Asbury Park Press Explained

Asbury Park Press
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Foundation:1879
Owners:Gannett
Editor:Phil Freedman
Circulation:< 2.5 million unique visitors/month on its digital site. Print circulation figures: NA
Headquarters:3600 Highway 66
Neptune, New Jersey 07754
United States
Publishing Country:United States
Oclc:16894042

The Asbury Park Press, formerly known as the Shore Press, Daily Press, Asbury Park Daily Press, and Asbury Park Evening Press, is a daily newspaper in Monmouth and Ocean counties of New Jersey and has the third largest circulation in the state.[1] Established in 1879, it has been owned by Gannett since 1997.[2] It has a history of winning and almost winning national awards for its public service and investigative reporting.

Early history

The Asbury Park Press was founded under the name Shore Press in 1879 by Dr. Hugh S. Kinmonth.;[3] a publication that was only published once a week.[4] In October 1884 the paper was sold at auction to S. T. Hendrickson and W. W. Conover; men who already owned a considerable amount of stock in the newspaper.[5] Hendrickson and Conover in turn sold the paper to the brothers Roderic C. Penfield and Norman W. Penfield in December 1884.[6] The brothers owned the publishing and editing firm Penfield Bros. and took over the publishing and editing of the newspaper at this point with Norman serving as managing editor.[7]

The Penfield brothers significantly expanded the physical size of the Shore Press, improved the quality of the journalism, and made innovative improvements to the design and layout of the paper.[8] [9] In June 1887 the brothers founded the Daily Press as a companion publication to the Shore Press. When initially established, the Daily Press was published every weekday morning during the summer months.[4] The brothers continued to own and operate the paper into the year 1895. In August 1895 public notice was given on the financial problems of the Penfield Bros. firm, and the following September the firm was declared bankrupt in orphans court.[10]

Following the bankruptcy of the Penfields, the Shore Press, Daily Press, and the Penfield's publishing plant in Asbury Park were purchased by Dr. Hugh S. Kinmonth at an assignee's sale in October 1895.[11] Kinmonth sold the paper to his nephew, Lyle J. Kinmoth,[3] and after several months of non-publication the paper was relaunched as the Asbury Park Daily Press on March 30, 1896.[12] Under his leadership the Daily Press expanded into a year-round daily publication,[3] with the Shore Press serving as the paper's Sunday publication through 1904. The Asbury Daily Press was renamed the Asbury Park Evening Press beginning with the Monday, June 22, 1903 publication of the paper.[13] It was published under that name until 1974 when its name became the Asbury Park Press, beginning with the Monday, September 30, 1974 publication.[14]

