Record

Legal name

The Daily Record

Website

https://the-daily-record.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Daily Record is a local daily newspaper serving Wooster, Ohio and Wayne and Holmes counties, owned by Gannett as part of the USA TODAY Network. It distributes news, sports, and obituaries via print, digital website, and eNewspaper, supplemented by classifieds, public notices, and real estate listings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

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

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Digital news subscription
• Community journalism
• Obituary placement services
• Public notice advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Wooster

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, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscriptions: Digital and print subscription revenue from individual consumers accessing local news content
2. Advertising: Local advertising revenue from businesses targeting the Wooster and Wayne/Holmes county audience
3. Classifieds: Revenue from classified advertising including jobs, real estate, and other categories
4. Obituaries: Fee-based obituary placement services for funeral homes and families
5. Public Notices: Legal public notice advertising revenue from government agencies and legal entities

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Daily Record is a daily local newspaper and digital news publication covering news, sports, entertainment, lifestyle, real estate, obituaries, and public notices for Wooster, Ohio and surrounding Wayne and Holmes counties. It distributes content through a digital website, eNewspaper digital replica, email newsletters, and print editions, and offers fee-based obituary placement, classified advertising, and legal public notice services.

Product overview

The Daily Record is a local news publication serving Wooster, OH and surrounding Wayne and Holmes counties. The product portfolio consists of a core digital news platform (the-daily-record.com) providing comprehensive local coverage across news, sports, entertainment, and lifestyle categories, supplemented by an eNewspaper digital replica service. Additional offerings include an obituaries service for death notices, a real estate marketplace powered by AddressUSA integration, public notices/legal announcements platform, email newsletter subscriptions, and a jobs classifieds marketplace. The publication is part of the Gannett/USA TODAY Network and shares infrastructure with other regional news properties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Daily Record Website The main digital news platform providing local news, politics, sports, entertainment, lifestyle coverage, and real estate listings for Wooster, OH and surrounding Wayne and Holmes counties.
• eNewspaper
• Obituaries Service
• Real Estate Listings
• Public Notices and Legals
• Email Newsletters
• Classifieds
• Jobs Marketplace
• Print Newspaper

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Axios Local: Network of paid digital local newsletters targeting individual U.S. cities, representing the digital-first subscription model that competes with traditional local papers like The Daily Record.
• Patch: National hyperlocal digital news network covering thousands of U.S. communities including Ohio suburbs, competing directly for local-news attention and digital ad budgets.

Direct peers

• Mansfield News Journal: Sister Gannett daily newspaper serving Richland County, Ohio with the same digital-plus-print, subscription-and-advertising model, public-notice publishing, and shared USA Today Network infrastructure as The Daily Record.
• The Canton Repository: Gannett-owned daily serving Stark County, Ohio using the same USA Today Network CMS, eNewspaper, classifieds, and public-notice platforms as The Daily Record.
• Akron Beacon Journal: Gannett regional daily serving Akron and Summit County, Ohio with a comparable blend of local news, sports, classifieds, obituaries, and public notices under the USA Today Network.
• The Columbus Dispatch: Gannett's flagship Ohio daily, sharing back-end publishing, ad sales and subscription infrastructure with The Daily Record while operating at a larger scale in the same state.

Broad incumbents

• USA Today: National sister publication under Gannett/USA Today Network, sharing brand, technology stack, ad network and content syndication that The Daily Record leverages for local publishing.
• Lee Enterprises: U.S. newspaper chain operating dozens of daily and weekly local papers with similar subscription, advertising, classifieds, and public-notice revenue structures.
• Tribune Publishing (Alden Global Capital): Owner of major regional dailies such as the Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News, competing for the same U.S. local-news audience and ad budgets as Gannett titles.
• News Corp: Global media company operating The Wall Street Journal and a portfolio of U.S. community newspapers that share the traditional subscription-and-advertising model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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