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The Press of Atlantic City

Coordinates:39°23′53″N74°32′16″W/ 39.397926°N 74.537716°W/39.397926; -74.537716(The Press of Atlantic City)
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The Press of Atlantic City
Front page
ofThe Press of Atlantic City
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Lee Enterprises
PublisherPaul Farrell
EditorW.F. Keough
Founded1895 (asDaily Press)
LanguageAmerican English
Headquarters1201 New Road
Linwood, New Jersey08221, U.S.
CountryUnited States
Circulation18,294 Daily (as of 2023)[1]
OCLCnumber45193174
Websitepressofatlanticcity.com
Logo until 2015

The Press of Atlantic Cityis the fourth-largest dailynewspaperinNew Jersey.Originally based inPleasantville,it is the primary newspaper for southeastern New Jersey and theJersey Shore.Thenewspaper designated marketruns fromWaretownin southernOcean County(exit 69 on theGarden State Parkway) down toCape May(exit 0). It also reaches west toCumberland County.ThePressclosed its printing facility in Pleasantville in 2014, at which time it outsourced printing to a facility inFreehold.That printing plant (owned byGannett) closed in 2017, with most of the New Jersey printing and production operations consolidated in Gannett'sRockawayplant.[2]

Coverage focuses largely on local and regional news, with limited state, national and international news appearing on the Nation & World page in the Money section.The Pressalso publishes various other products, includingAt The Shore,the area's entertainment guide. Presented in tabloid format, it is inserted in the paper each Thursday and an additional 20,000–40,000 copies are bulk dropped to key tourist locations throughout the year. Other specialty niche publications includeBliss,a twice-yearly bridal magazine;Real Estate Monthly;Summer Fun;The Atlantic County Living Guide;andThe Cape May County Living Guide,among many others. Two branded editions of the paper,Press ExtraandSunday Saver,provide very limited coverage of the area.

BecauseThe Pressfocuses on local issues, with an emphasis on local and school events – particularly high school sports – other daily papers have penetration in the area. These includeThe Philadelphia Inquirer,theAsbury Park Press,Cherry Hill'sCourier-Post,and theVineland Daily Journal.In recent years, the Press has begun covering college football.

History[edit]

The newspaper was founded in 1895 byWalter Edgeas theAtlantic City Daily Press.[3]In 1930, the name of the paper was changed to theAtlantic City Press,[4]and in 1971, the name was changed toThe Press.[5]In 1988, its name was changed again toThe Press of Atlantic City,the name currently in use.[6][7]

The paper was owned from 1951 to 2013 byAbarta,a privately ownedPittsburgh-based holding company largely known for Coca-Cola bottling, and oil and gas operations inPennsylvania.On January 14, 2013, Abarta officials announced they were selling the paper to focus on their other business operations.[8]On July 18, 2013, an asset purchase agreement was signed with BH Media, aBerkshire Hathawaysubsidiary, for $9.6 million and the paper became wholly owned by BH Media on August 11, 2013. In 2014, BH Media boughttheCurrentandGazettenewspapers.[9]In 2015, BH Media boughtAtlantic City Weekly.[10]The newspapers were acquired byLee Enterprisesupon its purchase of BH Media in 2020.[11]

Starting April 3, 2023, the newspaper will publish its print edition three days a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The print edition will also be delivered by the U.S. Postal Service, rather than by newspaper carriers.[12]

Business office personnel[13][edit]

  • Publisher: Paul Farrell
  • Vice president of sales and marketing: Kellie Myers
  • Director of circulation: Carol Steiger
  • Director of advertising: Kellie Myers
  • Finance manager: Ellen Wolcott
  • Human resources manager: Karla Hernandez

Editorial content personnel[edit]

  • Executive editor: W.F. Keough
  • Editorial page editor: Kevin Post

Editions and subscription rates[edit]

The Press of Atlantic Cityis available in several formats. It is published in print and in several digital formats. In May 2013, the paper shifted from a traditional business model of separate paid subscriptions for print and digital, and created All Access Passes which give readers access to the news across all available platforms for one price. Current rates range from $16.50 a month for full digital access with Sunday home delivery or no home deliver, to $23.50 for seven-day print home delivery plus full digital access.[citation needed]The print newsstand rate is $1.00 for the daily edition, and $2.00 for Sunday. Prices are higher inToms Riverand north.[citation needed]

On October 15, 2011, PressofAtlanticCity.com became a paid content website, and was the first daily newspaper site in New Jersey to request payment for access to its digital content. It is also available in a replica e-edition[14]that allows viewers to see the entire paper digitally as it appears each day in print, along with page-turning technology and links. In addition to news and sports, both web editions have local auto, real estate and job pages within the respective sites. Readers may currently view up to five pages on a free trial, after which they are asked to subscribe.[citation needed]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Lee Enterprises."Form 10-K".investors.lee.net.RetrievedFebruary 29,2024.
  2. ^"Some unknown article in North Jersey.com".NorthJersey.com.RetrievedMarch 21,2020.
  3. ^"About Atlantic City daily press. [volume] (Atlantic City, N.J.) 1895-1925".Library of Congress.RetrievedMarch 21,2020.
  4. ^"About Atlantic City press. [volume] (Atlantic City, N.J.) 1930-1971".Library of Congress.RetrievedMarch 21,2020.
  5. ^"About The press. [volume] (Atlantic City, N.J.) 1971-1988".Library of Congress.RetrievedMarch 21,2020.
  6. ^"History of the Press of Atlantic City".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-09-19.Retrieved2008-09-21..Accessed September 20, 2008.
  7. ^"About Press of Atlantic City. (Atlantic City, NJ) 1988-current".Library of Congress.RetrievedMarch 21,2020.
  8. ^"South Jersey Publishing".Archived fromthe originalon 2006-03-09.
  9. ^Willis, David P. (2014-09-13)."Buffett's company buying South Jersey weeklies".Asbury Park Press.Retrieved2015-04-26.
  10. ^"BH Media Group Acquires Atlantic City Weekly".Dirks, Van Essen & Murray.Retrieved2015-04-26.
  11. ^"Lee Enterprises closes acquisition of Berkshire Hathaway newspaper operations".www.spglobal.com.Retrieved2023-11-01.
  12. ^Wildstein, David (2023-02-21)."Press of Atlantic City ends home delivery, will only print three newspapers a week".New Jersey Globe.Retrieved2023-06-24.
  13. ^"Contact Us".Press of Atlantic City.BH Media Group, Inc.Retrieved16 July2017.
  14. ^"replica e-edition".Archived fromthe originalon 2010-12-26.

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