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Unique monthly visitors

70,000
E-newsletter

  • Yes, a single newsletter
E-newsletter subscribers

3537
Facebook likes

23,906
Facebook followers

7,997
Twitter followers

13,000
Instagram followers

2,909
Revenue

  • $251,000 - $500,000
Primary revenue source(s)

  • Local advertising (including web and e-newsletter ads)
Ad products

  • Traditional Web display advertising sold directly by your organization
Paywall

  • No
Distribution

  • Direct to web/mobile
Date of most recent publisher update

6/9/2019
Last Publisher Update

  • 2019-06-09 18:02:22 UTC
Baristanet
New Jersey
Baristanet

Baristanet has been making local news entertaining and interactive in northern New Jersey since 2004. Food, entertainment, arts coverage, real estate and kids/parenting/education. Revenue: Advertising.

Who is in charge?

Liz George

Job title

Editor/publisher

City

Montclair

State

NJ

Zip code

07042

Year launched

2004

Tax status

  • LLC

Geographic scope

  • Small city or town

Population of coverage area

100,000

Scope of coverage

  • Several related topics under a common umbrella (such as a group of topics that fall under the umbrella of government or politics)

Primary focus

  • Current news and events

Topics of coverage

  • Education & schools
  • Entertainment & arts
  • Events in coverage area
  • Food
  • Planning & development

Other content topics

no

Watchdog journalism?

  • Yes, infrequently

Facebook link

Facebook.com/Baristanet

Site Twitter handle

@baristanet

Effective engagement practice

Posts on the site

Revenue challenges

Smaller businesses using social media in lieu of advertising.

In the news

None