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The Jersey Journal 
Type Daily newspaper Format Tabloid Owner Advance Publications[1] Editor Judith A. Locorriere Founded 1867 Headquarters 30 Journal Square, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306 Official website Official website The Jersey Journal is a newspaper published from Monday through Saturday, covering news and events throughout Hudson County, New Jersey. The headquarters in Jersey City are at Journal Square which was named after the newspaper. It is a sister paper to Star Ledger of Newark, The Times of Trenton and the Staten Island Advance, all of which are owned by Advance Publications, which bought the paper in 1951.
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History
The Jersey Journal was originally known as the Evening Journal and was first published on May 2, 1867. The newspaper's founders were William Dunning and Zebina K. Pangborn. The newspaper's first offices were at 13 Exchange Place with a reported initial capitalization of $119. A new office building located at 37 Montgomery Street was built by the newspaper in 1874. Editor Joseph A. Dear, changed the Evening Journal to its current name the Jersey Journal in 1909. The newspaper relocated again in 1911 to a building at the corner of northeast corner of Bergen and Sip Avenues. This building was demolished in 1923 to make room for Journal Square. The newspaper's current headquarters building is located at 30 Journal Square. The building was opened in 1925 and was designed by John T. Rowland, Jr.; a native of Jersey City.[2] Advance Publications purchased the newspaper in 1945. The Jersey Journal purchased the Jersey Observer in 1951 and the Bayonne Times in 1971. The Hudson Dispatch was purchased by Advance Publications in 1991 and merged into the Jersey Journal. The newspaper switched from a broadsheet format to a tabloid format on April 25, 2005.
Threat of closure
On February 2, 2009, the Jersey Journal announced that the paper (along with its sister weekly papers in Hudson County), would close on April 13, 2009, if the papers' "revenue is not sufficient to support the papers' reduced expense plan." Its weekly Spanish-language publication, El Nuevo Hudson, folded after the February 26 edition.[3] As of December 2010, the paper was still in publication.
References
- ^ "The Jersey Journal". Advance Publications. http://www.newhouse.com/the-jersey-journal.html. Retrieved 2008-07-06. "The Jersey Journal, flagship publication of The Evening Journal Association, covers New Jersey's Hudson County, a diverse, densely populated and exciting area with one of world's best views: the Manhattan skyline. The conveniently sized tabloid paper does community journalism right, as numerous awards from regional and state associations attest. Its focus on the highs and lows of everyday urban life gives it the edge in a media-saturated area."
- ^ "Jersey Journal, 30 Journal Square". New Jersey City University. http://www.njcu.edu/Programs/jchistory/Pages/J_Pages/Jersey_Journal.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
- ^ Jersey Journal: "Jersey Journal parent company warns employees of possible closure; publisher optimistic paper can be saved", 2/2/2009.
External links
Categories:- Newspapers published in New Jersey
- Media in Hudson County, New Jersey
- Publications established in 1867
- Advance Publications
- Northeastern United States newspaper stubs
- New Jersey stubs
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