Moscow Pullman Daily News

What Moscow Pullman Daily News does

Moscow-Pullman Daily News is a privately held local newspaper publisher serving Moscow, Idaho and Pullman, Washington and the surrounding Palouse region. Founded in 1911 and operating under parent company TPC Holdings, the publication covers local news, high school and collegiate sports, business, opinion, obituaries, arts and entertainment, and regional outdoor content for two adjacent counties (Latah County, ID and Whitman County, WA). The company distributes content through a multi-channel stack: a responsive website at dnews.com, dedicated iOS and Android mobile applications, an e-edition digital replica of the print paper, a daily 7 AM email newsletter, and traditional home-delivery print mail subscriptions on Thursdays and Sundays. The digital platform is built on PubGen, a publishing technology designed for cross-channel content delivery and assistive-technology compatibility (WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance), with institutional archive access provisioned through NewsBank in partnership with the Lewiston Tribune.

The business model combines recurring subscription revenue, advertising, and reader donations. Three primary subscription tiers are offered: digital-only at $14.30 per month or $9.99 per month on an annual plan ($119.88/year), and a Print & Digital bundle at $31 per month that includes Thursday and Sunday home delivery plus seven-day digital access. All plans auto-renew under EZ-Pay billing, are subject to Idaho sales tax, and include unlimited access to a continuous news archive dating to 1989. Advertising revenue is generated from display ads, classifieds (jobs, real estate, marketplace listings), and legal notices, served through an in-house marketplace platform and a classifieds network. Reader donations are solicited through a prominent on-site Donate rail. Two customer segments anchor the business: general consumer readers seeking hyperlocal coverage, and local businesses and government entities purchasing advertising and legal-notice placements.

Strategic posture is defensive-modernization rather than disruptive growth: the company has consolidated digital distribution onto a shared publishing platform, added tiered subscription pricing, expanded editorial verticals such as Best of the Palouse and High School Excellence, and pursued a regional partnership with the Lewiston Tribune for shared content, archives, and joint special editions. The publisher maintains GDPR and CCPA compliance frameworks inherited from TPC Holdings and explicitly disallows automated scraping or AI-driven content extraction in its Terms of Use. No revenue, headcount, or funding data is publicly disclosed, and the company shows no current M&A, expansion into new geographies, or AI capability development.

Name

Moscow Pullman Daily News

Legal name

Moscow-Pullman Daily News

Website

https://dnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Moscow-Pullman Daily News is a privately held local newspaper serving Moscow, Idaho and Pullman, Washington, distributing hyperlocal news, sports, and community content via print, website, mobile app, e-edition, and email newsletter under TPC Holdings.

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)

akta.pro secondary industry

Consumer News & Digital Newsrooms (Web/App-First) (MPAJADAD)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Community news coverage
• Digital news subscription
• Print newspaper delivery
• Regional journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue - Digital Access: The newspaper generates recurring subscription revenue from digital-only access, available via monthly or annual plans, delivered through the website, mobile app, and e-edition platforms. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled.
2. Subscription Revenue - Print and Digital Bundle: Combined print and digital subscriptions deliver the newspaper to subscribers' mailboxes on Thursday and Sunday, with full digital access seven days a week. This represents a hybrid recurring revenue stream.
3. Advertising Revenue: The newspaper sells display advertising and classified ads across its print and digital platforms. It also publishes legal notices and operates a marketplace for classified listings including jobs, real estate, and general marketplace categories.
4. E-Edition and Archive Access: Digital subscribers receive unlimited access to news archives from 1989 to current, and can read content via the website, e-edition, and mobile app.
5. Donations: The website prominently features a 'Donate' option, indicating a reader donation model in addition to paid subscriptions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Moscow-Pullman Daily News (also known as The Dnews) is a regional newspaper publisher that delivers local news, sports, business, opinion, obituaries, and arts & entertainment coverage to the Palouse region spanning Moscow, Idaho and Pullman, Washington. The publication distributes content through a paid digital subscription, a print-and-digital bundle delivered to mailboxes, an e-edition digital replica, and a mobile application, and also sells display and classified advertising.

