Palm Beach Post

What Palm Beach Post does

Palm Beach Post is a regional daily newspaper and digital news publication serving Palm Beach County, Florida, and parts of the Treasure Coast. Founded in 1910 (with some sources citing 1916) and headquartered in West Palm Beach, the publication produces local coverage of news, politics, sports (including high school athletics), dining and entertainment, real estate, obituaries, and public notices. Since the 2019 merger of Gannett and GateHouse Media, it has operated as part of the USA Today Network, the largest newspaper publisher in the United States under parent Gannett (NYSE: GCI).

The publication's product surface consists of a primary website (palmbeachpost.com), a mobile app, an eNewspaper digital replica, vertical-specific email newsletters (At the Table for dining, Florida Today for state news), a High School Sports Hub, and dedicated Public Notices and Obituaries platforms. The underlying technology is a standard digital news CMS integrated within the broader Gannett/USA Today Network infrastructure, with content distribution across web, social media (Facebook, X), email, and multimedia video channels. There is no disclosed API access, no proprietary AI/ML features, and no third-party integration platform.

The business model combines subscription revenue (digital subscriptions with tiered access including eNewspaper) with advertising revenue (display, classifieds, sponsored content, and marketing services through the USA Today advertising network). A structurally protected revenue stream comes from statutory public notices and obituaries, which Florida law channels through designated publications. Customer segments are Palm Beach County residents (B2C subscribers and readers) and local/regional advertisers (B2B), with no named enterprise customer concentration and no disclosed sub-brands or independent subsidiaries.

Name

Palm Beach Post

Legal name

Gannett

Website

https://palmbeachpost.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Palm Beach Post is a regional daily newspaper and digital news publication serving Palm Beach County, Florida, operating within Gannett's USA Today Network. It delivers local news, sports, dining, and real-estate coverage via website, eNewspaper, and email newsletters under a subscription-and-advertising revenue model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local News Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Blogging & Website Publishing Platforms (MPACAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO), Newsletter Publishing Platforms (MPACAIAA)

Keywords

• Local news publishing
• Digital newspaper
• News subscription service
• Local advertising network
• Public notices platform

Headquarters

HQ city

West Palm Beach

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Digital subscription model providing access to premium news content, eNewspaper, and exclusive reporting for Palm Beach County readers.
2. Advertising: Display advertising, classifieds, obituaries, public notices, and marketing services targeting local businesses and national advertisers through the USA Today advertising network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Palm Beach Post is a local digital-first news publication serving Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast in Florida. It delivers comprehensive local news coverage — including politics, high school and professional sports, dining, real estate, obituaries, opinion, and public notices — through its website, mobile apps, eNewspaper platform, and email newsletters. The publication is operated as part of the Gannett/USA Today Network and monetizes primarily through digital subscriptions and advertising.

Product overview

Palm Beach Post is a local news publication serving Palm Beach County, Florida, operating as a single-platform digital media product. The core offering is the main website delivering news across sections including News, Sports, High School Sports, Dining/Entertainment, Real Estate, Opinion, Obituaries, and Public Notices. Supporting digital products include the eNewspaper digital edition, curated email newsletters (At the Table for dining, Florida Today for state news), a High School Sports Hub with scores and athlete polls, and a Public Notices platform for community legal announcements. The publication operates within the USA Today Network (Gannett) and does not offer API access, proprietary AI features, or third-party integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Palm Beach Post Website The main digital news platform providing local news, politics, sports, dining, real estate, and opinion content for Palm Beach County, Florida. Targets local residents and community members seeking comprehensive hyperlocal coverage.
• eNewspaper Digital replica of the printed newspaper available for online reading and archival access, provided to subscribers of the Palm Beach Post.
• Email Newsletters (At the Table, Florida Today) Curated email newsletters delivering dining news (At the Table) and Florida state news summaries (Florida Today) to subscribers.
• Public Notices Platform for publishing and accessing public notices including legal announcements, government hearings, and community announcements in the Palm Beach County area.
• Obituaries Online obituary listings and submission service for deceased individuals in the Palm Beach County area.
• High School Sports Hub Dedicated sports coverage section for Palm Beach County high school athletics including scores, polls, and athlete awards.

Segments2 records

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.

• Gannett/USA Today NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPalm Beach Post is operated as part of the Gannett/USA Today Network, one of the largest newspaper publishing companies in the United States. The partnership provides shared technology infrastructure, advertising networks, and cross-promotional opportunities within the national network.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sun Sentinel: Daily regional newspaper covering South Florida, including Palm Beach and Broward counties, with a similar subscription + advertising model. It is the most direct print/digital competitor for readers and advertisers in the same South Florida media market.
• Orlando Sentinel: Florida regional daily newspaper also owned by Gannett/USA Today Network, operating the same hybrid subscription/advertising model on a Florida city footprint; structurally and operationally near-identical to Palm Beach Post.
• Miami Herald: Major Florida daily newspaper covering the broader Miami metropolitan area, including parts of Palm Beach County; competes with Palm Beach Post for readers, advertisers, and political coverage in South Florida.
• Tampa Bay Times: Major Florida regional daily operating a digital-first subscription model focused on the Tampa Bay area; a close peer in business model, scale of regional coverage, and digital subscription transition.
• Florida Today: Gannett-owned regional daily serving the Brevard County/Space Coast area; Palm Beach Post and Florida Today share infrastructure, branding, and product mix, making this a near-clone peer for Gannett's Florida properties.
• Naples Daily News: Gannett-owned regional daily for a wealthy Southwest Florida market; mirrors Palm Beach Post's affluent-market positioning, subscription + advertising mix, and reliance on real estate and lifestyle verticals.

Broad incumbents

• The New York Times: National flagship news organization and the leading example of a successful digital subscription-first model; relevant as the aspirational benchmark for news subscription economics, even though it operates at vastly larger scale and breadth.
• The Washington Post: Large national daily with a significant paid digital subscription base; comparable to Palm Beach Post in offering digital news + advertising + newsletters across sections, though at a national scale.

Emerging players

• Axios: Digital-first native news organization built around newsletters, Smart Brevity, and local-market expansion; competes with Palm Beach Post's digital news package, especially for younger, mobile-first local readers.

Regional players

• Palm Beach Daily News: Local "Shiny Sheet" daily for the town of Palm Beach itself, also owned within the broader Gannett/USA Today Network; covers a narrower geographic slice of the same metro area, partly overlapping Palm Beach Post's most affluent readership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pbpost
• Facebookfacebook.com/palmbeachpost
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-palm-beach-post

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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