Awards


Award year Story/staffer National award
1998Stephen P. Breen, ten cartoonsPulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning[15]
2004 Profiting from Public Service (published with Gannett New Jersey) by Paul D'Ambrosio, James W. Prado Roberts, Jason Method, Alan Guenther, Jean Mikle, Erik Schwartz, and GNJ staffSelden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting;[16] Farfel Prize for Excellence in Investigative Reporting; The National Headliner Award for Public Service; SDX Award for Public Service; APME Award for Public Service; Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, finalist; The Worth Bingham Prize, honorable mention; The Scripps Howard Award for Public Service, finalist; The IRE Award, finalist; Deadline Club Public Service, finalist
2005 Corruption editorials by Randy Bergmann Scripps Howard Walker Stone Award
2006 "New Jersey's Pension Peril" by Michael L. Diamond, Nicholas Clunn, Eileen Smith, Peter N. Spencer, Ken Tarbous, Rob Jennings, Alan Guenther, Jonathan Tamari and Paul D'Ambrosio Investigative Reporters and Editors, medium newspapers, finalist[17]
2007 DataUniverse.com created by Paul D'Ambrosio Knight News Innovation Award, EPpy Awards, finalist; Knight-Batten Awards for Innovation – Crowdsourcing, notable entry
2009 "A Troubled Diagnosis" by Alan Guenther Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, finalist[18]
2010 "Fighting New Jersey's Tax Crush" by Paul D'Ambrosio, Shannon Mullen, Jean Mikle, Todd B. Bates and Andrea Clurfeld Pulitzer Prize Public Service Gold Medal, finalist;[19] National Headliner Award, best series in a large daily;[20] APME Public Service Award, medium newspapers; Brechner Freedom of Information Award;[21] Best of Gannett Community Conversation Award
2011 "Barnegat Bay Under Stress" by Kirk Moore, Todd B. Bates with graphics by Jeff Colson Generoso Pope Award for best local coverage within the New York metropolitan area; APME Public Service Award, medium newspapers, finalist; Best of Gannett Public Service, second place; Online News Association Public Service Award.
2011 "Breaking Point" by Paul D'Ambrosio, Shannon Mullen, Christopher Schnaars, Jean Mikle, Todd B. Bates and Andrea Clurfeld National Headliner Award, best series in a large daily;[22] Investigative Reporters and Editors award, finalist[23]
2012 "Deadly Decisions" by Shannon Mullen Deadline Club of NYC, Feature Writing Award;[24] Taylor Family Fairness Award, finalist[25]
2013 "Cheated: Why Lakewood's public schools have failed us" by Shannon Mullen, Ken Serrano, Margaret Bonafide and Todd B. Bates Deadline Club of NYC, Minority Focus Award[26]
2013 "Superstorm Sandy at the Jersey Shore" by StaffAPME Public Service and Best of Show[27]
National SPJ/SDX Deadline Reporting Award (medium papers)[28]
Scripps Howard Breaking News Award, finalist[29]
Deadline Club of NYC, Breaking News Award, finalist
2014 "Heroin at the Shore" by Dustin Racioppi and Amanda OglesbyNYC Deadline Club Awards - Public Service finalist[30]
2015 "Summit for Success" by staffNYC Deadline Club Awards - Best minority focus - finalist[31]
