Herald/Review Media

What Herald/Review Media does

Herald/Review Media is a privately held local newspaper and digital media company serving Cochise County, Arizona. The company publishes the Sierra Vista Herald/Review and operates community editions covering Benson, Bisbee, Douglas, Tombstone, and Willcox, anchored by the digital platform myheraldreview.com. It is owned by Wick Communications and operates on a TownNews/BloXchange content management system, distributing content across print, a website, native iOS and Android mobile applications, an interactive e-edition PDF, the Daily Chirp Podcast, the Dead Beats Sessions video series, email newsletters, and seven social media channels.

The product portfolio includes local news, sports, courts and crime, business, border, education, and lifestyle coverage; obituaries (via Legacy.com); an online marketplace for jobs, real estate, and classifieds; public notice publishing for Arizona government entities; annual Best of Preps high school sports awards; and Best of community voting programs across six Cochise County communities. The company's customer base consists of Cochise County residents (B2C subscribers) and local businesses, government entities, and advertisers (B2B).

Herald/Review Media generates revenue through digital subscriptions, print subscriptions, display and classified advertising, public notices, sponsored content, and community event programs. Subscription pricing includes an All-Access Pass bundling digital access and e-edition at 3 months for $17 on a pay-as-you-go basis with cancellation anytime. The company is a subsidiary within Wick Communications' portfolio of community newspapers and is not publicly traded.

Name

Herald/Review Media

Legal name

Wick Communications

Website

https://myheraldreview.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Herald/Review Media is a privately held local newspaper and digital media company serving Cochise County, Arizona, operating myheraldreview.com, mobile apps, an e-edition, podcasts, and print editions under Wick Communications ownership. It generates revenue from subscriptions, advertising, public notices, and community events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Community newspaper
• Local news publishing
• Digital news subscription
• Print newspaper delivery
• Local advertising services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sierra Vista

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. Digital Subscriptions: Subscription revenue from digital-only access to the news website and content
2. Print Subscriptions: Physical newspaper delivery subscriptions serving local communities
3. Advertising: Local advertising revenue including display ads, classifieds, marketplace listings, and job postings
4. Public Notices: Revenue from publishing legal and public notices for government entities
5. Sponsored Content: Branded content and native advertising partnerships with local businesses
6. Special Events: Revenue from events including Best of voting programs and community events

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Herald/Review Media is a community-focused local news publisher that delivers local news, sports, and information for Cochise County, Arizona communities including Sierra Vista, Benson, Bisbee, Douglas, Tombstone, and Willcox. The company distributes content across multiple platforms—a digital news website (myheraldreview.com), a print newspaper, an interactive e-edition, native mobile apps for iOS and Android, a daily podcast, and email newsletters—and monetizes the audience through subscriptions, local advertising, sponsored content, classifieds, and government public notices.

Product overview

Herald/Review Media operates a multi-platform local news media network anchored by myheraldreview.com, a community-focused digital news website covering Cochise County, Arizona. The portfolio includes the core website platform delivering news across multiple community sections (Benson, Bisbee, Douglas, Sierra Vista, Tombstone, Willcox), supplemented by native mobile applications for iOS and Android, an E-Edition digital PDF newspaper, the Daily Chirp Podcast, Dead Beats Sessions entertainment media, email newsletter services, the annual Best of Preps awards program, a marketplace/classifieds section, and public notices services. Revenue is generated through subscriptions (3 months for $17), advertising, and sponsored content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• myheraldreview.com Local News Website

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered parent_company, core and minor.

• Wick Communicationsparent_companyOthersHerald/Review Media is owned and operated by Wick Communications, a media company specializing in community newspapers and digital media properties across the United States.
• TownNews (BloXchange)coreTechnology or IntegrationContent management system and digital publishing platform provider powering the Herald/Review Media website and digital operations.
• Second Street AppminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPlatform partner for Best of voting programs (Best of Benson, Best of Bisbee, Best of Douglas, Best of SV, Best of Tombstone, Best of Willcox) and graduation announcements.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• News-Press NOW (News-Press): Small-market community newspaper operating in a comparable mid-sized regional market with subscription, advertising, and public notice revenue streams. Direct analogue to Herald/Review Media's operating profile.
• Douglas Dispatch: Local community newspaper serving Douglas, Arizona — one of the very communities Herald/Review Media covers. Operates under similar small-market subscription, advertising, and public notice revenue model under Wick Communications' portfolio.

Others

• TownNews: Content management and digital publishing platform powering Herald/Review Media and hundreds of community newspapers. Comparable as ecosystem partner enabling the digital infrastructure underlying the publication's subscription and advertising business.

Broad incumbents

• Lee Enterprises: Operator of mid-sized local newspapers across the U.S. with subscription and advertising revenue mix. Comparable community newspaper operating model and digital transition playbook.
• Salem Media Group: Multi-platform media company with local news, talk, and digital properties. Comparable community-oriented content and multi-platform distribution, though anchored more in talk radio and conservative-leaning media.
• Tribune Publishing: Operator of regional daily newspapers and digital platforms. Comparable local news subscription and advertising model, though at significantly larger scale and urban market focus.
• Arizona Republic: Statewide flagship newspaper of the Gannett network covering Arizona. Comparable print and digital subscription model and local advertising business, but at materially larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• Gannett: Largest U.S. local newspaper chain (USA TODAY Network). Comparable business model across digital subscriptions, print, and local advertising; provides a scaled benchmark for what small-market newspapers can achieve when consolidated.

Emerging players

• Patch: Hyperlocal digital-only news network covering thousands of U.S. communities. Comparable local news content model and geographic segmentation approach, but with digital-only distribution and no print legacy.

Regional players

• Arizona Daily Star: Regional daily newspaper covering the Tucson metro area adjacent to Cochise County. Comparable as a southern Arizona local/regional print and digital news operation with subscription and advertising revenue mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/myheraldreview
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/sveditors
• Facebookfacebook.com/myheraldreview
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/heraldreview
• Instagraminstagram.com/heraldreviewmedia
• TikToktiktok.com/@heraldreviewmedia

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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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