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{{Short description|New Jersey newspaper}}
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{{Infobox newspaper
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| image = [[File:The Star-Ledger front page.jpg|225px|border]]
| caption = The May 24, 2012 front page of
| type = [[Daily newspaper]]
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
| language = [[American English]]
| foundation = 1832
| ceased publication =
| owners = [[Advance Publications]]
| publisher = Richard Vezza
| editor = Kevin Whitmer
| circulation = 114,000 daily<ref name=medium>{{cite journal| title=The sky is falling on print newspapers faster than you think| url=https://medium.com/@dicktofel/the-sky-is-falling-on-print-newspapers-faster-than-you-think-c84a2f9a9df4#.wh7wcg7w5| last=Tofel| first=Richard| date=January 20, 2016| journal=[[Medium (website)|Medium]]| access-date=February 5, 2018}}</ref>(Sept 2015)<br />359,820 Sunday<ref>{{cite web| title=State of the News Media| url=http://www.journalism.org/media-indicators/average-circulation-at-the-top-25-u-s-sunday-newspapers/| publisher=Pew Research Center}}</ref>(Sept 2014)
| headquarters = 1 [[Gateway Center (Newark)|Gateway Center]] Suite 1100<br />[[Newark, New Jersey
| publishing_country = United States
| ISSN =
| oclc = 10944976
| website = {{URL|https://www.nj.com/starledger/}}
}}
[[File:Star-Ledger.Headquarters.Newark 02.jpg|thumb|Former headquarters in Newark]]
'''''The Star-Ledger''''' is the largest circulated [[newspaper]] in the U.S. state of [[New Jersey]] and is based in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]. It is a sister paper to ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'' of Jersey City, ''[[The Times (Trenton)|The Times]]'' of [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] and the ''[[Staten Island Advance]]'', all of which are owned by [[Advance Publications]].▼
'''''The Star-Ledger''''' is the largest circulation [[newspaper]] in [[New Jersey]]. It is based in [[Newark, New Jersey]].
In 2007, ''The Star-Ledger''{{'}}s daily circulation was reportedly more than the next two largest New Jersey newspapers combined, and its Sunday circulation was larger than the next three papers combined.<ref>[http://www.njpa.org/njpa/member_newspapers/daily_newspaper_members.html Member Newspapers - Dailies], New Jersey Press Association; Star-Ledger data from Editor & Publisher April 2007 article.</ref> It has suffered great declines in print circulation in recent years, to 180,000 daily in 2013, then to 114,000 "individually paid print circulation," which is the number of copies being bought by subscription or at newsstands, in 2015.<ref name=medium/>
In July 2013, the paper announced that it would sell its headquarters building in Newark.<ref>{{cite news |title=Star-Ledger HQ on block |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/star_ledger_hq_on_block_r23tFsmOcNxEbEXZNQM9FJ |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |date=July 5, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013}}</ref> In the same year, Advance Publications announced it was exploring cost-saving changes among its New Jersey properties, but was not considering mergers or changes in publication frequency at any of the newspapers, nor the elimination of home delivery.<ref>{{cite news| last=Sherman| first=Ted| title=Owners of Star-Ledger, NJ.com and sister newspapers studying possible consolidations| newspaper=The Star-Ledger| date=December 5, 2013| url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/owners_of_star-ledger_njcom_and_sister_newspapers_studying_possible_consolidations_within_properties.html| access-date=2013-12-07}}</ref>
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==History==
===19th century===
The ''Newark Daily Advertiser'', founded in 1832, was Newark's first daily newspaper. It subsequently evolved into the ''Newark Star-Eagle'', owned by what eventually became [[Block Communications]]. [[Samuel Irving Newhouse, Sr.|S. I. Newhouse]] bought the ''Star-Eagle'' from Block in 1939 and merged it with the ''Newark Ledger'' to become the ''Newark Star-Ledger''. The paper dropped Newark from its masthead sometime in the 1970s, but is still popularly called the ''Newark Star-Ledger'' by many New Jersey residents.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/04/inside-the-massacre-at-the-newark-star-ledger-the-paper-that-makes-chris-christie-squirm.html| title=Inside the Massacre at the Newark Star-Ledger, The Paper That Makes Chris Christie Squirm| date=April 4, 2014| last=Nuzzi| first=Olivia| work=[[The Daily Beast]]| access-date=1 April 2016}}</ref><ref name=LOC>{{cite web|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020510/|title=About Star-ledger. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1964-current|website=Library of Congress|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref>▼
The ''Newark Daily Advertiser'', founded in 1832, was [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]'s first daily newspaper. It subsequently evolved into the ''Newark Star-Eagle'', owned by what eventually became [[Block Communications]].
