What’s the story of the Nashville Post?
Bill Carey and David A. Fox conceived the Post in 1999 and began publishing online in early 2000 backed by local investors and focused on covering the region’s biggest business and political news stories. Nearly eight years later, the publication became part of SouthComm, a holding company that eventually grew to own dozens of local and trade titles. Late Nashville real estate entrepreneurs Bill Freeman and Jimmy Webb bought the Post and its sister publications Nashville Scene and Nfocus in May 2018 and later also acquired Home Page Media Group, now the Williamson Scene. The publications are still owned by FW Publishing, now under Freeman's son Bob Freeman.
Throughout its life, the Post has steadily grown its regional audience. It finished 2020 with more than 6.7 million pageviews, an increase of nearly 10 percent from the year before and up 68 percent from 2017.
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What’s the makeup of the Post’s audience?
More than 60 percent of our readers are owners, CEOs, presidents, principals and other organization leaders who are shaping the city’s business, political and civic landscapes. The industries most represented among our subscribers are finance, law, real estate and health care.
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Do you have a print product?
We do! It’s our annual Leaders magazine that takes a step back from the daily hustle and bustle of our emails to dive deeper into regional trends, shine a light on entrepreneurs and spotlight big ideas. You can browse our current and past issues under the specials tab. There, you'll also find our Innovation & Ideas, Boom and Most Powerful Women digital series.
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What do I get with a subscription?
You’ll receive twice-daily news emails on workdays as well as a sports-specific email on Monday and breaking alerts when we have them. We’ll also mail you our Leaders magazine — let us know if you’ll want it at the office or your house — and you’ll be first to be invited to our events.
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How do I subscribe?
That’s easy! Click on subscribe in the top right corner of this page and follow the instructions there to get started. A few more clicks from there and you’re all set. If you have any questions, you can of course email us at websupport@nashvillepost.com or call 615-844-9307.
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What if I want to read a single story but don’t want to subscribe?
If you really just want access to that one story, you can buy a one-day pass to the Post for $10 or a free 30-day subscription if you have never had trial access before. You’ll need to follow the same subscription process outlined above.
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I have questions about my account. What’s the best way to contact you?
You can make changes to your account by clicking on the dollar icon in the top right corner of this page or you can send your question right here.Â
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Do you have group subscription options?
We do! Call 615-844-9307 to get the details.
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How do I get more information about advertising?
You can download our media kit right here and learn more about our digital, print and event advertising and sponsorship options here. And you can of course email Heather Cantrell Mullins, our publisher, at hmullins@fwpublishing.com.
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How do I send the editorial team a tip or an idea?
The team’s email addresses are here. If you’re not sure who to reach out to directly, you can send a general note by clicking here and completing the form.
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Do you have an AI policy?
Yes, we do. Any time we use artificial intelligence — and we do so in a very selective, limited capacity — we employ our staff of editors and writers for oversight and review. If and when AI is used in the reporting of one of our stories, such as sorting through large amounts of data uncovered by FOIA requests, we will review that work and disclose its use. We will also disclose if and when AI is used in creation of images accompanying our work.
Here are some examples of where and how we have used AI:
- Interview transcription. Our reporters often use Otter.ai, a transcription software company that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to complete speech-to-text transcription. Our editors and reporters — every time Otter is used — double-check and confirm Otter’s work.
- Autogenerated captions. Our editors often use AI-powered autogenerated captions for videos we post to social media, particularly Instagram and TikTok. We always double-check and proofread those captions.
- Suggested copy for marketing content. Our marketing and events department sometimes works with AI-suggested captions for promotional content. These captions, created primarily using ChatGPT, are always rewritten and proofread before being posted on any of the Post's social media platforms.
- Generative AI for occasional imagery usage. Our art director and designers may use generative AI for conceptual, illustrative and abstract graphics and illustrations. We do not use images that could reasonably be mistaken as photographs, or photorealistic depictions of people, places or events in editorial content. If and when AI is used in the creation of imagery, we will acknowledge its use, credit the designer who created the prompt and name the tool used.
