Devils Lake Journal

What Devils Lake Journal does

Devils Lake Journal (legal name: Devil's Lake Daily Journal; previously The Devils Lake Inter-Ocean) is a daily local newspaper serving Devils Lake, North Dakota and the surrounding Ramsey County area. It publishes local news, politics, sports, obituaries, opinion, features, and entertainment content for a small North Dakota community, with a particular focus on city and county government coverage, high school and Legion athletics, and regional events.

The publication operates a print newspaper alongside a WordPress-based website (devilslakejournal.com), a subscription-based E-Edition delivered through the Champion Media / Champion Carolinas shared subscription platform, and supplementary products including the Devils Lake Rack List (local classifieds), breaking news alerts, a community calendar, and a subscription service. Distribution spans print home delivery, the e-edition platform, the website, Facebook, and X.

The business is privately held and operates as part of the Champion Media (Champion Carolinas) newspaper group, as evidenced by the shared subscription domain and cmpapers.com email addresses used by staff. Revenue is generated through print and digital subscriptions, local business display advertising, classified advertising (with a dedicated classifieds intake staff member), and legal/public notices — the latter reflecting its role as a designated local outlet of record. Leadership comprises a small team including a Publisher (Kathy Svidal), Editor (Louise Oleson), Managing Editor, Sports Editor, Advertising Sales, Circulation, and classified/legal notice staff.

Name

Devils Lake Journal

Legal name

Devil's Lake Daily Journal

Website

https://devilslakejournal.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Devils Lake Journal (Devil's Lake Daily Journal) is a daily local newspaper and e-edition serving Devils Lake, North Dakota and Ramsey County, generating revenue from print/digital subscriptions, local advertising, classifieds, and legal notices under the Champion Media group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Local news publishing
• Community newspaper
• Print subscriptions
• Digital news content
• Classified advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Ramsey

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Print and Digital Subscriptions: Subscription revenue from print newspaper delivery and digital e-edition access, with options to subscribe or renew
2. Advertising: Local business advertising sales including display ads, classified ads, and legal notices published in the newspaper
3. Classified Ads and Legal Notices: Revenue from classified advertisements and legal notices, with dedicated staff for classified ad intake (Jen Schwab) and legal notices (Kris Olson)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Devils Lake Journal publishes a daily local newspaper covering news, politics, sports, obituaries, opinion, features, and entertainment for the Devils Lake, North Dakota and Ramsey County market. Content is delivered via print newspaper, digital E-Edition, website, and email newsletter, with revenue generated through print/digital subscriptions, display advertising, classifieds, and legal notices.

Product overview

Devils Lake Journal is a local newspaper serving Devils Lake, North Dakota, offering a single unified publication product that includes the main daily newspaper, a digital e-edition, and various supplementary services. The portfolio consists of the core Devils Lake Daily Journal print and digital publication, the E-Edition for online readers, the Devils Lake Rack List classifieds, breaking news alerts, sports coverage, obituaries, opinion/editorial content, and a community calendar. The publication operates on a subscription model with free and premium content tiers, and is accessible via the main website at devilslakejournal.com.

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 indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• The Dickinson Press: Daily community newspaper serving Dickinson, ND — direct analogue in market type (small North Dakota city), product mix (print + e-edition + classifieds), and operating geography.
• Minot Daily News: Daily newspaper serving Minot, ND — same daily-local-news subscription/advertising business model, serving a comparably sized North Dakota city and surrounding rural county.
• Grand Forks Herald: Forum Communications-owned daily covering Grand Forks, ND — directly comparable in product (daily local newspaper, e-edition, classifieds, legal notices) and target market (North Dakota community residents).
• Bismarck Tribune: Daily newspaper serving Bismarck, ND — a North Dakota community daily with comparable print/digital subscription model, local-government coverage, and advertising base, making it the closest in-state analogue to Devils Lake Journal.
• Williston Herald: Daily newspaper serving Williston, ND — small-market North Dakota daily with parallel subscription, advertising, and community-coverage model to Devils Lake Journal.

Broad incumbents

• Forum Communications Company: Major North Dakota-headquartered newspaper group operating multiple dailies (Grand Forks Herald, Fargo Forum) — a larger incumbent that competes for regional advertising and shares the same small-market North Dakota newspaper economics.
• Lee Enterprises: Large U.S. newspaper group operating dozens of community dailies across rural and mid-sized markets — a broad incumbent that competes for advertising share and faces the same small-market newspaper economics.
• Gannett (USA TODAY Network): Largest U.S. newspaper publisher operating hundreds of community dailies — broad incumbent that captures national and local advertising spend and applies similar subscription models in comparable small markets.

Emerging players

• Agweek: Regional agricultural publication covering the Dakotas and upper Midwest — overlapping target geography and rural readership with Devils Lake Journal, particularly around farm and community news.

Regional players

• Prairie Public Broadcasting: North Dakota-based public radio/TV broadcaster covering the same regional geography — competes for local audience attention and community advertising dollars, though via broadcast rather than print.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/devilslakenews
• Facebookfacebook.com/DevilsLakeJournal

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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