East Palo Alto Center for Community Media

Name

East Palo Alto Center for Community Media

Legal name

East Palo Alto Center for Community Media

Website

https://epamedia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local News Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311), Television Broadcasting Stations (51612)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Investigative & Nonprofit News Organizations (MPAJADAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local News & Weather Stations (MPABACAJ)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Community journalism
• News website content
• Community television programming
• Journalism mentorship

Headquarters

HQ city

East Palo Alto

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Newspaper Subscriptions: East Palo Alto Today newspaper delivered directly to subscribers' doors for $60 per year
2. Donations: Accepts donations through PayPal to support the organization's mission and goals
3. Merchandise Sales: Sells T-shirts ($15 each) and water bottles; offers promotional bundles with donations ($85+ gets free T-shirt, $50+ gets free water bottle)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The East Palo Alto Center for Community Media produces and distributes local news content for the residents of East Palo Alto and the Belle Haven section of Menlo Park through three linked media outlets: the East Palo Alto Today print newspaper (delivered via annual subscription), the epatoday.org news website, and the Talking with Henrietta biweekly television show. It also operates journalism mentorship and summer internship programs that train community residents and students, and sells branded merchandise (T-shirts and water bottles) to support operations.

Product overview

The East Palo Alto Center for Community Media operates three core media products—East Palo Alto Today (a print newspaper and companion website) and Talking with Henrietta (a television show)—supplemented by a Journalism Mentorship Program, Summer Internship Program, and a Merchandise Store for donations. The center uses video streaming and web postings to supplement its printed coverage, delivering news to East Palo Alto and Belle Haven communities through multiple channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• East Palo Alto Today: Newspaper - East Palo Alto's first locally produced and continuously published newspaper in more than 20 years. The centerpiece of the center's communication efforts, presenting accurate, balanced information about issues, people and events affecting the East Palo Alto and Belle Haven communities.
• Talking with Henrietta

Products and services

• East Palo Alto Today (Print Newspaper)
• East Palo Alto Today (News Website)
• Talking with Henrietta
• Journalism Mentorship Program
• Summer Journalism Internship Program
• EPACCM Merchandise Store

Quantifiable outcome

• First locally produced and continuously published newspaper in East Palo Alto in over 20 years

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Midpeninsula Community Media CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Talking with Henrietta television show is produced at the Midpeninsula Community Media Center in Palo Alto. This partnership enables the production of community television programming that discusses local and national issues.
• Eastside College Preparatory SchoolminorOthersEducational institution that has supplied student interns to the East Palo Alto Center for Community Media's journalism programs.
• East Palo Alto Academy High SchoolminorOthersEducational institution that has supplied student interns to the East Palo Alto Center for Community Media's journalism programs.
• East Palo Alto Summer Journalism InstituteminorOthersSummer journalism program that has supplied student interns to the East Palo Alto Center for Community Media.
• Menlo SchoolminorOthersEducational institution that has supplied student interns to the East Palo Alto Center for Community Media's journalism programs.
• Stanford Department of CommunicationminorOthersStanford University department that has supplied student interns to the East Palo Alto Center for Community Media's journalism programs.
• Summer Employment Program (SEP) in East Palo AltominorOthersLocal employment program that has supplied student interns to the East Palo Alto Center for Community Media's journalism programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Voice of San Diego: Nonprofit investigative and community news outlet serving a defined local geography with a mix of digital and multimedia reporting; comparable to EPACCM as a nonprofit local news organization filling coverage gaps for an underserved audience.
• Block Club Chicago: Nonprofit neighborhood-level news outlet funded largely by donations and reader revenue; directly comparable to EPACCM as a community-rooted, donor-supported local journalism nonprofit serving specific neighborhoods.
• The Mendocino Voice: Independent nonprofit local news site covering a defined geographic community; comparable to EPACCM as a small-scale, community-funded nonprofit news operation targeting an underserved regional audience.
• San Jose Spotlight: Nonprofit digital news outlet focused on local civic and government coverage in the Bay Area; comparable to EPACCM as a nearby nonprofit local journalism organization addressing Bay Area news deserts.
• El Tímpano: Nonprofit news and information organization producing local reporting for an underserved immigrant and BIPOC community in the Bay Area; closely comparable to EPACCM in mission, nonprofit structure, and community-focused local coverage model.
• Midpeninsula Community Media Center: Community media center that produces the Talking with Henrietta TV show and provides broadcast production facilities for local programming; directly comparable as a community broadcasting and production partner serving the same Midpeninsula region.
• Cityside (formerly Bay City News Foundation): Bay Area nonprofit local journalism organization supporting community newsrooms; comparable to EPACCM as a nonprofit civic news operation addressing local information gaps in California communities.
• Lookout Local: Network of community-focused local digital news sites, several of which serve California markets; comparable to EPACCM as a local-news operator running community-rooted reporting outlets in similar geographies.

Broad incumbents

• The 19th News: National nonprofit news organization covering underrepresented communities; broadly comparable to EPACCM as a nonprofit journalism outlet, though operating at national rather than hyper-local scale.
• PBS/NPR Member Stations (KQED): Bay Area public broadcasting station operating nonprofit radio and television news; broadly comparable to EPACCM as a nonprofit public-affairs broadcaster serving overlapping Northern California communities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/epaccm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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