The Recorder

What The Recorder does

The Recorder, also known as The Amsterdam Recorder and operating under DBA RecorderNews.com, is a local daily newspaper serving Amsterdam, New York and surrounding Fulton County and Montgomery County communities. The publication covers local news, business, crime, education, high school sports, food, life and arts, opinion, and obituaries. Its product portfolio consists of the core print newspaper, an e-Edition digital replica, and the recordernews.com website providing online article access. Technology is built on the BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital, the standard CMS used across the parent's portfolio, with no proprietary technology, APIs, SDKs, or mobile applications identified. The Recorder does not have its own mobile app.

The Recorder is a subsidiary of Gazette News Group, Inc., a private regional media company headquartered in Schenectady, NY (2345 Maxon Rd Ext) that also publishes The Daily Gazette, Leader-Herald, Spotlight News, HV360 (Hudson Valley 360), The Spot518, and the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Distribution spans print home delivery, e-Edition digital access, the recordernews.com website, email newsletters (including the Daily headlines email and specialty sports/community notes), and social media (Facebook: amsterdamrecorder; X/Twitter: recorder_news). Contact and customer service routes through a single phone line (518-843-1100), and subscriptions are sold online, by phone, or by mail.

The Recorder generates revenue from three streams: recurring subscriptions (monthly online and print+digital home delivery tiers), local-business advertising (display, classified, digital), and classifieds including obituaries and public notices. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; subscriptions are sold via self-serve online account management or phone. The go-to-market is sales-led, distributing a community-newspaper product to local residents and SMB advertisers. Management team, ownership percentages, funding history, M&A activity, and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

The Recorder

Legal name

Gazette News Group, Inc.

Website

https://recordernews.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Recorder is a local daily newspaper serving Amsterdam, NY and the surrounding Fulton and Montgomery County communities, publishing print, e-Edition, and online news via recordernews.com, and operating as a subsidiary of Gazette News Group, Inc.

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)

Keywords

• Local newspaper
• Print newspaper
• Digital news subscription
• E-Edition access
• Community journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Paid subscriptions for print home delivery and digital access including e-Edition and online content. Subscriptions available via phone (518-843-1100), online account management, and mail.
2. Advertising: Local businesses purchase display advertising, classified ads, and digital advertising placements throughout the publication and website.
3. Classifieds: Revenue from classified advertisements including obituaries, public notices, and general classified listings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Recorder is a local daily newspaper serving Amsterdam, NY and surrounding Fulton and Montgomery counties. It publishes local news, government, business, education, crime, high school sports, food, life & arts, opinion, and obituaries in both print home delivery and digital e-Edition formats, supported by an online website (recordernews.com). The publication generates revenue through paid subscriptions, display and classified advertising, and obituary/public notice placements.

Product overview

The Recorder is a local daily newspaper serving Amsterdam, NY and surrounding areas, published by Gazette News Group. The company's product portfolio consists of its core newspaper print product distributed to local subscribers, supplemented by a digital e-Edition version and the recordernews.com website providing online access to news content including local news, sports, education, crime reporting, obituaries, classifieds, and food/entertainment coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• The Post-Star: Regional daily newspaper serving Glens Falls and the broader Adirondack region of New York. Comparable as a locally focused newspaper with mixed print and digital subscription revenue, classifieds, and local advertising.
• The Daily Star: Independent community newspaper serving Oneonta and Otsego County in upstate New York. Comparable in scale, rural/community market focus, and print-led digital subscription model.
• Spotlight News: Sister publication within the Gazette News Group cluster serving the Capital Region suburbs. Comparable in size, business model, and operating geography as a community newspaper within the same parent ecosystem.
• The Leader-Herald: Sister publication under Gazette News Group covering Gloversville, Johnstown, and Fulton County. Directly comparable to The Recorder as a small upstate NY community newspaper with similar print+digital subscription and local advertising model.
• Adirondack Daily Enterprise: Another sister publication under Gazette News Group covering the Adirondack region. Comparable as a small-market community newspaper with similar print+digital operations and local advertising focus.
• The Daily Gazette: Sister publication under Gazette News Group and the flagship of the parent network. Operates the same print+digital subscription, e-Edition, and BLOX CMS stack across the Schenectady/Capital Region market, making it the closest operational and structural peer.

Broad incumbents

• Times Union: Dominant regional daily newspaper serving the Albany/Capital Region, including parts of Montgomery County where The Recorder operates. Provides overlapping local news coverage and competes for the same regional advertising and digital subscription dollars.

Regional players

• Observer-Dispatch: Regional daily newspaper serving Utica and the broader Mohawk Valley in upstate New York. Comparable in business model and audience (subsidies, local ads, classifieds) but operates in a different geographic market from The Recorder.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/recorder_news
• Facebookfacebook.com/AmsterdamRecorder

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 →

Frequently asked questions about The Recorder