The Hudson Reporter

What The Hudson Reporter does

The Hudson Reporter is an independent local media company founded in 1983 and headquartered in Bayonne, New Jersey, that provides comprehensive hyperlocal news coverage across Hudson County. The company operates two weekly print newspapers (the county-wide Hudson Reporter Newspaper covering seven municipalities and the Bayonne Community News, which is home-delivered weekly as a total market coverage product) along with three glossy lifestyle magazines: Jersey City Magazine (19th year), 07030 Hoboken (11th year), and Bayonne Life on the Peninsula (8th year). All publications cover local news, politics, arts and culture, education, sports, development, and community events for the towns of Hoboken, Jersey City, North Bergen, Secaucus, Union City, West New York, Weehawken, and Bayonne.

The company's technology infrastructure is a standard WordPress-based content management system using the Newspaper-HR theme, with DMCA.com content protection and conventional web delivery. Its digital footprint includes a comprehensive website with town-specific and category-specific sections (Sports, Arts & Culture, Politics, Education, Entertainment, Environment, Events), an email newsletter subscription, and social media presence on Facebook and X/Twitter (12,835+ followers). Content production is supported by a team of editors, field reporters, and contributing authors with journalism credentials.

The business model is built on three revenue streams: display advertising (serving local businesses), classified advertising (serving residents and SMBs), and print subscription/home-delivery circulation. Go-to-market is sales-led with dedicated Display Sales and Classified Sales departments, complemented by community-led engagement through event coverage, event submission functionality, and social media interaction. The company explicitly emphasizes editorial independence from larger media conglomerates and has no disclosed PE, VC, or institutional investor involvement.

Name

The Hudson Reporter

Legal name

The Hudson Reporter

Website

https://hudsonreporter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Hudson Reporter is an independent local newspaper and magazine publisher founded in 1983, serving Hudson County, New Jersey through two weekly print newspapers and three glossy lifestyle magazines, with revenue from advertising and home-delivery subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper and Magazine Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Entertainment & Celebrity Magazines (MPAJAEAK)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Community journalism
• Lifestyle magazines
• Print advertising
• Hyperlocal news

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoboken

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

Revenue model

1. Print and Digital Advertising: Display advertising department serving local businesses with advertising solutions across print newspapers and online platform. Managed by dedicated Advertising Manager.
2. Classified Advertising: Classified sales department managing classified advertising helping local residents and businesses connect through diverse advertising options.
3. Print Subscriptions: Weekly newspapers home-delivered to residents, with Bayonne Community News described as 'total market coverage newspaper' and 'home delivered each week to Bayonne residents'. Revenue model implies paid circulation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Hudson Reporter publishes two weekly newspapers (Hudson Reporter Newspaper covering Hudson County and Bayonne Community News as a total-market coverage paper for Bayonne) and three glossy lifestyle magazines (Jersey City Magazine, 07030 Hoboken, Bayonne Life on the Peninsula). The publications deliver local news, politics, arts and entertainment, education, sports, development, and community events to Hudson County, NJ residents via print, website, and email newsletter, while monetizing audience reach through display and classified advertising sold to local businesses.

Product overview

The Hudson Reporter is a traditional local news publication consisting of multiple print and digital products. The core offerings include two newspapers (Hudson Reporter Newspaper as a weekly county-wide publication and Bayonne Community News as a total market coverage paper for Bayonne) and three glossy lifestyle magazines (Jersey City Magazine, 07030 Hoboken, and Bayonne Life on the Peninsula). The publications collectively cover local news, politics, arts and entertainment, education, sports, development, and community events across Hudson County, New Jersey municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hudson Reporter Newspaper A weekly county-wide newspaper covering local news, politics, arts and entertainment, education, sports, development, and trends for the towns of Hoboken, Jersey City, North Bergen, Secaucus, Union City, West New York, and Weehawken in Hudson County, NJ. Distributed via home delivery and newsstands.
• Bayonne Community News The only total market coverage newspaper in Bayonne, home delivered each week to Bayonne residents, providing primary source local news coverage for the city.
• Jersey City Magazine An award-winning glossy lifestyle magazine in its 19th year, featuring people, places, culture, cuisine, and commerce for the Jersey City community.
• 07030 Hoboken An award-winning glossy lifestyle magazine in its 11th year, featuring people, places, culture, cuisine, and commerce for the Hoboken community.
• Bayonne, Life on the Peninsula An award-winning glossy lifestyle magazine in its 8th year, covering people, places, culture, cuisine, and commerce for Bayonne residents.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tribune Publishing: Tribune Publishing operates a national portfolio of metropolitan and community newspapers; while not directly in Hudson County, it represents the broader chain-owned local news competitive landscape affecting advertisers and reader attention.
• Gannett: Gannett is the largest U.S. local newspaper chain operating hundreds of community dailies and weeklies, including several in New Jersey; it represents the chain-owned, conglomerate model that Hudson Reporter explicitly contrasts itself against.
• NJ Advance Media (NJ.com / The Star-Ledger): NJ Advance Media is the largest New Jersey news organization operating NJ.com and The Star-Ledger; it covers Hudson County at scale as part of a much broader statewide portfolio, overlapping on local news, sports, and digital subscriptions.
• Lee Enterprises: Lee Enterprises operates a portfolio of community newspapers across the U.S., including titles in adjacent markets to New Jersey; it competes for local advertising dollars and benchmarks operating models for community weekly publications.

Direct peers

• Patch Media: Patch operates the largest U.S. network of hyperlocal community news sites, with multiple Hudson County and New Jersey town editions that directly compete for the same local readers and advertisers as Hudson Reporter.
• The Jersey Journal: The Jersey Journal is the historic daily newspaper for Jersey City and Hudson County, providing traditional newspaper competition in the same geographic market with overlapping coverage of local politics, development, and community news.
• Hudson County View: Hudson County View is an online-only local news outlet covering Hudson County municipalities, providing direct competition for digital readership and local political/governmental news advertising in the same geography.
• TAPinto: TAPinto is a network of hyperlocal online news sites covering dozens of New Jersey municipalities, directly overlapping with Hudson Reporter's town-by-town hyperlocal coverage model and local advertiser focus.

Emerging players

• Hoboken Girl: Hoboken Girl is a hyperlocal lifestyle and events media brand in Hoboken that overlaps with Hudson Reporter's lifestyle magazine 07030 Hoboken on local events, dining, and lifestyle advertising targeting the same reader demographic.
• Jersey City Independent: Jersey City Independent is an online local news outlet focused on Jersey City, overlapping with Hudson Reporter's Jersey City Magazine and town-specific news section for community news, events, and local political coverage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hudson_reporter
• Facebookfacebook.com/153627314651492
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-hudson-reporter

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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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