===20th century===
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During the 1960s ''The Star-Ledger''{{'}}s chief competitor was the ''[[Newark Evening News]]'', once the most popular newspaper in New Jersey. In March 1971, the ''Star-Ledger'' surpassed the ''Evening News'' in daily circulation, because the Newark News was on strike. The ''Evening News'' shut down in 1972.<ref>{{cite news| last=Mackin| first=Tom| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/30/nyregion/the-newark-news-in-memoriam.html|title=THE NEWARK NEWS: IN MEMORIAM| date=30 August 1981| work=[[The New York Times]]| access-date=1 April 2016| df=mdy}}</ref>
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After the ''Newark Evening News'' moved to a high-traffic area (with the potential of trapping its delivery trucks in inner-city traffic) the ''Star-Ledger'' opened a satellite plant in [[Piscataway Township, New Jersey|Piscataway]]. The Piscataway location offered quick access to [[Union County, New Jersey|Union]], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]], [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset]], and [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex]] counties.<ref>{{cite book| first1=David B.| last1=Sachsman| first2=Warren| last2=Sloat| publisher=Transaction Publishers| year=2014| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=coNrAgAAQBAJ&q=star+ledger+satellite+plant+piscataway&pg=PA33| title=The Press and the Suburbs| isbn=978-1-4128-5193-0| page=34| access-date=February 5, 2018}}</ref>
The ''Star-Ledger'' was the recipient of the [[Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting]] in 2005 for its comprehensive
The paper awards the Star-Ledger Trophy each year to the number one high school teams in their respective sport in New Jersey.<ref>{{cite news| last=Kratch| first=James| url=http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/wrestling/index.ssf/2013/02/wrestling_the_history_of_the_star-ledger_trophy.html| title=Wrestling: The history of The Star-Ledger Trophy| newspaper=The Star-Ledger| date=February 11, 2013| access-date=February 5, 2018}}</ref>
===21st century
In 2005, George Arwady became the publisher of ''The Star-Ledger''. A graduate of [[Columbia University]], Arwady
Due to financial losses, the paper's parent company [[Advance Publications]] announced on July 31, 2008
:Since it is doubtful that the Drivers will ratify an agreement by October 8, 2008, we will be sending formal notices to all employees this week, as required by both federal and New Jersey law, advising you that the Company will be sold, or, failing that, that it will close operations on January 5, 2009.
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On January 16, 2013, the newspaper announced the layoffs of 34 employees including 18 newsroom staff.<ref>{{cite news| title=Star-Ledger axing 34 employees| url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/01/16/star-ledger-axing-34-employees-in-first-major-layoff/| agency=[[Associated Press]]| work=[[WCBS-TV]] News| date=January 16, 2013}}</ref>
''The Star-Ledger''
On Sept. 14, 2023, the paper announced it will cease publication of its Saturday print edition, moving to an all-digital delivery of the Saturday edition beginning in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-09-14 |title=Star-Ledger to end publication of Saturday print edition |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2023/09/star-ledger-to-end-publication-of-saturday-print-edition.html |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=nj.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Management==▼
▲==Management==
===Presidents===
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* [[William Burnet Kinney]] (?–1851)
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* [[James Smith, Jr.]] (1895–1915)
* [[Paul Block (newspaper publisher)|Paul Block]] (1915–1939)
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===Publishers===
*
===Executive editors===
Prior to Whitmer, [[James Willse]] manned the helm from 1995. He was appointed following the retirement of 32-year veteran editor
==In popular culture==
* ''The Star-Ledger'' is featured in the 2021 [[Showtime (TV network)| Showtime]] series ''[[Yellowjackets (TV series)| Yellowjackets]]''.
* Between 1999 and 2007, ''The Star-Ledger'' was featured prominently various times in the hit television series ''[[The Sopranos]]'', an [[HBO]] drama series set in [[New Jersey]]. [[Tony Soprano]] received home delivery of **''The Sopranos'' creator David Chase credited a
* ''The Star-Ledger'' serves as the inspiration for a fictional newspaper in an award-winning series of mystery novels by [[Brad Parks]].
* The newspaper was referenced by comedian [[George Carlin]] in the 2004 comedy-drama ''[[Jersey Girl (2004 film)|Jersey Girl]]'', which was written and directed by
* In 2004, ''The Star-Ledger'' was
== See also ==
{{portal|New Jersey}}
* [[Beachgate]]
* [[Zan Stewart]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.
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