Record-Journal

What Record-Journal does

Record-Journal is a local newspaper serving Meriden, Connecticut, operating as part of the Hearst Newspapers media network. Founded in 1867, the company publishes local news, sports, and community news content for the Meriden area and is co-branded with CT Insider, a Hearst-affiliated Connecticut digital news platform. The publication's website (myrecordjournal.com) is presented alongside the Hearst Newspapers logo, indicating its status as a Hearst-operated property rather than an independent outlet.

The company maintains a workforce of 101-250 employees and serves a single local market in central Connecticut. Record-Journal operates as a digital and print community news source, with the CT Insider co-branding suggesting a shared digital publishing infrastructure that extends its reach beyond Meriden city limits into the broader Connecticut readership audience provided by Hearst's network. No specific product modules, subscription tiers, or named digital products are documented in the available source material.

The business model is consistent with traditional community newspaper economics: print advertising, digital advertising, and subscription revenue from local readers and local businesses in the Meriden market. The source data does not disclose pricing, subscription terms, revenue mix, or financial performance. As a property of the diversified Hearst media conglomerate, Record-Journal benefits from parent-company editorial resources and publishing infrastructure, but operates within the structural constraints of a small-market local newspaper facing long-term secular pressure on print advertising and circulation.

Name

Record-Journal

Website

https://myrecordjournal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1867

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Record-Journal is a local newspaper serving Meriden, Connecticut, founded in 1867 and operated as a property of Hearst Newspapers. It publishes local news, sports, and community news for the Meriden area, co-branded with CT Insider under the Hearst network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

Keywords

• Local newspaper
• Community news
• News publishing
• Connecticut journalism
• Sports coverage

Headquarters

HQ city

Meriden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

Record-Journal is a local news publication serving Meriden, Connecticut, providing local news, sports, and community news content to readers in the surrounding area. The publication operates both under the Record-Journal brand and in co-branded partnership with CT Insider as part of the Hearst Newspapers network, distributing content via its news website.

Product overview

Record-Journal is a local news publication serving Meriden, Connecticut. Based on the source material, no specific named products, modules, or product architecture details are available for extraction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Record-Journal Local News (Meriden, CT) Hyperlocal news, sports, and community news content for readers in the Meriden, Connecticut area, distributed via the Record-Journal news website and co-published with CT Insider under the Hearst Newspapers network.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CT InsiderminorOthersRecord-Journal and CT Insider are co-branded news sources serving Meriden, CT area. The page displays both brand logos together, indicating a content/partnership relationship within the Hearst Newspapers network.
• Hearst NewspaperscoreOthersRecord-Journal operates as a Hearst Newspapers property. Hearst Newspapers is the parent media organization providing editorial resources, publishing infrastructure, and brand affiliation to Record-Journal as part of its newspaper network.

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• CT Post: CT Post is Hearst's Bridgeport-area Connecticut daily. Same parent, same regional newspaper format, overlapping CT advertiser base — making it a near-direct operational peer to Record-Journal.
• New Haven Register: New Haven Register is a Hearst-owned Connecticut daily serving the New Haven market. Directly comparable on parent, geography, product (local news/sports/community), and business model.
• The Day (New London): The Day is an independently owned local Connecticut daily serving the New London region. Directly comparable as a single-market CT local newspaper with a similar editorial and community-news focus, though under different ownership.
• Hartford Courant: Hartford Courant is Hearst's flagship Connecticut daily newspaper. It is the closest comparable to Record-Journal: same parent, same state, same local-news model, with the additional signal that Hearst manages both as part of its CT portfolio.
• CT Insider: CT Insider is Record-Journal's stated co-publishing partner and a Hearst statewide Connecticut digital news property. It overlaps on audience, content, and CT local-news coverage and is the most explicit peer in the source data.
• Stamford Advocate: Stamford Advocate is another Hearst-owned Connecticut local daily. It shares the same parent, same local-news template, and similar mid-sized CT city focus as Record-Journal.

Broad incumbents

• Hearst Newspapers: Hearst Newspapers is the parent group that owns Record-Journal alongside the Hartford Courant, New Haven Register, CT Post, and others. It is the broader portfolio within which Record-Journal operates and competes for resources.
• Lee Enterprises: Lee Enterprises is a U.S. local newspaper group operating mid-sized daily and community papers. Comparable on business model (sub-scale local dailies under a multi-title group) and exposure to the same secular print-decline dynamics.
• Gannett: Gannett (USA Today Network) is the largest U.S. local newspaper operator, including multiple Connecticut titles. It competes for the same Connecticut advertiser and reader dollars as Record-Journal, though at vastly larger scale and with a national footprint.

Emerging players

• CT Mirror: CT Mirror is a Connecticut-focused nonprofit digital news outlet covering state policy and local issues. It overlaps with Record-Journal on Connecticut local-news coverage but competes via a digital-native, non-profit model rather than legacy print.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/record_journal
• Facebookfacebook.com/recordjournalnewspaper
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/record-journal

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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