New Jersey

New Jersey has not been known for having a very powerful press. In 1702, Queen Anne banned printers from the colony. The state's first periodical, founded in 1758, died two years later. New Jersey's first daily paper, the Newark Daily Advertiser, did not arrive until 1832.

Many present-day newspapers, most notably the Newark Star–Ledger, have amassed considerable circulation. However, no newspaper has been able to muster statewide influence or match the quality and prestige of the nearby New York Times or Philadelphia Inquirer, both of which are read widely in the state, along with other New York City and Philadelphia papers. In 2002, there were 17 morning dailies, 1 evening, and 15 Sunday papers. Most of the largest papers are owned by either Gannett Co., Inc (of Virginia) or Advance Publications (of New York).The following table shows leading New Jersey dailies with their approximate 2002 circulation:

Numerous scholarly and historical works have been published by the university presses of Princeton and Rutgers. Prentice-Hall's offices are in Englewood Cliffs, and those of Silver Burdett, a textbook publisher, are in Morristown. Several New York City publishing houses maintain their production and warehousing facilities in the state. Periodicals published in New Jersey include Home, Medical Economics, New Jersey Monthly, Personal Computing, and Tiger Beat.