Navajo Times Publishing

What Navajo Times Publishing does

Navajo Times Publishing Co., Inc. operates the Navajo Times (Diné bi Naaltsoos), a privately held regional newspaper founded in 1959 and headquartered in Window Rock, Arizona. The publication serves the Navajo Nation and surrounding communities across Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado, delivering weekly local coverage of tribal politics, elections, sports, business, health, education, arts, culture, and community events in a bilingual English-Navajo format. The company employs 51-100 staff across editorial, advertising, circulation, prepress, and press operations, with current leadership under CEO/Publisher Mike Kellogg and Editor Krista Allen.

The business operates a multi-platform distribution model spanning four product surfaces: a weekly print edition delivered via mail subscription and through a deep retail network of convenience stores, trading posts, supermarkets, gas stations, and casinos; a WordPress-based website at navajotimes.com delivering free ad-supported content; a PDF-based E-edition available via subscription at $75 annually; and the "My News On the Go" mobile app on iOS and Android. Revenue is generated through print and digital subscriptions ($120/year print, $75/year e-edition, $1.50-$2.00 single copies), print and website advertising sales, classifieds, obituary submission services, and a back-issue archive offering historical editions and electronic articles from 2013 onward. Distribution pricing for subscriptions and back issues includes shipping fees applied at checkout, and an e-commerce storefront at store.navajotimes.com consolidates purchasing across all monetization channels.

The underlying technology stack is conventional: WordPress for content management, PDF for digital edition delivery, and a third-party mobile app framework for the consumer app. The company owns no parent entities or subsidiaries, holds no disclosed patents, has no venture capital or private equity backing, and operates as an independent management-led enterprise. No AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or external integrations are disclosed in the available data.

Name

Navajo Times Publishing

Legal name

Navajo Times Publishing Co., Inc.

Website

https://navajotimes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Navajo Times Publishing Co., Inc. operates the Navajo Times, a privately held weekly regional newspaper founded in 1959 serving the Navajo Nation across Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado via print, website, PDF e-edition, and mobile app.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Community, Ethnic & Multilingual News Publishers (MPAJADAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Weekly newspaper publishing
• Bilingual print media
• Newsprint advertising
• Classified advertising
• Digital news subscription

Headquarters

HQ city

Window Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Navajo Times Publishing is a media company that publishes a weekly bilingual (English and Navajo) newspaper titled Navajo Times / Diné bi Naaltsoos, founded in 1959 and headquartered in Window Rock, Arizona. It sells print and digital subscriptions, advertising space, classified listings, comics, obituaries, and back-issue archives to readers, businesses, and organizations primarily within the Navajo Nation and surrounding regions.

Product overview

Navajo Times Publishing operates as a regional newspaper publisher offering a multi-platform news distribution model. The core product portfolio consists of the Navajo Times print edition (weekly newspaper), the Navajo Times E-edition (digital PDF replica), the My News On the Go mobile app (iOS/Android), and the navajotimes.com website. Supporting offerings include Navajo Times Comics, Obituaries, Classifieds, Print Advertising, Website Advertising, and Back Issues archive services. The company distributes print editions through retail locations across Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado while serving digital subscribers through subscription-based access to E-editions and mobile applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Navajo Times / Diné bi Naaltsoos (Weekly Print Newspaper) A weekly bilingual newspaper published in English and Navajo (Diné bi Naaltsoos) for readers within the Navajo Nation and the broader Diné community.
• E-edition (PDF Digital Edition) PDF-based digital version of the weekly newspaper available to digital subscribers.
• My News On the Go (Mobile App) Mobile application that delivers Navajo Times news content to readers on smartphones and tablets.
• Navajo Times Website Online news website hosting Navajo Times editorial content and classifieds.
• Classifieds Advertising Paid classified listings published in both the print newspaper and digital channels for individuals and businesses advertising goods, services, jobs, and notices.
• Display Advertising Print and digital display advertising placements sold to local businesses, tribal enterprises, and government agencies seeking to reach the Navajo Nation audience.
• Obituaries Published obituary notices for members of the Navajo Nation and surrounding communities.
• Comics Comic-strip content carried within the Navajo Times newspaper.
• Back Issues Archived past editions of the Navajo Times available for purchase or reference.
• Print and Digital Subscriptions Subscription packages granting readers access to the weekly print newspaper, E-edition, mobile app, and website content.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arizona Republic: Arizona's largest newspaper, with extensive coverage of state politics including tribal affairs. Functions as a broad incumbent that occasionally competes for Navajo Nation news coverage and advertising, but lacks the dedicated tribal focus that defines Navajo Times.
• Salt Lake Tribune: Major regional daily covering Utah and the broader Intermountain West, including parts of the Navajo Nation in southeastern Utah. Overlaps on regional coverage and advertising, though its audience extends far beyond the tribal market Navajo Times serves.

Direct peers

• Lakota Times: Independent Native American newspaper serving the Lakota/Dakota communities. Directly comparable as a tribal-community newspaper with bilingual elements, operating print and digital editions for an underserved reservation audience.
• Indian Country Today: National Native American news outlet delivering tribal news, politics, and culture across Indian Country. Closely comparable editorial mission to Navajo Times but operates at national scale, including a digital-first distribution model that contrasts with Navajo Times' print-centric stack.
• Cherokee Phoenix: Tribal newspaper of the Cherokee Nation, published in English and the Cherokee syllabary. Highly comparable as a bilingual tribal newspaper serving a specific nation with both print and digital editions, illustrating both a peer model and an alternative execution approach.
• The Gallup Independent: Local daily newspaper serving Gallup, New Mexico — a major gateway city to the Navajo Nation. Overlaps with Navajo Times on coverage of tribal government, local events, and regional advertising, particularly for readers in border communities.
• Navajo-Hopi Observer: Weekly newspaper directly serving the Navajo and Hopi nations in northeastern Arizona. Most direct geographic and audience overlap with Navajo Times, competing for the same subscription and advertising base within the reservation.

Emerging players

• High Country News: Nonprofit news organization covering the Western U.S., including Native American communities across the Four Corners. Comparable as a regional news outlet with substantial tribal coverage, but operates as a digital nonprofit rather than a print-centric for-profit paper.
• Native News Online: Digital-first Native American news platform covering tribal nations nationally. Relevant as a digitally native alternative that competes for the same reader attention and advertiser dollars, representing the structural shift away from print-led tribal journalism.

Regional players

• Four Corners Free Press: Free community newspaper covering the Four Corners region where the Navajo Nation is located. Comparable as a local print outlet serving overlapping geography, though distributed free rather than through paid subscriptions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/navajotimes
• Facebookfacebook.com/navajotimes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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