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The '''''Asbury Park Press''''' is a daily [[newspaper]] in [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]] and [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]] counties of [[New Jersey]] and has the third largest circulation in the state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gannett.com/about/map/ataglance/asburyp.htm |title=About Gannett: Asbury Park Press |accessdate=2007-02-27 |publisher=Gannett Co., Inc. }}</ref>
The '''''Asbury Park Press''''' is a daily [[newspaper]] in [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]] and [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]] counties of [[New Jersey]] and has the third largest circulation in the state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gannett.com/about/map/ataglance/asburyp.htm |title=About Gannett: Asbury Park Press |accessdate=2007-02-27 |publisher=Gannett Co., Inc. }}</ref>


Its investigative staff, led by editor [[Paul D'Ambrosio]], has been awarded numerous national journalism honors, including the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting, two Associated Press Managing Editors' Award for Public Service, the national SPJ Award for Public Service, the Farfel Prize for Investigative Reporting, and the National Headliner Award for Public Service. The newspaper was also a finalist for the 2010 [[Pulitzer Prize]] Gold Metal for [http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2010-Public-Service Public Service], the Worth Bingham Prize, the Goldsmith Prize and the Investigative Reporters and Editors award.
Its investigative staff, led by editor [[Paul D'Ambrosio]], has been awarded numerous national journalism honors, including the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting, two Associated Press Managing Editors' Award for Public Service, the national SPJ Award for Public Service, the Farfel Prize for Investigative Reporting, the National Headliner Award for Public Service and three Brechner Freedom of Information awards. The newspaper was also a finalist for the 2010 [[Pulitzer Prize]] Gold Metal for [http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2010-Public-Service Public Service], the Worth Bingham Prize, the Goldsmith Prize and the Investigative Reporters and Editors award.


The newspaper won the 1998 [[Pulitzer Prize]] for cartooning for the work of [[editorial cartoons|editorial cartoonist]] [[Steve Breen]].
The newspaper won the 1998 [[Pulitzer Prize]] for cartooning for the work of [[editorial cartoons|editorial cartoonist]] [[Steve Breen]].

The Press' website, [http://www.app.com APP.com] is also home to [http://www.datauniverse.com DataUniverse.com], an interactive repository for more than 80 million government records, from payrolls to criminal histories.


[[Gannett Company|Gannett]] purchased the paper in 1997.
[[Gannett Company|Gannett]] purchased the paper in 1997.
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==References==
==References==
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! Award Year !! Story !! National Award
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| 2011 || [http://www.app.com/BreakingPoint "Breaking Point"] by Paul D'Ambrosio, Shannon Mullen, Christopher Schnaars, Jean Mikle, Todd B. Bates and Andrea Clurfeld || [http://www.headlinerawards.org/Winners2011Print.html National Headliner Award, best series in a large daily]; [http://www.ire.org/resourcecenter/contest/ Investigative Reporters and Editors award, finalist]
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| 2011 || [http://www.app.com/BarnegatBay "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
|-
| 2010 || [http://www.app.com/TaxCrush "Fighting New Jersey's Tax Crush"] by Paul D'Ambrosio, Shannon Mullen, Jean Mikle, Todd B. Bates and Andrea Clurfeld || [http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2010-Public-Service Pulitzer Prize Public Service Gold Medal, finalist]; [http://www.headlinerawards.org/Winners2010Print.html National Headliner Award, best series in a large daily]; APME Public Service Award, medium newspapers; [http://brechner.org/award_current.asp Brechner Freedom of Information Award]; Best of Gannett Community Conversation Award
|-
| 2009 || "A Troubled Diagnosis" by Alan Guenther || [http://www.ire.org/resourcecenter/contest/past/2008.html Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, finalist]
|-
| 2007 || [http://www.datauniverse.com DataUniverse.com] || Knight News Innovation Award, EPpy Awards, finalist; Knight-Batten Awards for Innovation – Crowdsourcing, notable entry
|-
| 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 || [http://www.ire.org/resourcecenter/contest/past/2005.html Investigative Reporters and Editors, medium newspapers, finalist]
|-
| 2004 || "Profiting from Public Service" by Paul D'Ambrosio, Jason Method, James W. Prado Roberts, Alan Guenther, Jean Mikle and staff || [http://annenberg.usc.edu/AboutUs/Awards/SeldenRing/PrevWinners.aspx The Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting]; The Farfel Prize for Excellence in Investigative Reporting (inaugural award; The National Headliner Award for Public Service; SPJ/SDX National Award for Public Service, large papers; APME Public Service Award, large papers; Best of Gannett, Public Service; The Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, finalist; The Scripps Howard Award for Public Service, finalist; The Worth Bingham Prize, honorable mention; The IRE Award, medium size newspapers, finalist; New York Deadline Club Public Service, finalist
|}
==External links==
==External links==
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Revision as of 15:52, 20 May 2011

Asbury Park Press
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Gannett Company
PublisherThomas M. Donovan
Founded1879
Headquarters3601 Highway 66
Neptune, New Jersey 07754
 United States
Circulation133,241 Daily
179,294 Sunday[1]
WebsiteAPP.COM

The Asbury Park Press is a daily newspaper in Monmouth and Ocean counties of New Jersey and has the third largest circulation in the state.[2]

Its investigative staff, led by editor Paul D'Ambrosio, has been awarded numerous national journalism honors, including the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting, two Associated Press Managing Editors' Award for Public Service, the national SPJ Award for Public Service, the Farfel Prize for Investigative Reporting, the National Headliner Award for Public Service and three Brechner Freedom of Information awards. The newspaper was also a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize Gold Metal for Public Service, the Worth Bingham Prize, the Goldsmith Prize and the Investigative Reporters and Editors award.

The newspaper won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for cartooning for the work of editorial cartoonist Steve Breen.

The Press' website, APP.com is also home to DataUniverse.com, an interactive repository for more than 80 million government records, from payrolls to criminal histories.

Gannett purchased the paper in 1997.

References

  1. ^ "2009 Top 100 Daily Newspapers in the U.S. by Circulation" (PDF). BurrellesLuce. 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2008-12-19. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "About Gannett: Asbury Park Press". Gannett Co., Inc. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
Award Year Story National 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; Investigative Reporters and Editors award, finalist
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
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; National Headliner Award, best series in a large daily; APME Public Service Award, medium newspapers; Brechner Freedom of Information Award; Best of Gannett Community Conversation Award
2009 "A Troubled Diagnosis" by Alan Guenther Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, finalist
2007 DataUniverse.com Knight News Innovation Award, EPpy Awards, finalist; Knight-Batten Awards for Innovation – Crowdsourcing, notable entry
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
2004 "Profiting from Public Service" by Paul D'Ambrosio, Jason Method, James W. Prado Roberts, Alan Guenther, Jean Mikle and staff The Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting; The Farfel Prize for Excellence in Investigative Reporting (inaugural award; The National Headliner Award for Public Service; SPJ/SDX National Award for Public Service, large papers; APME Public Service Award, large papers; Best of Gannett, Public Service; The Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, finalist; The Scripps Howard Award for Public Service, finalist; The Worth Bingham Prize, honorable mention; The IRE Award, medium size newspapers, finalist; New York Deadline Club Public Service, finalist

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