2015 "The Iron Soldier" by Ken Serrano and Brian JohnstonNational Headliners Club - Best series, up to 100,000 circ. - second place
NYC Deadline Club Awards - Best newspaper reporting, up to 100,000 circ. - finalist
2016 "Monmouth County Tax Assessment" by Susanne CervenkaLivingston Awards for Young Journalists - Finalist
2016 "Betrayal of Trust" by Shannon MullenNational Press Club/Joseph D. Ryle Award for Excellence in Writing on the Problems of Geriatrics[32]
National Headliner Awards/Series writing, under 100,000 - third place
2016"Tax Crisis" by Paul D'Ambrosio, Susanne Cervenka, Todd B. Bates, Bob Jordan, Michael Symons, Kala Kachmar, Shannon Mullen, Ken Serrano and Michael DiamondNational award for Excellence in Economic Reporting[33]
National SDX/SPJ Award for Public Service[34]
Best of Gannett, Public Service Award, large publication division[35]
NYC Deadline Club Awards - Best newspaper reporting, up to 100,000 circ.
2016Hollis R. TownsAPME McGruder Diversity Award[36]
2016"Childhood Lead Poisoning in New Jersey," by Todd B. BatesNational Association of Black Journalists, Specialty Reporting, finalist[37]
2017"Municipal Court Cash Machine," Kala Kachmar Livingston Awards for Young Journalists - Finalist
2017"Long Fall," Andrew FordNYC Deadline Club Awards - Best newspaper reporting, under 100,000 circ.[38]
2017"The Family Secret," Brian JohnstonEmmy - Mid-Atlantic chapter, Human Interest Feature[39]
2018"Renter Hell," Shannon Mullen, Payton GuionNABJ Award for investigations, under 150K; NYC Deadline Club Awards - Winner, newspaper reporting under 100,000;[40] Goldsmith Award, finalist; ASNE Local Accountability, finalist; Investigative Reporters and Editor, Print/Online Division IV, finalist; USA TODAY Network, Public Service Award, finalist
2019"Protecting the Shield" selected stories by Andrew FordLivingston Awards for Young Journalists - Finalists
2019"Protecting the Shield", by Andrew Ford, Kala Kachmar, Paul D'Ambrosio, Susanne Cervenka, Alex Gecan and Ken SerranoSilver Gavel Award, American Bar Association;[41] NYC Deadline Club Award, best newspaper story, under 100,000 circ.;[42] NABJ, investigative reporting under 100,000; USA TODAY Network, Public Service Award, finalist
2019"Protecting the Shield," by Andrew Ford, Kala Kachmar, Paul D'Ambrosio, Susanne Cervenka, Alex Gecan and Ken SerranoEdward R. Murrow Award, Investigative Reporting, digital news site under 2.5 million unique visitors/month
2020"Policing the Police", by Andrew FordNYC Deadline Club Award, best newspaper story under 100,000 circ; and finalist, Deadline Club Award for Public Service
2020"Dying to Race," by Stephen Edelson and Frank EspositoEdward R. Murrow Award, Sports Reporting, digital news sites under 2.5 million unique visitors/month;[43] Best of Gannett, enterprise reporting[44]
2020"Deadly Chases, Few Arrests," by Andrew FordNational Assn. of Black Journalists, Investigative Reporting, under 100k newspapers
2020"Crack vs. Heroin: An unfair system arrested millions of blacks, urged compassion for whites," by Shannon Mullen, Lisa Robyn Kruse, Andrew J. Goudsward and Austin BoguesNational Assn. of Black Journalists, News Series, under 100k newspapers; Silver Gavel Award, finalist

