Minot Daily News

What Minot Daily News does

Minot Daily News is a local daily newspaper serving Minot, North Dakota and the surrounding Ward County area, operating under the legal entity Ogden Newspapers of North Dakota, Inc. as a subsidiary of the Ogden Newspapers conglomerate. Founded in 1966, the publication delivers local news, sports coverage, opinion content, obituaries, community announcements, and North Dakota state news, supplemented by Associated Press wire content for national and international stories. Distribution is split between print home delivery and digital access via the website and the MyNewsOnTheGo mobile e-edition, with digital subscriptions priced from $3.75 per week.

The company's product surface extends well beyond the core newspaper. It operates a dedicated local job board (Minot Daily News Get Hired, powered by Recruitology), email-based daily and breaking-news newsletters, and a public notices portal integrated with the statewide North Dakota Public Notices network. Its technology stack is conventional for the sector: a content management system for the website, a third-party mobile application for e-edition access, and dedicated infrastructure for classifieds and job postings, with no AI/ML, API, or proprietary technology components disclosed.

The business model rests on four revenue streams: recurring print and digital subscriptions sold through self-serve portals; advertising sales to local businesses (display ads, classifieds, and a Brand Builders program); employer-paid listings on the job board; and legally required public notice placements. The go-to-market is sales-led at the advertiser level and self-serve at the consumer level, supported by organic social media presence on Facebook and Twitter and email newsletter funnels. The company employs 101-250 people and serves a single U.S. market with no geographic expansion signals in the data.

Name

Minot Daily News

Legal name

Ogden Newspapers of North Dakota, Inc.

Website

https://minotdailynews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Minot Daily News is a daily newspaper serving Minot, North Dakota and Ward County, delivering local news, sports, obituaries, classifieds, and a local job board through print and digital channels as a subsidiary of Ogden Newspapers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), 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)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Print and digital subscriptions
• Community news media
• Classified advertising
• Local job board

Headquarters

HQ city

Minot

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, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Print and Digital Subscriptions: The newspaper generates recurring subscription revenue from both print and digital editions. Digital subscriptions provide access to the website content and e-edition. Subscriptions are marketed through the website with starting price of $3.75/week.
2. Advertising: Local businesses purchase display advertising space in the print edition and on the website. The 'Brand Builders' advertising section promotes the value of advertising for local businesses.
3. Job Board: The MinotDailyNews Get Hired job board (jobs.minotdailynews.com and minotdailynewsgethired.com) generates revenue from employers posting job listings. Features include job alerts and employer login capabilities.
4. Classifieds and Public Notices: Revenue generated from classified advertisements and public notice placements. The newspaper maintains a public notices portal integrated with ndpublicnotices.com.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Minot Daily News publishes a daily local newspaper covering news, sports, opinion, life features, and obituaries for Minot and Ward County, North Dakota. The newspaper distributes content via print home delivery and a digital edition accessible through its website and the MyNewsOnTheGo mobile app, and monetizes through subscriptions, advertising, classifieds, a dedicated job board, and public notice placements.

Product overview

Minot Daily News operates as a local newspaper serving Minot, North Dakota, offering content through its core print and digital newspaper product, supplemented by a dedicated job board platform (Minot Daily News Get Hired), email newsletter services, breaking news alerts, and a public notices portal. The company is owned by Ogden Newspapers of North Dakota, Inc.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Minot Daily News (Print and Digital Newspaper) A daily local newspaper serving Minot, North Dakota and surrounding Ward County areas, delivering local news, sports, opinion, life features, and obituaries through print and digital channels.
• Minot Daily News Digital Edition (MyNewsOnTheGo) A digital version of the newspaper accessible via web browser, tablet, or smartphone through the My News on the Go platform.
• MinotDailyNews Get Hired Job Board A local job board and employment listings platform connecting job seekers with employers in the Minot area, powered by Recruitology job board technology, featuring job alerts and employer login capabilities.
• Public Notices Platform Online portal for publishing and browsing public legal notices, integrated with North Dakota Public Notices (NDNA).

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Dickinson Press: Daily newspaper serving Dickinson, ND and the surrounding Bakken/energy region. Directly comparable small-city North Dakota daily with similar local news, sports, and advertising model.
• Bismarck Tribune: Daily newspaper serving Bismarck, the state capital of North Dakota. Direct peer serving a similar North Dakota local news market with print, digital subscriptions, classifieds, and public notices.
• Grand Forks Herald: Daily newspaper covering Grand Forks, ND and the surrounding region. Directly comparable as a North Dakota daily with similar print + digital subscription model, local sports coverage, and AP wire partnership.
• The Forum / InForum (Fargo): Daily newspaper covering Fargo-Moorhead, the largest metro in North Dakota. Comparable daily local news operation with print/digital subscriptions, classifieds, and public notices, though in a larger market.
• Williston Herald: Daily newspaper serving Williston, ND in the Bakken oil-producing region. Directly comparable small-city North Dakota daily with overlapping local news, sports, and public notices revenue mix.
• Jamestown Sun: Daily newspaper covering Jamestown, ND. Closely comparable small-city North Dakota daily with a similar community newspaper footprint, subscription, and advertising structure.
• Devils Lake Journal: Regional newspaper serving Devils Lake, ND. Comparable small-market North Dakota local newspaper with overlapping print, classifieds, and public notices revenue model.

Broad incumbents

• Gannett: Largest U.S. local newspaper operator, publisher of USA Today and hundreds of daily/weekly local titles nationwide. Broad incumbent in the same industry offering overlapping capabilities (print, digital subs, classifieds) but at portfolio scale across much larger markets.
• Lee Enterprises: Major U.S. local newspaper group operating daily and weekly publications across small and mid-sized markets. Broad incumbent with a directly comparable operating model in similar-sized communities, but at portfolio scale.

Emerging players

• Patch: Digital-first local news network covering thousands of U.S. communities. Emerging player that competes for local news audience and advertiser attention in markets like Minot, primarily through online-only distribution rather than print.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MinotDailyNews
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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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