North Jersey Media Group
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North Jersey Media Group is a newspaper publishing and media firm serving northern New Jersey
and headquartered in Hackensack
, with a second office in Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson). The firm, owned by the Borg family, publishes The Herald News
, which covers Passaic County
, out of West Paterson and the state's second-largest newspaper, The Record
, out of Hackensack. In addition to these two daily newspapers, the North Jersey Media Group publishes 41 community newspapers, numerous magazines, including (201) The Best of Bergen, and operates several local Web sites, including NorthJersey.com.
North Jersey Media Group was formed in 2000 as an umbrella organization for all of the media interests of the Borg family, which has owned The Record since 1930.
As of March 8, 2010, North Jersey Media Group is also printing three Gannett Company
-owned newspapers out of its Rockaway, New Jersey-based printing presses- the Journal News, the Poughkeepsie Journal
, and USA Today
. North Jersey Media Group does this on a contract basis, as Gannett has outsourced most of its newspapers' printing.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and headquartered in Hackensack
Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County. Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 43,010....
, with a second office in Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson). The firm, owned by the Borg family, publishes The Herald News
Herald News
The Herald News is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by North Jersey Media Group, which also publishes its sister paper, the Hackensack, New Jersey-based broadsheet The Record. The paper is published in Woodland Park , New Jersey, and focuses on the Passaic County, New Jersey area...
, which covers Passaic County
Passaic County, New Jersey
Passaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 501,226. Its county seat is Paterson...
, out of West Paterson and the state's second-largest newspaper, The Record
The Record (Bergen County)
The Record is a newspaper in northern New Jersey. It has the second largest circulation of New Jersey's daily newspapers, behind The Star-Ledger. Owned by the Borg family since 1930, it is the flagship publication of the North Jersey Media Group. Stephen Borg is the publisher of The Record...
, out of Hackensack. In addition to these two daily newspapers, the North Jersey Media Group publishes 41 community newspapers, numerous magazines, including (201) The Best of Bergen, and operates several local Web sites, including NorthJersey.com.
North Jersey Media Group was formed in 2000 as an umbrella organization for all of the media interests of the Borg family, which has owned The Record since 1930.
As of March 8, 2010, North Jersey Media Group is also printing three Gannett Company
Gannett Company
Gannett Company, Inc. is a publicly-traded media holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States, near McLean. It is the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation. Its assets include the national newspaper USA Today and the weekly USA Weekend...
-owned newspapers out of its Rockaway, New Jersey-based printing presses- the Journal News, the Poughkeepsie Journal
Poughkeepsie Journal
The Poughkeepsie Journal is a newspaper based in Poughkeepsie, New York owned by the Gannett Company, who bought the paper in 1977. Founded in 1785 , the Journal is the oldest paper in New York state, and is the third-oldest in the nation...
, and USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
. North Jersey Media Group does this on a contract basis, as Gannett has outsourced most of its newspapers' printing.