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Gannett: Asbury Park Press . 2007-02-27 . Gannett Co., Inc. .
  2. News: Gannett Chain Strengthens Its Presence In New Jersey by Buying 2 Newspapers. The New York Times. David M. Halbfinger. August 7, 1997.
  3. Book: Encyclopedia of New Jersey. 39. Asbury Park Press. 2004. 9780813533254. Rutgers University Press. Marc Mappen, Maxine N. Lurie.
  4. News: Daily Press. Asbury Park Press. June 20, 1887. 4.
  5. News: The Sale of the Shore Press. The Daily Register. October 22, 1884. 1.
  6. News: Buying The Shore Press. The Daily Register. December 31, 1884. 1.
  7. News: Just the Man. The Bayonne Herald and Greenville Register. September 11, 1886. 4.
  8. News: Summary of the News: Asbury Shore Park Press has been enlarged. Monmouth Democrat. April 8, 1886. 2.
  9. News: R. C. P.. Editorial Correspondence: An Outing At Asbury Park. The Bayonne Herald and Greenville Register. June 19, 1886. 4.
  10. News: Legal Notices. Monmouth Democrat. September 26, 1895.
  11. Notice to Publishers. Monmouth Democrat. October 10, 1895. 2.
  12. News: The Asbury Park Press. The Freehold Transcript and The Monmouth Inquirer. February 28, 1896. 5.
  13. Asbury Park Evening Press, June 22, 1903, p. 1
  14. Asbury Park Press, 30 September 1974, p. 1
  15. Web site: The Pulitzer Prizes.
  16. Web site: USC Annenberg | Previous Winners. https://web.archive.org/web/20140526050920/http://annenberg.usc.edu/AboutUs/Awards/SeldenRing/PrevWinners.aspx. 2014-05-26. May 26, 2014.
  17. Web site: IRE Awards | 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20101227163345/http://www.ire.org/resourcecenter/contest/past/2005.html. 2010-12-27. December 27, 2010.
  18. Web site: IRE Contest. https://web.archive.org/web/20110812071640/http://www.ire.org/resourcecenter/contest/past/2008.html. 2011-08-12. August 12, 2011.
  19. Web site: 2010 Pulitzer Prizes: JOURNALISM . The Pulitzer Prizes.
  20. Web site: National Headliner Awards | Writing • Reporting • TV & Radio • Photography • Graphics. https://web.archive.org/web/20150416012010/http://www.headlinerawards.org/Winners2010Print.html. 2015-04-16.
  21. Web site: The Brechner Center for Freedom of Information. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726211532/http://brechner.org/award_current.asp. 2011-07-26. July 26, 2011.
  22. Web site: National Headliner Awards | Writing • Reporting • TV & Radio • Photography • Graphics. https://web.archive.org/web/20120314015208/http://www.headlinerawards.org/Winners2011Print.html. 2012-03-14.
  23. Web site: IRE Contest. https://web.archive.org/web/20101030083011/http://www.ire.org/resourcecenter/contest/. 2010-10-30. October 30, 2010.
  24. Web site: 2012 Deadline Club Awards Winners and Finalists | Deadline Club. https://web.archive.org/web/20121005004346/http://www.deadlineclub.org/archives/1167. 2012-10-05. October 5, 2012.
  25. Web site: Nieman Foundation | Awards | Awards at a Glance | Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers | Winners & Finalists. https://web.archive.org/web/20120229033046/http://nieman.harvard.edu/NiemanFoundation/Awards/AwardsAtAGlance/TaylorFamilyAwardForFairnessInNewspapers/WinnersAndFinalists.aspx. 2012-02-29. February 29, 2012.
  26. Web site: Awards Winners and Finalists Presented in 2013 | Deadline Club. https://web.archive.org/web/20130622052724/http://www.deadlineclub.org/archives/2684. 2013-06-22. June 22, 2013.
  27. Web site: Reference at www.apme.com.
  28. Web site: Sigma Delta Chi Awards - Society of Professional Journalists. www.spj.org.
  29. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-05-22 . 2013-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130513165921/http://www.shawards.org/PDF/Foundation-0Release-3-14-13.pdf . dead .
  30. Web site: Awards – Deadline Club.
  31. Web site: Club announces most finalists in 2015 journalism contest; Columbia J-School's Steve Coll to keynote awards dinner | Deadline Club. https://web.archive.org/web/20150413003221/http://www.deadlineclub.org/archives/3829. 2015-04-13. April 13, 2015.
  32. Web site: Baltimore Sun, Wall Street Journal win awards in National Press Club journalism contest. Will. Lester. National Press Club.
  33. Web site: TFAS - Award for Excellence in Economic Reporting. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724161327/http://www.tfas.org/Page.aspx?pid=274. 2011-07-24. July 24, 2011.
  34. Web site: Sigma Delta Chi Awards - Society of Professional Journalists. www.spj.org.
  35. Web site: Press Tax Crisis series wins top award. Asbury Park Press.
  36. Web site: Reference at www.apme.com.
  37. Web site: Reference at nabj.site-ym.com.
  38. Web site: Copy Of – Deadline Club. 2021-02-26. 2021-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20210306081624/https://www.deadlineclub.org/2017winners/. dead.
  39. Web site: 2017 Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Nominees | NATAS Mid-Atlantic Chapter. natasmid-atlantic.org.
  40. Web site: 2018 Deadline Club Awards Finalists – Deadline Club.
  41. Web site: Silver Gavel Awards honor works on 19th Amendment, untested rape kits and bad cops. A. B. A.. Journal. ABA Journal.
  42. Web site: Asbury Park Press 'Protecting the Shield' wins top NYC journalism award. Staff report. Asbury Park Press.
  43. Web site: 2020 National Edward R. Murrow Award winners. www.rtdna.org. 2020-10-12. 2020-12-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20201205221947/https://www.rtdna.org/content/2020_national_edward_r_murrow_award_winners. dead.
  44. Web site: 2019 Best of Gannett award winners – Gannett. www.gannett.com.

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