Trentonian
Encyclopedia
The Trentonian is a daily newspaper serving Trenton, New Jersey
, USA, and the surrounding Mercer County
community. The paper has a daily circulation of slightly more than 30,000 and a Sunday circulation of less than 28,000. In 2008, the newspaper's daily price increased 43 percent, from 35 cents to 50 cents.
The paper is owned by the Journal Register Company
, a media company headquartered in Yardley, Pennsylvania
, specializing in newspaper
publishing
, that owns 22 daily and 344 non-daily newspapers in the United States.
In November 2008, JRC announced that some of its newspapers, including the Trentonian, were being put up for sale. Also, the company announced that the Trentonian would no longer be printed in Trenton beginning in January 2009. It will be printed at a JRC-owned facility in Exton, Pa., and delivered to Trenton.
The Trentonian was known as a fiesty, gritty tabloid from its start in 1946 when 40 members of the International Typographic Union broke away from the (Trenton) Times
to start their own paper.
When The Washington Post Company bought the Times in 1975, Katharine Graham vowed to make Trenton a one-paper town. She reportedly would later admit that Trenton was her "Waterloo."
The book Tabloid From Hell details what the author considers to be the decline of The Trentonian, with much of the blame directed at Robert M. Jelenic, JRC's former CEO, whom the author says spent too much time on discipline and trivial matters, not enough on quality journalism. A Mary Walton interview in American Journalism Review was also critical of Jelenic.
for Editorial Writing
was awarded to F. Gilman Spencer
, editor of The Trentonian, "for his courageous campaign to focus public attention on scandals in New Jersey's state government".
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
, USA, and the surrounding Mercer County
Mercer County, New Jersey
As of the census of 2000, there were 350,761 people, 125,807 households, and 86,303 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,552 people per square mile . There were 133,280 housing units at an average density of 590 per square mile...
community. The paper has a daily circulation of slightly more than 30,000 and a Sunday circulation of less than 28,000. In 2008, the newspaper's daily price increased 43 percent, from 35 cents to 50 cents.
The paper is owned by the Journal Register Company
Journal Register Company
The Journal Register Company is an American media company, serving an audience of 21 million Americans in 992 communities. The company operates more than 350 multi-platform products in 992 communities. The company is led by CEO John Paton who openly blogs about the changes he is making to transform...
, a media company headquartered in Yardley, Pennsylvania
Yardley, Pennsylvania
Yardley is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The small community of Yardley is bordered by the Delaware River and Ewing, New Jersey on the east, and by Lower Makefield Township on the north, west, and south...
, specializing in newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
publishing
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
, that owns 22 daily and 344 non-daily newspapers in the United States.
In November 2008, JRC announced that some of its newspapers, including the Trentonian, were being put up for sale. Also, the company announced that the Trentonian would no longer be printed in Trenton beginning in January 2009. It will be printed at a JRC-owned facility in Exton, Pa., and delivered to Trenton.
The Trentonian was known as a fiesty, gritty tabloid from its start in 1946 when 40 members of the International Typographic Union broke away from the (Trenton) Times
The Times (Trenton)
The Times is a daily newspaper owned by Advance Publications that serves the Mercer County, New Jersey area, with a strong focus on the government of New Jersey. The paper had a daily circulation of 77,405, with Sunday circulation of 88,336...
to start their own paper.
When The Washington Post Company bought the Times in 1975, Katharine Graham vowed to make Trenton a one-paper town. She reportedly would later admit that Trenton was her "Waterloo."
The book Tabloid From Hell details what the author considers to be the decline of The Trentonian, with much of the blame directed at Robert M. Jelenic, JRC's former CEO, whom the author says spent too much time on discipline and trivial matters, not enough on quality journalism. A Mary Walton interview in American Journalism Review was also critical of Jelenic.
Awards and recognition
The 1974 Pulitzer Prize1974 Pulitzer Prize
-Journalism awards:*Public Service:** Newsday, Garden City, New York, for its definitive report on the illicit narcotic traffic in the United States and abroad, entitled, The Heroin Trail.*Local General or Spot News Reporting:...
for Editorial Writing
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning, and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction...
was awarded to F. Gilman Spencer
F. Gilman Spencer
Frederick Gilman Spencer III was an American newspaper editor.He was editor at The Trentonian, Philadelphia Daily News from 1975 to 1984, New York Daily News from 1984 to 1989, and The Denver Post, from 1989 to 1993...
, editor of The Trentonian, "for his courageous campaign to focus public attention on scandals in New Jersey's state government".