Miami Herald

What Miami Herald does

Miami Herald is a legacy daily newspaper and digital news publication founded in 1896 and headquartered in Miami, Florida. It serves the South Florida market — primarily Miami-Dade, Broward, the Florida Keys, and surrounding communities — with comprehensive coverage spanning local and state news, sports (Miami Dolphins, Heat, Marlins, Florida Panthers, Inter Miami, University of Miami), politics, business and real estate, weather and hurricane updates, lifestyle/entertainment, and opinion editorial content. Its technology stack is a multi-channel digital publishing platform consisting of a flagship website, native iOS and Android mobile applications, a digital e-edition replica, email newsletters, and RSS feeds, supplemented by a portfolio of sub-brands including Miami.com (lifestyle), Detour Travel, El Nuevo Herald (Spanish-language), Florida Keys News, and a network of hyperlocal community news sites.

The business operates a hybrid revenue model with three documented streams: recurring digital and print subscriptions (with paywalled article access), display and classified advertising (including obituaries and legal notices), and sponsored/branded content partnerships. Distribution is multi-format across print home delivery, self-serve digital channels, and a partner/site network that syndicates content to Miami.com, El Nuevo Herald, Florida Keys News, and community sites. Customer segments are mass-market consumer — South Florida residents, sports fans, business professionals, politically engaged readers, and lifestyle audiences — with no enterprise or B2B customer concentration.

Miami Herald is wholly owned by McClatchy, a multi-newspaper conglomerate, which itself has been privately held since 2020 following its acquisition by Apollo Global Management through a bankruptcy proceeding. Content syndication partnerships extend editorial reach through agreements with Legacy.com (obituaries), US Weekly (entertainment), and The Street (financial news). The company has no disclosed AI capabilities, no publicly stated revenue figures, and operates as one of several McClatchy properties sharing infrastructure and corporate resources.

Name

Miami Herald

Legal name

Miami Herald

Website

https://herald.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1896

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Miami Herald is a legacy daily newspaper and digital news platform founded in 1896, serving South Florida residents with local news, sports, politics, business, and lifestyle content across print, web, mobile, and e-edition channels. It operates as a subsidiary of McClatchy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Local news coverage
• Digital newspaper
• News subscription
• Sports journalism
• Investigative reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Digital and print subscriptions providing access to premium news content, e-editions, and exclusive features
2. Advertising: Display advertising, classified ads, obituaries, legal notices, and celebration/classified placement services
3. Sponsored Content: Sponsored articles and branded content through partnerships with brands like BrandPoint

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Miami Herald publishes a daily newspaper and operates a digital news platform delivering local, regional, national, and international news coverage focused on the South Florida market. Its content spans news reporting, sports coverage, business and real estate news, politics, opinion and editorial content, entertainment, lifestyle, and obituaries, distributed via print, web, mobile apps, and e-edition channels. The publication offers a Spanish-language counterpart, El Nuevo Herald, along with lifestyle sub-brand Miami.com and regional outlets including Florida Keys News and a community news network.

Product overview

Miami Herald is a legacy news publication operated by McClatchy that functions as a unified platform delivering multi-format content across its core newspaper, companion lifestyle brand (Miami.com), Spanish-language edition (El Nuevo Herald), and regional Florida Keys news outlet. The portfolio includes digital-native products like E-Edition, Mobile Applications, Newsletters, and RSS Feeds that extend content reach beyond the print publication. The company's architecture follows a multi-brand, multi-format approach where the main Miami Herald product serves as the anchor for comprehensive regional coverage, supplemented by specialized sub-brands targeting specific communities (Miami-Dade Favorites, Coral Springs News, Miramar News, Pembroke Pines News) and content verticals (lifestyle/entertainment via Miami.com).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Miami.com: Lifestyle and entertainment content covering Miami restaurants, nightlife, celebrities, and local culture.
• Detour Travel
• El Nuevo Herald

