Daytona Beach News-Journal

What Daytona Beach News-Journal does

The Daytona Beach News-Journal is a local daily newspaper serving Volusia and Flagler counties in Florida, founded in 1928 and currently operated by Gannett as part of the USA TODAY Network. It delivers local news, politics, high school and motorsports coverage (including NASCAR), weather, dining and entertainment, opinion, obituaries, real estate listings, public legal notices, and classifieds to residents of the Daytona Beach area. The technology stack is a digital-first publishing platform: a consumer website (news-journalonline.com), an eNewspaper digital edition, email newsletter infrastructure, and integrations with addressUSA for real estate data; social channels (Facebook, X, Instagram) and a dedicated classifieds marketplace round out the distribution surface.

The business model is multi-stream: consumer subscription revenue (digital access and print home delivery), advertising sales via Gannett Advertising, legally-mandated public notice publication fees under Florida statute, obituary placement fees, and classified listing income. SMB advertisers in the local market are the primary B2B counterparties, supplemented by Gannett-affiliated LocaliQ digital marketing services. No pricing tiers, subscription costs, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed in available source material.

Customer scale is in the 251-500 employee range across editorial, advertising, and production functions, all operating under a single-market regional footprint within a larger corporate parent. The publication does not generate independent revenue disclosures, has no independent funding, and is operationally and financially consolidated into Gannett's broader USA TODAY Network reporting structure.

Name

Daytona Beach News-Journal

Legal name

Daytona Beach News-Journal

Website

https://news-journalonline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Daytona Beach News-Journal is a local daily newspaper serving Volusia and Flagler counties in Florida, delivering local news, sports, weather, obituaries, real estate listings, public notices, and classifieds to area residents via print, website, eNewspaper, and newsletters as part of Gannett's USA TODAY Network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Consumer News & Digital Newsrooms (Web/App-First) (MPAJADAD), Government & Public Policy Publishing (Regulations, Gazettes, Legislative Tracking) (MPAJACAI)

Keywords

• Local newspaper
• Daily news
• Community journalism
• Digital news media
• Classified advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Daytona Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Daytona Beach News-Journal is a local daily newspaper serving Volusia and Flagler counties in Florida. It produces and distributes original local news, sports, weather, opinion, entertainment, obituaries, classifieds, real estate listings, and public/legal notices through a digital website, an eNewspaper edition, email newsletters, and print subscription delivery. The publication operates under the USA TODAY Network and Gannett corporate ownership.

Product overview

Daytona Beach News-Journal operates as a traditional local newspaper with a digital-first distribution strategy. The core product is its news website delivering local news, politics, sports, entertainment, and dining coverage for Volusia and Flagler counties. The offering includes the primary website as the central hub, supplemented by an eNewspaper digital edition, email newsletters, and a real estate listings module powered by addressUSA. Additional services include obituary submissions, public notices/legals, classifieds and job listings, plus subscription-based premium content access. The site is part of the Gannett/USA TODAY Network of local newspapers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• News-Journal Online Website The main digital news platform providing local news, politics, sports, weather, and entertainment coverage for Daytona Beach, Volusia, and Flagler counties in Florida, targeted at local residents and community members.
• eNewspaper Digital Edition Electronic replica of the print newspaper accessible online for subscribers, allowing readers to view the daily paper in digital format.
• Email Newsletters Email newsletter subscriptions delivering curated local news content directly to subscribers' inboxes on a scheduled basis.
• Paid Subscription Service Paid subscription tiers providing access to premium local news content, exclusive features, and unlimited article access across digital and print formats.
• Classifieds and Job Listings Online marketplace for local classified advertisements including job listings, vehicles, real estate, merchandise, and other goods/services for the Daytona Beach community.
• Real Estate Listings Property search functionality providing local real estate listings and home search tools for the Daytona Beach area via integration with addressUSA.
• Obituary Listings Obituary listings for deceased individuals in the local community, with submission options for families and funeral directors to place paid obituary notices.
• Public Notices and Legals Platform for publishing and viewing public legal notices, including government announcements, foreclosure notices, business registrations, and legal publications required by Florida law.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• USA TODAY Network (Gannett)coreOthers
• Gannett AdvertisingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
• LocaliQ Digital Marketing SolutionsminorGTM or Marketing Partner

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Florida Today: A Gannett-owned daily newspaper serving Brevard County, Florida. Direct peer because it is the same network, same Florida regional newspaper model, and overlapping coverage of Central Florida communities.
• Tampa Bay Times: Independent (Times Publishing) regional daily for Tampa Bay. Comparable as a Florida mid-sized regional paper competing for statewide digital subscriptions and Florida political/advertising spend.
• The Cincinnati Enquirer: Gannett regional daily for the Cincinnati market. Comparable as a network sibling with similar operations: subscription-based, multi-channel distribution, classifieds, public notices, and local-news verticals.
• The Tennessean: Gannett-owned regional daily covering Nashville, Tennessee. Highly comparable as a mid-sized market daily within the same USA TODAY Network, with the same digital-plus-print and subscription model.
• The Des Moines Register: Gannett-owned Iowa regional daily with similar mid-market positioning, subscription tiers, eNewspaper, and network-wide content sharing.
• Palm Beach Post: Gannett daily covering Palm Beach County, Florida. Direct Florida peer with comparable subscription, classifieds, and public-notice revenue mix.
• The Indianapolis Star: Gannett flagship mid-sized daily serving Indianapolis. Closely comparable in operating model, audience, and product portfolio within the same parent network.
• Orlando Sentinel: Tribune Publishing-owned daily serving the Orlando metro, geographically adjacent to the Daytona Beach market. Comparable in scale, regional Florida coverage, and subscription/local-advertising model.

Broad incumbents

• USA Today: Gannett's national flagship. Direct parent/network brand that supplies shared wire content and operates the broader advertising (LocaliQ) and subscription platform — sets the strategic direction for the News-Journal.
• The New York Times: National subscription-led news brand. Comparable in that both monetize via digital subscriptions, but operates at national scale with a much larger subscriber base; representative of the broader digital-news pressure on local papers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dbnewsjournal
• Facebookfacebook.com/daytonabeachnewsjournal
• Instagraminstagram.com/dbnewsjournal

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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