Shelter Island Reporter

What Shelter Island Reporter does

Shelter Island Reporter is a community newspaper serving Shelter Island, New York — a small island off the eastern end of Long Island. It operates as one of five publications under Times Review Media Group, which is headquartered at 7555 Main Road, Building 3, Suite 2 in Mattituck, NY, and traces its history back to 1857. Editorial leadership includes Managing Editor Nicole Gaffney and a long-running editorial cartoonist (Jim Mackin, "Paw Print"), under owner/publisher Steven K. Pell. The publication's sole geographic focus is Shelter Island, with no competing local daily or weekly of comparable scope serving the same market.

The publication distributes across print and digital channels. Products include a Digital Access subscription ($7.50/month or $90/year, with a promotional $64/year rate), a Print+Digital subscription ($98/year, stated value $162), an e-paper edition, a free email newsletter, and structured sections covering Local News, Obituaries, Sports, Calendar, Real Estate, and Classifieds. The technology stack is a standard CMS-driven news website with e-paper rendering and newsletter tooling — no proprietary platforms, APIs, or AI features are disclosed. Sister titles under the parent group (The Suffolk Times, Riverhead News-Review, Northforker, Southforker) appear to share back-office and audience infrastructure.

The business model is B2C subscription-led, supplemented by classified listings, obituary placement, and implied print advertising. There is no enterprise, agency, or B2B revenue line visible. The publication is privately held with no disclosed funding, revenue, subscriber count, or financial statements, and operates with what appears to be a small editorial team consistent with a sub-$1M revenue community paper.

Name

Shelter Island Reporter

Legal name

Times Review Media Group

Website

https://shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1857

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Shelter Island Reporter is a community newspaper serving Shelter Island, NY, operating under Times Review Media Group. It offers digital and print subscription tiers plus e-paper, newsletter, and classifieds to the island's residents and seasonal property owners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper Publishing

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local News & Weather Stations (MPABACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

News OTT & Live News Streaming Channels (MPABAHAK)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Community news coverage
• Digital news subscription
• Weekly print journalism
• Classified advertising platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Mattituck

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, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscription: Unlimited digital access to sireporter.com on any device plus e-paper access. Offered at $7.50/month or $90/year, discounted to $64/year.
2. Print + Digital Subscription: Weekly newspaper delivery to doorstep plus digital access. Offered at $98/year (valued at $162).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Shelter Island Reporter is a hyperlocal weekly newspaper and digital news publication serving Shelter Island, New York. It produces original local journalism — including news, sports (e.g., Shelter Island Bucks), police blotter, opinion/editorial, obituaries, and a community calendar — and distributes it via weekly print delivery and a website with e-paper digital edition access under subscription.

Product overview

Shelter Island Reporter is a local news publication operated by Times Review Media Group, offering a single-category local news operation focused on Shelter Island. The company provides news coverage through its website (sireporter.com) with two primary subscription tiers: Digital Access providing unlimited online and e-paper access, and a combined Weekly Newspaper Delivery + Digital Access bundle that adds weekly print delivery. The publication also maintains a classifieds platform and offers community content including news, sports, police reports, opinion pieces, obituaries, and community calendars.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Access Subscription
• Weekly Newspaper Delivery + Digital Access
• Shelter Island Reporter E-Paper
• Classifieds

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Times Review Media GroupcoreOthersParent company/publisher of Shelter Island Reporter. Times Review Media Group was founded in 1857 and also publishes The Suffolk Times, Riverhead News-Review, Northforker, and Southforker. Provides shared infrastructure, advertising sales, and editorial resources.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Independent: Family-owned East End weekly newspapers serving Southampton and Tuckahoe. Comparable hyperlocal community newspaper model targeting seasonal East End residents with similar subscription and classified advertising products.
• The Suffolk Times: Direct sister publication within Times Review Media Group, covering Greenport and the broader North Fork of Long Island. Operates the same subscription model, shared CMS, and ad sales infrastructure — the most direct operational comparable.
• Sag Harbor Express: Weekly community newspaper covering Sag Harbor and surrounding East End villages. Closely comparable in scale, geography, business model, and audience mix to Shelter Island Reporter.
• Riverhead News-Review: Direct sister publication covering Riverhead, NY. Founded in 1868 (same media group) and shares editorial workflows, printing logistics, and parent-company back office — identical operating model and product set.
• Dan's Papers: Long-running East End Long Island publication covering the Hamptons and South Fork with print and digital editions. Comparable as a hyperlocal East End community newspaper targeting seasonal residents and tourists with similar advertising categories.
• East Hampton Star: Independent weekly newspaper covering East Hampton, NY — a directly comparable hyperlocal print+digital news product serving an adjacent South Fork East End community with similar demographics of seasonal residents and second-home owners.

Broad incumbents

• Patch.com: National hyperlocal digital news network operating free local news pages for communities nationwide, including East End towns. Competes for local advertising and free readership attention with Shelter Island-area editions.
• Newsday: Long Island's primary regional daily newspaper providing broader Long Island coverage that overlaps with Shelter Island stories. Represents the scaled incumbent peer whose paywall and digital subscription compete for Long Island reader dollars.
• Gannett Local Newspapers: Largest U.S. newspaper chain operating hundreds of community and regional papers. Comparable as a strategic incumbent demonstrating the consolidation path for independent community papers and the operational benchmarks for digital subscription transitions.

Emerging players

• 27east.com: Digital-first East End Long Island news site covering the Hamptons region. Comparable as a competing free local-news channel within the same geographic market, pressuring Shelter Island Reporter's digital subscription value proposition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sireporternews
• Facebookfacebook.com/shelterislandreporter
• Instagraminstagram.com/shelterislandreporter/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shelter-island-reporter

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 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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