Product overview

Moscow-Pullman Daily News operates as a local newspaper publisher offering a multi-platform news service. The core product is the Moscow-Pullman Daily News (The Dnews) newspaper covering local news, sports, business, and community events for the Palouse region. The publication distributes content through multiple channels: a traditional print subscription (Print & Digital), digital-only subscriptions (Digital Access in monthly or annual plans), an E-Edition digital replica of the print newspaper, and a mobile application for on-the-go access. All digital subscriptions include access to news archives from 1989 to present.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Moscow-Pullman Daily News (The Dnews) Core local newspaper publication providing comprehensive coverage of news, sports, business, opinion, obituaries, arts & entertainment, and community events for readers in Moscow, Idaho, Pullman, Washington, and the surrounding Palouse region.
• Digital Access Subscription Monthly or annual digital-only subscription providing unlimited access to all news stories, mobile app content, e-editions, and historical archives from 1989 to present for individual readers seeking digital-only access to local Palouse region news.
• Print & Digital Subscription

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TPC HoldingscoreOthersTPC Holdings operates the Moscow-Pullman Daily News and is referenced in the Privacy Policy as the entity that collects, stores, and processes personal data. TPC Holdings also provides the platform for classifieds and legal announcements. The company governs all terms of service, data protection policies, and subscription management for the publication.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tribune Publishing: A media company operating regional and local daily newspapers and digital platforms in major U.S. metro areas. Comparable in core product (daily journalism), subscription model, and digital paywall strategy, though it serves larger markets.
• Gannett Co. The largest U.S. newspaper publisher, operating hundreds of local dailies and weeklies plus USA TODAY. Comparable in core product (local news publishing), subscription/paywall model, and reliance on digital transformation to offset print decline, but at vastly greater scale.
• Lee Enterprises: A publicly traded media company operating dozens of local daily newspapers across the U.S., focused on digital transformation and subscription-driven local news. Highly comparable in product (local daily news), business model (subs + advertising), and target audience, though at much larger scale.
• McClatchy: A media company (emerged from Chapter 11 in 2020 under Chatham Asset Management) operating local newspapers and digital platforms across the U.S. Comparable in product (local journalism) and digital subscription strategy, though at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Lewiston Tribune: A regional daily newspaper serving Lewiston, Idaho and the surrounding area, also operated under TPC Holdings and a direct content/distribution partner to Moscow-Pullman Daily News via shared archives (NewsBank) and joint special editions. Comparable in mission, format, and small-market regional model.
• Ogden Newspapers: A family-owned operator of community newspapers and digital products in small and mid-sized markets. Comparable in scale, business model, and emphasis on local journalism and digital subscriptions serving similar small-market audiences.
• Adams Publishing Group: A private media company operating community newspapers and digital publications across small and mid-sized U.S. markets. Directly comparable as a private operator of small-market local dailies with multi-channel subscription and advertising revenue models.
• Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. (CNHI): A privately held media company operating local daily and weekly newspapers plus digital platforms in small and mid-sized U.S. markets. Highly comparable in scale, audience (community readers), and digital-plus-print subscription model.
• Boone Newspapers (BNMedia): A privately held media company operating local newspapers and digital publications across the U.S., with a focus on community journalism in small markets. Comparable in product (local news), business model (subs + ads), and small-market positioning.

Regional players

• Spokesman-Review: A regional daily newspaper serving the Inland Northwest (Spokane, WA and northern Idaho), with overlapping regional coverage of Latah and Whitman counties. Comparable in regional Northwest local-news focus, subscription model, and digital paywall, though based in a larger adjacent market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mpdailynews
• Facebookfacebook.com/PalouseNews
• Instagraminstagram.com/mpdailynews/?hl=en

Compliance3 records

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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