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''The Star-Ledger'' is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a sister paper to ''The Jersey Journal'' of Jersey City, ''The Times'' of Trenton and the ''Staten Island Advance'', all of which are owned by Advance Publications. ''The Star-Ledger''s daily circulation is larger than the next two largest New Jersey newspapers combined and its Sunday circulation is larger than the next three papers combined.〔(New Jersey Press Association - Member Newspapers - Dailies ), New Jersey Press Association; Star-Ledger data from Editor & Publisher April 2007 article.〕 In July 2013, The Ledger announced that it would sell its headquarters building in Newark. In 2013, Advance Publications announced it was exploring cost-saving changes among its New Jersey properties, but was not considering mergers or changes in publication frequency at any of the newspapers, nor the elimination of home delivery. ==History== The ''Newark Daily Advertiser'', founded in 1832, was Newark's first daily newspaper. It subsequently evolved into the ''Newark Star-Eagle'', owned by what eventually became Block Communications. S. I. Newhouse bought the ''Star-Eagle'' from Block in 1939 and merged it with the ''Newark Ledger'' to become the ''Newark Star-Ledger''. The paper dropped Newark from its masthead sometime in the 1970s, but it is still popularly called the ''Newark Star-Ledger'' by many New Jersey residents. During the 1960s ''The Star-Ledger''s chief competitor was the ''Newark Evening News'', once the most popular newspaper in New Jersey. In March 1971, the ''Star-Ledger'' surpassed the ''Evening News'' in daily circulation, because the Newark News was on strike. The ''Evening News'' shut down in 1972. After the ''Newark Evening News'' moved to a high-traffic area (with the potential of trapping its delivery trucks in inner-city traffic) the ''Star-Ledger'' opened a satellite plant in Piscataway. The Piscataway location offered quick access to Union, Monmouth, Somerset, and Middlesex counties. The ''Star-Ledger'' was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2005 for its comprehensive and clear-headed coverage of the resignation of the Governor of New Jersey Jim McGreevey, after he confessed to adultery with a male lover. The paper awards the ''Star-Ledger'' Trophy each year to high school teams that end up as the number one team in their respective sport in New Jersey. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Star-Ledger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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