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The Newspaper CMS Built for Community Publishers

Everything your newspaper needs to publish faster, grow subscriptions,
increase advertising revenue, and simplify digital publishing.

 

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✓ No long-term contracts
✓ Free migration assistance 
✓ Human support from newspaper professionals

 

Trusted by 500+ newspaper & magazine websites since 2004.

 

Serving Community Newspapers Since 2004

 

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From weekly community newspapers to multi-publication groups throughout the United States.

One complete platform for community publishers

Meet the Surf New Media Platform

Bring publishing, advertising, subscriptions, digital editions, AI-assisted workflows, and audience growth together in one platform built specifically for newspapers.

Surf CMS

A flexible publishing platform designed around newsroom workflows, breaking news, sections, multimedia, newsletters, and community journalism.

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SurfStudio

Upload a PDF, select a story, and transform it into a clean, editable website article without copying or retyping the content.

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Surf CMS TideCast

Publish once and distribute stories across your website, newsletters, social platforms, mobile channels, and other digital destinations.

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Surf AdCenter

Organize advertisers, manage campaigns, monitor impressions and clicks, and give local businesses clearer performance reporting.

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Surf E-Edition

Turn your completed newspaper PDF into an interactive, mobile-friendly digital edition with subscriber access and organized archives.

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Subscriber Management

Manage reader accounts, memberships, digital access, recurring payments, and subscription plans directly through your website.

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AI-Powered Newsroom Tools

Create headlines, improve copy, summarize stories, prepare newsletter blurbs, strengthen SEO, and produce promotional content faster.

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Managed Hosting

Keep your newspaper website fast, secure, backed up, and supported by the same team that understands your CMS and publishing operation.

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Website Design

Modern, mobile-friendly newspaper websites that engage readers, strengthen your brand and provide the foundation for every Surf CMS feature.

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Ready for a CMS built around your newspaper?

See how Surf New Media can simplify publishing, reduce costs, and help your team reach more readers.

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Considering a change?

See How Surf New Media Compares

Whether you are moving from BLOX, WordPress, or another publishing platform, see how Surf CMS can simplify your workflow and reduce costs.

Coming From BLOX?

Compare costs, support, publishing tools, AI features, and migration options.

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Using WordPress?

See why newspapers move to a platform built specifically for newsroom publishing.

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Using Another CMS?

Compare Surf CMS with generic platforms and older newspaper publishing systems.

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A smoother path to a better platform

Thinking About Making a Change?

Explore the benefits of switching, see how migration works, and find the right Surf CMS option for your publication.

Thinking About Leaving Your Current CMS?

See how Surf New Media can help simplify your publishing operation, improve support, and reduce unnecessary monthly costs.

Why newspapers make the switch

  • Lower monthly costs
  • Faster, more personal support
  • Better built-in AI tools
  • Automated newsletters
  • Publish Everywhere
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What Happens When I Switch to Surf New Media?

We plan and manage the migration so your staff can keep publishing while the new website and CMS are prepared.

We help handle

  • Article migration
  • Images and media
  • Categories and sections
  • Subscribers and users
  • SEO redirects
  • Staff training
  • Launch support
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Ready to Update and Modernize Your Newspaper?

Surf CMS offers flexible options for publications of different sizes, schedules, audiences, and digital publishing needs.

Built for

  • Weekly newspapers
  • Online-only publications
  • Daily newspapers
  • Regional publications
  • Enterprise newspaper groups
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You Get:
Publish Everywhere Technology | AI Integration | Newsletter Automation | E-Edition | Dedicated Support | Site Migration | Email Migration | Staff Training 

 

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Besides the great support, the option our staff likes the most is how easy everything is to use on the site. It is intuitive, fast and easy.

Publisher
Kansas Weekly Newspaper

The migration process was far easier than we expected. Surf New Media handled the heavy lifting, and our staff was able to start publishing immediately. The support team understands newspapers and responds quickly when we need help.

Managing Editor
Weekly Newspaper Wisconsin

We were looking for a modern newspaper CMS with AI tools, strong support, and reasonable pricing. Surf New Media delivered all three. The platform continues to evolve, and new features are added regularly.

Newspaper Owner & Publisher
Nebraska Weekly Newspaper

Serving community newspapers, magazines, and media organizations throughout the United States since 2004.

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