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Statistics
Unique monthly visitors

109,191

Average page views

233080

Average visits

116637

E-newsletter

  • Yes, multiple newsletters

E-newsletter subscribers

3500

Facebook likes

17054

Facebook followers

17452

Twitter followers

7057

Revenue

  • $251,000 - $500,000

Primary revenue source(s)

  • Local advertising (including web and e-newsletter ads)
  • Subscription (including paid e-newsletter, pay wall)

Paywall

  • Yes, a metered paywall

Distribution

  • Direct to web/mobile

Date of most recent publisher update

05/24/2019

Last Publisher Update

  • 2019-05-24 15:14:25 UTC

Shawnee Mission Post
Kansas
Shawnee Mission Post

Shawnee Mission Post, launched in 2010 as the Prairie Village Post, serves Johnson County, Kansas. It was founded by husband and wife Jay Senter and Julia Westhoff. This outlet implemented a subscription model in 2017 that has grown to more than 2,500 subscribers at $5.95 per month. Revenue: Subscriptions, advertising

Who is in charge?

Jay Senter

Job title

Publisher

City

Prairie Village

State

KS

Zip code

66208

Year launched

2010

Tax status

  • LLC

Geographic scope

  • Suburb

Other geographic focus

We define our coverage area as the boundaries of the Shawnee Mission School District, which has 14 suburban municipalities in it

Population of coverage area

230,000

Scope of coverage

  • General news or a number of topics that are not necessarily closely related to each other

Primary focus

  • Current news and events

Topics of coverage

  • Business in coverage area
  • Education & schools
  • Events in coverage area
  • Government
  • Planning & development

Watchdog journalism?

  • Yes, infrequently

Facebook link

facebook.com/pvpost

Effective engagement practice

Email newsletters, sent out twice a day.