The Express-Times
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 The Express-Times building in Easton, Pennsylvania, November 2009 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Advance Publications |
| President | Steve Alessi |
| Editor | Nick Falsone |
| Sports editor | Kyle Craig |
| Founded | 1855 as The Easton Daily Express |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 18 Centre Square, Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Website | lehighvalleylive.com |
The Express-Times is a daily newspaper based in Easton, Pennsylvania. The newspaper provides national news and extensive local news coverage of the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855, The Express-Times is the longest continuously published newspaper in the Lehigh Valley.
The paper has won awards in both New Jersey[1] and Pennsylvania. In 2021, it won the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting.[2][3]
History
[edit]19th century
[edit]The Express Times was founded in 1855 as The Easton Daily Express.
20th century
[edit]In 1917, the newspaper's name was changed to The Easton Express and was later abbreviated to The Express in 1973.
In 1983, Thomson Newspapers bought The Express. In 1991, The Express merged with The Globe-Times, which was based in Bethlehem, which formed The Express-Times. Three years later, in 1994, MediaNews Group acquired The Express-Times from Thomson.
21st century
[edit]In 2000, current owner Advance Publications bought MediaNews' New Jersey and Pennsylvania-based newspapers, including The Express-Times.[4]
In 2023, The Express-Times joined the region's other major newspaper, The Morning Call, in dropping their circulation of the Dilbert comic after Scott Adams, the comic's creator, told white people to "get the hell away from [black people]" on a YouTube live stream in response to a public opinion poll by the conservative-learning Rasmussen Reports, which found that 26% of Black respondents disagreed with the statement that it's okay to be white.[5][6]
In November 2024, the newspaper newspaper announced that it intends to discontinue its print edition starting in February 2025.[7] The Express-Times is also available online at lehighvalleylive.com.[8]
Distribution
[edit]The Express-Times publishes zoned editions in the Lehigh Valley and New Jersey. It delivers to Lehigh and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in northwest New Jersey.
Sections
[edit]The Express-Times has four editorial sections:
- Front: Local, national and world news
- Valley: Local news and obituaries from the Lehigh Valley
- Sports: Local and national sports
- Today: Local and national arts & entertainment
- Editorials, classifieds, comics, horoscopes and puzzles also appear daily.
Inserts
[edit]The following are inserted into The Express-Times during the week:
- Friday: Exposed, an entertainment tabloid
- Saturday: Real Estate, a real estate guide
- Sunday: Sunday Morning, a features section, including news from The Wall Street Journal, and full color comics.
Other publications
[edit]The Express-Times also publishes a weekly, The US, based in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Staff, Lehighvalleylive com (2021-02-21). "Express-Times wins general excellence award, numerous other top honors from state press association". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "Newhouse announces winners in 2021 Toner Prizes competition". Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ lehighvalleylive.com, Sara K. Satullo | For (2021-03-27). "Explore 'Swing County, Swing State,' the project that just won journalism's Toner Prize". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "MediaNews Sells Papers to Advance". The New York Times. July 6, 2000. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ Laschinsky, Sarit. "The Morning Call, The Express-Times Join Papers Dropping 'Dilbert' After Author's Racist Comments". WDIY. NPR. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ D’Zurilla, Christie (February 28, 2023). "Scott Adams says he was using hyperbole: America being 'programmed' to see race first". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ Hneleski, Victoria. "Local Easton newspaper to shut down print production in 2025". The Lafayette. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ LehighValley.com