Long Island Press
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The Long Island Press is a free newsweekly serving Long Island
with extensive coverage of arts and entertainment, sports, and alternative political viewpoints. The newspaper started in 2003 after its parent company, Morey Publishing, bought The Long Island Ear, which was a free bi-monthly entertainment-oriented newspaper. The Morey Publishing re-named the paper, using the same name of a paper that was forced out of business in 1977. The staff of the Press has included former Newsday
columnist Ed Lowe
, television columnist Todd Hyman, technology columnist Lazlow
, relationship columnist Holly Marie Busacca, NASCAR/pro wrestling reporter Josh Stewart and general sports columnist Chick Dubinsky. It is the ninth largest weekly newspaper in the United States
and took its name from a paper by the same name that was forced out of business by a union strike in 1977.
On March 24, 2011 The New York Daily News and Long Island Press announced that New York’s Hometown Newspaper would print Long Island’s largest weekly newspaper on its state-of-the-art, high-volume, full-color press equipment.
format. It became known as the only New York paper to report on local government scandals until an extended strike by the Printing Pressmen's union forced the paper to go out of business on March 25, 1977. Regular columnists included Walter Kaner
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The Levittown Public Library in Nassau County
has microfilm of the original daily Long Island Press from 1944 to 1977. The Long Island Division of the Queens Library also has microfilm from 1921 to 1977.
(AAN), Fair Media Council
, Society of Professional Journalists
(SPJ) Press Club of Long Island (PCLI), Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
, Journalism Center on Children & Families
Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland and Mollie Parnis Livingston Foundation.
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
with extensive coverage of arts and entertainment, sports, and alternative political viewpoints. The newspaper started in 2003 after its parent company, Morey Publishing, bought The Long Island Ear, which was a free bi-monthly entertainment-oriented newspaper. The Morey Publishing re-named the paper, using the same name of a paper that was forced out of business in 1977. The staff of the Press has included former Newsday
Newsday
Newsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
columnist Ed Lowe
Ed Lowe (journalist)
Edward J. Lowe, Jr. was an American journalist who wrote columns for Newsday and The Long Island Press....
, television columnist Todd Hyman, technology columnist Lazlow
Lazlow
Lazlow Jones, is an American writer, producer, director and talk show host based in New York City. He was the host of Technofile, a radio show syndicated on more than 100 radio stations in America and as well as Sirius XM Satellite Radio...
, relationship columnist Holly Marie Busacca, NASCAR/pro wrestling reporter Josh Stewart and general sports columnist Chick Dubinsky. It is the ninth largest weekly newspaper in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and took its name from a paper by the same name that was forced out of business by a union strike in 1977.
Distribution and Circulation
Long Island Press is the largest news and entertainment weekly on Long Island. The average weekly circulation is 85,000, distributed each week to over 2,000 locations including supermarkets, delis, diners, schools, libraries, office buildings and more. The Press has an average pass around rate of 2.3 and touches approximately 195,500 readers each week. The Press also provides more than 25,000 digital subscriptions.On March 24, 2011 The New York Daily News and Long Island Press announced that New York’s Hometown Newspaper would print Long Island’s largest weekly newspaper on its state-of-the-art, high-volume, full-color press equipment.
Original Long Island Press
The Long Island Press was the name of a daily newspaper that lasted for 156 years. It was originally known as the Long Island Farmer which was founded in the 1840s. The paper changed its name to The Long Island Daily Press in the 1920s, and then became simply Long Island Press in 1967. The Sunday edition bore the name Long Island Sunday Press. Both editions used a broadsheetBroadsheet
Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet...
format. It became known as the only New York paper to report on local government scandals until an extended strike by the Printing Pressmen's union forced the paper to go out of business on March 25, 1977. Regular columnists included Walter Kaner
Walter Kaner
Walter Kaner was an American journalist and philanthropist.-Early life:Kaner was born in New York City, one of three children of Philip and Ida Kaner. He grew up in New York City.-Career in Journalism:...
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The Levittown Public Library in Nassau County
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
has microfilm of the original daily Long Island Press from 1944 to 1977. The Long Island Division of the Queens Library also has microfilm from 1921 to 1977.
Awards
The Long Island Press has won more than 185 awards throughout its eight years in existence. Among others, these include accolades from: the New York Press Association (NYPA), Association of Alternative NewsweekliesAssociation of Alternative Newsweeklies
The Association of Alternative Newsmedia is a diverse group of covering every major metropolitan area and other less-populated regions of North America. AAN members have a combined weekly circulation of over 6.5 million as well as a print readership of nearly 17 million active, educated and...
(AAN), Fair Media Council
Fair Media Council
Fair Media Council advocates for quality local news and educates the public to become media savvy news consumers.A 501c3 nonprofit organization, Fair Media Council serves as the public's media watchdog for New York local news. About 200 companies and nonprofit organizations belong to FMC, which is...
, Society of Professional Journalists
Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists , formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is one of the oldest organizations representing journalists in the United States. It was established in April 1909 at DePauw University, and its charter was designed by William Meharry Glenn. The ten founding members of...
(SPJ) Press Club of Long Island (PCLI), Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is one of Columbia's graduate and professional schools. It offers three degree programs: Master of Science in journalism , Master of Arts in journalism and a Ph.D. in communications...
, Journalism Center on Children & Families
Journalism Center on Children & Families
The Journalism Center on Children & Families is a nonprofit program of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park. The center inspires and recognizes exemplary reporting on children and families...
Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland and Mollie Parnis Livingston Foundation.
In popular culture
- It was included in the syndicated film review by Roger EbertRoger EbertRoger Joseph Ebert is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.Ebert is known for his film review column and for the television programs Sneak Previews, At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, and Siskel and Ebert and The...
. - In 2010, the Long Island Press was featured on CNN.
- In 2011, Long Island Press stories were featured on NBC, National Public Radio, the British Broadcasting Company and CTV.