Free Press Kashmir

What Free Press Kashmir does

Free Press Kashmir is an independent digital-first news publication founded in 2011 by veteran journalist Sheikh Mushtaq in Srinagar, Kashmir, India. It operates a hybrid print-online model: a weekly color newspaper sold at selected stands in Srinagar at ₹15 per copy, alongside a WordPress-based digital platform organized into News, In Depth, Visuals (photo, video, cartoons, explainers), Labs (podcasts, data, infographics, visualizations), Commentary, Memory, and Web 101 sections. The outlet covers Kashmir politics, culture, conflict, and social issues, with sub-products including FPK Video (documentary video journalism), FPK Labs (data journalism and investigative reports), FPK Recitals (Urdu/Kashmiri/Persian poetry podcasts), and FPK Cartoons (editorial satire).

The organization is founder-owned and operates without disclosed external investment, institutional shareholders, or parent company. Revenue derives from a small print-copy charge, a website subscription/donation model, and unspecified other support typical of independent regional newsrooms. The publication's primary customer base is general readers in the Kashmir region seeking independent local journalism, with a secondary reach to global digital audiences and a contributor base of freelance journalists. The ~30-person editorial team includes a founding editor, current editor, consulting editor, features editor, desk editor, dedicated photo, video, and tech leads, supporting both newsroom and multimedia output.

Name

Free Press Kashmir

Legal name

Free Press Kashmir

Website

https://freepresskashmir.news

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Free Press Kashmir is an independent, founder-owned digital-first news platform based in Srinagar, Kashmir, covering local politics, culture, and conflict via a WordPress website, weekly print newspaper, podcasts, video, and data journalism, serving Kashmir readers and a global digital audience.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Digital News

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Alternative/Independent Newsweeklies & Opinion Press (MPAJADAH), Community, Ethnic & Multilingual News Publishers (MPAJADAG)

Keywords

• Regional journalism
• Digital news publishing
• Multimedia storytelling
• Investigative reporting
• Data journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Srinagar

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Free Press Kashmir operates a digital news website (freepresskashmir.news) and a weekly printed newspaper covering Kashmir politics, culture, conflict, and people's stories. It delivers multimedia journalism including text articles, photo features, videos, podcasts, data visualizations, infographics, and political cartoons across categorized sections such as News, In Depth, Visuals, Labs, Commentary, Memory, and Web 101.

Product overview

Free Press Kashmir is a digital-first news platform with both online and weekly print offerings, launched in 2011. The core product is the online news website featuring News, In Depth features, Visuals (Photo, Video, Cartoons, Explainers), Labs (Podcasts, Data, Infographics, Viz), Commentary, Memory, and Web 101 sections. The portfolio includes FPK Video for documentary content, FPK Labs for data journalism, FPK Recitals for audio poetry podcasts, and FPK Cartoons for political satire. The print version complements the digital platform and is available at selected stands in Srinagar.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Free Press Kashmir Online Digital news platform delivering news, analysis, opinions, and multimedia content about Kashmir with global contextualization. Features sections for News, In Depth, Visuals (Photo, Video, Cartoons, Explainers), Labs (Podcasts, Data, Infographics, Viz), Commentary, Memory, and Web 101. Targeted at general readers seeking independent Kashmir-focused journalism.
• Free Press Kashmir Weekly Print Weekly printed newspaper available in color at selected stands in Srinagar at ₹15 per copy. Targeted at local Kashmir readers who prefer print media and at retail points-of-sale in Srinagar.
• FPK Video Video journalism content covering news, documentaries, and visual storytelling from Kashmir, including coverage of architecture, crafts, social issues, and cultural topics. Targeted at online audiences seeking visual Kashmir-related reporting.
• FPK Labs Data journalism initiative encompassing podcasts, data stories, infographics, visualizations, and investigative reports on conflict, climate, and social issues in Kashmir. Targeted at readers interested in evidence-based and visual data-driven Kashmir reporting.
• FPK Recitals Audio podcast series featuring recitations of Urdu, Kashmiri, and Persian poetry, including works by Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Sahir Ludhianvi, Ali Sardar Jafri, Ather Zia, and others. Targeted at listeners interested in regional poetry and literary content.
• FPK Cartoons Political and editorial cartoon series providing satirical commentary on Kashmir affairs, governance, and social issues. Targeted at online readers interested in visual political satire.

Segments2 records

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 highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• The Wire: India-focused independent digital news outlet known for investigative and rights-based reporting. Comparable as an editorially independent, donation/subscription-funded digital newsroom model in India that occasionally covers Kashmir.
• Scroll.in: Major Indian independent digital news site with strong feature, opinion, and multimedia storytelling. Comparable as a digital-first newsroom pursuing long-form and multimedia journalism on Indian politics, including Kashmir coverage.

Emerging players

• Newslaundry: India-based independent digital media outlet combining news reporting with podcasts and video commentary. Comparable as a small, independent, multimedia-led newsroom funded largely by reader support.

Direct peers

• The Kashmir Walla: An independent news outlet focused exclusively on Kashmir, founded around the same period as FPK. Directly comparable as a digitally-led, regionally focused newsroom covering Kashmiri politics, culture, and conflict.
• Greater Kashmir: One of the largest and longest-running English-language daily newspapers based in Srinagar. Comparable as a Kashmir-headquartered news publisher with print roots and a digital edition covering regional news.
• Rising Kashmir: English daily newspaper published from Srinagar covering Jammu & Kashmir. Comparable as a local/regional newspaper competitor with overlapping editorial coverage and distribution channels.
• Kashmir Observer: Srinagar-based English daily newspaper with both print and digital editions covering Kashmir news, politics, and opinion. Comparable as a regional print-and-online news publisher serving the same reader base.
• The Kashmir Life: Srinagar-based magazine/news outlet covering Kashmir politics, culture, and lifestyle. Comparable as a smaller, locally rooted publication targeting Kashmir readers with mixed print and digital presence.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/freepresskashmir
• Xtwitter.com/freepressk
• Instagraminstagram.com/freepresskashmir
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/free-press-kashmir

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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