Products and services

• Miami Herald Newspaper and Digital News Platform Primary news publication covering local South Florida news, sports, business, politics, crime, and national/international coverage for the Miami metropolitan area, distributed via print newspaper, the official website, and mobile applications.
• Miami.com Lifestyle and entertainment companion site featuring Miami restaurants, travel, visual arts, performing arts, celebrities, and Miami-specific cultural content for South Florida readers.
• El Nuevo Herald Spanish-language news publication serving Miami's Hispanic community with local, national, and international news coverage including Cuba, Venezuela, and broader Americas reporting.
• Florida Keys News Regional news publication covering the Florida Keys island chain including Key West, delivering local news, weather, tourism, and community coverage for Keys residents and visitors.
• Community News Network (Miami-Dade Favorites, Coral Springs News, Miramar News, Pembroke Pines News) Network of hyperlocal news sites targeting specific South Florida communities including Miami-Dade, Coral Springs, Miramar, and Pembroke Pines, delivering community-level news coverage.
• Detour Travel Travel-focused content and destination guides covering Miami and South Florida travel, dining, and experiences, operating as a sub-brand of the Miami Herald.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• McClatchy (Parent Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMiami Herald operates as part of the McClatchy Media Network, leveraging shared technology, advertising platforms, customer service systems, and corporate resources. The McClatchy network provides infrastructure for subscriptions, advertising, and digital platform development.
• Legacy.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorObituaries and funeral information partner providing obituary listings and placement services for the Miami Herald.
• US WeeklyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEntertainment content partnership providing celebrity news and celebrity-related articles syndicated on Miami Herald website.
• The StreetminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBusiness and financial news content partnership providing market analysis and financial news articles.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sun Sentinel: Daily newspaper serving the adjacent Broward County / Fort Lauderdale market in South Florida. Directly overlaps Miami Herald's geography, audience, and advertising/subscription model, making it the closest head-to-head competitor.
• Tampa Bay Times: Florida's largest regional daily newspaper, covering the Tampa-St. Petersburg metro. Competes with Miami Herald for Florida statewide advertising budgets and digital subscription dollars among Florida readers.
• Orlando Sentinel: Daily newspaper serving Central Florida and the Orlando market. Another Tribune-owned regional title with a similar subscription + advertising revenue mix targeting a different but adjacent Florida metro.

Broad incumbents

• The New York Times: National general-interest newspaper with a large and growing digital subscription business. Competes with Miami Herald for digital subscription dollars and national advertising spend, and sets the benchmark for paywall and digital pricing in the same broader category.
• The Washington Post: National newspaper with broad political, national, and lifestyle coverage. Competes with Miami Herald for political coverage readership, national ad budgets, and digital subscription sign-ups from South Florida audiences.
• Gannett / USA Today: Owner of USA Today and the largest U.S. local newspaper chain. Competes directly across many of McClatchy's and Miami Herald's local markets and in the national advertising marketplace for the same advertisers.
• Lee Enterprises: Publicly traded owner of dozens of mid-sized regional daily newspapers. Operates the same subscription + advertising business model across overlapping local markets, comparable to McClatchy at the portfolio level.
• Tribune Publishing: Owns the Sun Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, Chicago Tribune, and other regional dailies. Operates nearly identical subscription + advertising + digital platform model to Miami Herald / McClatchy and competes for the same advertisers and subscription dollars in Florida.

Emerging players

• Axios: Digital-native news publisher built on newsletters and short-form local/national journalism. Represents the new subscription-and-sponsorship model competing with regional newspapers for both reader attention and advertiser budgets.
• Politico: Digital-native political news outlet with strong subscription and B2B subscription products (Politico Pro). Directly competes with the Miami Herald's political and election coverage for engaged readers and political advertising spend.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/miamiherald
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/miamiherald
• Facebookfacebook.com/Miami-Herald
• Instagraminstagram.com/miamiherald

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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