Digital media and publishing are constantly changing. Every new media and technology released, every shift in audience trends provides new areas for connecting and monetizing audiences.
Here are the top digital media companies in Nashville to keep an eye on.
Athlon Sports
Tennessean
The Tennessean
Electronic Design
NashvillePost
BookPage
Nfocus Magazine
The Nashville Ledger
Vanderbilt Political Review
Athlon Sports
Sold in more than 60,000 outlets across the US, AthlonSports.com is a publisher of preseason guides. It is also a website where readers can find news, stats, predictions, and expert analysis pieces in categories like college football, NFL, NBA, college basketball, MLB, WNBA, golf, fantasy sports, betting, etc. It is owned by The Arena Group.
Athlon Sports attracts an average of 28.44M visitors per month, with 6.15% using desktop and 93.85% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 75.35% organic, 9.45% direct, 10.04% social, and 5.16% other traffic.
Tennessean
The Tennesseean is a daily broadsheet-format newspaper that was first printed in 1907 (then known as the Nashville Tennessean). It is owned by Gannett. Its circulation area covers 39 counties in Middle Tennessee, plus eight in southern Kentucky. On its website, The Tennessean publishes daily pieces covering local news, sports, music, business, life, things to do, and obituaries.
Tennessean attracts an average of 5.254M visitors per month, with 18.32% using desktop and 81.68% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 55.20% organic, 32.21% direct, 8.31% social, and 4.28% other traffic.
The Tennessean
The Tennessean is a broadsheet-format daily newspaper established in 1907. It is owned by Gannett. According to the 2022 data, it has a daily circulation of 21,559. On its website, readers can access stories in verticals like news, sports, counties, business, music, opinion, life, things to do, and obituaries. In 2015, The Tennessean won three “Excellence in Features” awards from the Society for Features Journalism, and its reporters won a number of Pulitzer Prizes.
The Tennessean attracts an average of 334,447 visitors per month, with 9.37% using desktop and 90.63% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 53.00% organic, 33.19% direct, 10.88% social, and 2.93% other traffic.
Electronic Design
Electronic Design is a magazine and website focused on electronics and electrical engineering. It was established in 1952 as a bi-weekly magazine. It is now published monthly with pieces added to the website daily. In addition to the daily articles covering industry news and analysis, Electronic Design offers users a directory of design industries suppliers and manufacturers, webinars, videos, and a variety of other resources. Electronic Design is owned by Endeavor Business Media.
Electronic Design attracts an average of 288,312 visitors per month, with 41.58% using desktop and 58.42% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 56.54% organic, 37.51% direct, 1.86% social, and 4.09% other traffic.
NashvillePost
NashvillePost is an online news publisher founded in 2000. It is owned by F.W. Publishing. It focuses on local news and events in business, politics, and sports. Additionally, NashvillePost publishes a quarterly magazine, which often highlight local business leaders and companies. The content on NashvillaPost.com is available only through a subscription.
NashvillePost attracts an average of 162,348 visitors per month, with 37.33% using desktop and 62.33% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 52.65% organic, 35.59% direct, 7.93% social, and 3.83% other traffic.
BookPage
Founded in 1988, BookPage is a monthly print publication and website covering book reviews and recommendations. It distributes 400,000 copies of the print publication through 3,500 subscribing public libraries and bookstores across 48 states. On the website, readers can access reviews of books in such genres as fiction, mystrey, romance, nonfiction, science fiction and fantasy, and hcildrend’s and young adults.
BookPage attracts an average of 80,542 visitors per month, with 46.46% using desktop and 53.54% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 65.68% organic, 27.87% direct, 2.49% social, and 3.96% other traffic.
Nfocus Magazine
Nfocus, established in 1993, is a motnly magazine and website focused on Nashville’s social scne and luxury lifestyle. It covers the latest trends in fashion, dinings, arts and culture, lifestyle, travel, weddings, etc. Nfocus also publishes a calendar of local events: music shows, art openings, etc. 82% of readers are female, 15% are male. The readership is evenly distributed among all adult age groups.
Nfocus Magazine attracts an average of 8,689 visitors per month, with 31.75% using desktop and 68.25% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 62.12% organic, 24.10% direct, 10.04% social, and 3.74% other traffic.
The Nashville Ledger
Established in 1978 and owned by Daily News Publishing Company, The Nashville Ledger is a weekly newspaper and online publisher. Its coverage focuses on local news in business, law and government, and real estate. It won a number of awards, including for its business coverage from the Tennessee Press Association in 2020.
The Nashville Ledger attracts an average of 7,182 visitors per month, with 62.35% using desktop and 37.65% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 23.49% organic, 58.55% direct, 8.92% social, and 9.04% other traffic.
Vanderbilt Political Review
The Vanderbilt Political Review, launched in 20018, is Vanderbilt’s political journal. The objective of the journal is to “create awareness and encourage discourse on political issues and events”. It offers news and in-depth analysis pieces on local and national politics, elections, the congress, POTUS, SCOTUS, and the world.
Vanderbilt Political Review attracts an average of 3117 visitors per month, with 33.61% using desktop and 66.39% on mobile. Predominantly from United States, the site sees 53.73% organic, 39.51% direct, 4.13% social, and 2.63% other traffic.